E-auction 603-574012 - fjt_955254 - LANGUEDOC TOWNS AND GENTRY Jeux floraux de Toulouse 1754
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Estimate : | 50 € |
Price : | 28 € |
Maximum bid : | 41 € |
End of the sale : | 04 November 2024 20:28:20 |
bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Jeux floraux de Toulouse
Date: 1754
Metal : silver
Diameter : 34,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 13,42 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CLEMEN. ISAUR. LUD. FLORAL. RESTAURATRIX.
Obverse description : Buste féminin à gauche, voilé, signature C.N.R. sur la tranche de l’épaule.
Obverse translation : (Clémence Isaure, restauratrice des jeux floraux).
Reverse
Reverse legend : HIS IDEM SEMPER HONOS 1754.
Reverse description : Violettes, églantines et soucis dans un jardin à la française.
Reverse translation : (Par ces fleurs toujours la même beauté).
Commentary
Ces jeux, organisés à Toulouse, mettaient en compétition des poètes et des musiciens sous l'égide de la nymphe Flore. En 1817, l'un des lauréats fut Victor Hugo, alors âgé de quinze ans.