Live auction - fjt_541249 - NAVY - ROYAL GALLEYS LOUIS XVI - Académie de Marine 1778
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 135 € |
| Maximum bid : | 157 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 July 2019 17:01:38 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : LOUIS XVI - Académie de Marine
Date: 1778
Metal : silver
Diameter : 31 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,55 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUDOV. XVI. REX CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de Louis XVI signé J P DROZ F [n° 380].
Obverse translation : Louis XVI, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : PER HANC PROSUNT OMNIBUS ARTES : À L'EXERGUE : ACADEMIE ROYALE DE MARINE. 1778.
Reverse description : Vaisseau sous voiles, signé DUV.
Reverse translation : Avec elles, les arts sont utiles à tous.
Historical background
NAVY - ROYAL GALLEYS
There is a good historical reminder online, extracted from the information leaflets on the visit to the arsenal http://www.netmarine.net/forces/operatio/toulon/bagne.htm.
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