$2,450.00
Napoleon, never particularly known as a shrinking violet, enjoyed commissioning medals from the Paris Mint to celebrate his victories and various life landmarks. The front of the medal (showing from the top of the tastevin) depicts the river god of the Danube being forced by the Emperor to carry a wooden pontoon bridge laden with French cannons over the river towards the Imperial Austrian capital, Vienna. The Latin inscription translates as, “Danubius, indignant at the breach/Battle of Essling/May 22, 1809.” The reverse (showing from the bottom of the tastevin) depicts the French army marching across the bridge at Wagram, urged on by the goddess of Victory carrying a laurel wreath and pointing the way. The inscription translates as, “Again crossing at the same place/July 5, 1809.” The Battle of Essling was the first defeat of the French army under Napoleon’s direct control, but that fact is obscured by combining it with the Battle of Wagram, just forty-four days later. This latter battle was one of the emperor’s greatest victories and was the largest battle in European history up to that time. The medal was created at the Paris Mint by the medalist Nicolas-Guy-Antoine-Brenet under the supervision of Baron Dominique Vivant Denon, who was Napoleon’s artistic director and to whom the emperor entrusted the Louvre after turning it into a museum. A single copy of the medal was struck in gold for Napoleon’s personal collection. Silver medals were given as gifts to the emperor’s friends and diplomats and bronze versions were available to those of lower rank.
- Origin: France, 1899-1903
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 3-1/2” x 4-5/8” x 1-1/4”
- Weight: 201.4 grams
$1,250.00
Origin: Moscow, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage. Size: 2-1/8” diameter; 1” high. Weight: 53.0 grams.
$895.00
Origin: France, ca. 1860. Condition: knives are excellent, no dings, no cracks, normal fading of the gilding; the box shows considerable wear and has a slightly warped lid. Size: 7-1/2” long.
$750.00
- Origin: France, 1789
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3-1/16” x 3-7/8”
- Weight: 72.9 grams
$750.00
- Origin: France, ca. 1910
- Condition: very good, a small flattened area on the bottom edge under the handle visible when turned upside down
- Dimensions: 3” x 4” x 1-1/4”
- Weight: 88.6 grams
$495.00
- Origin: Loire Valley, France, ca. 1840
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 2-7/8” diameter (excluding handle)
- Weight: 29.9 grams
$495.00
- Origin: Norway, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, gilding intact
- Dimensions: 3-11/16" long
- Weight: 16.7 grams
$450.00
Origin: Germany, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: spoons, 3-3/4" long; tongs, 3-7/8" long. Weight: 114.50 grams.
$295.00
Origin: German States, ca. 1775. Condition: excellent, all original, very little wear. Size: 4-1/2" long. Weight: 55.0 grams.
$295.00
Origin: Moscow, 1889. Condition: excellent, gilding intact. Size: 5” long. Weight: 27.2 grams (the pair).
$275.00
Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original, no enamel damage. Size: 8” long. Weight: 69.5 grams.
$225.00
Origin: France, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, a tiny nick at the very point of the ivory. Size: 5-29/32" long.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
$165.00
Origin: Europe, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent. Size: 3-3/4" diam.; 4" tall.
$150.00
Origin: France, ca. 1890. Condition: very good; a bit of discoloration on the blade and very light wear on the handle. Size: 12-1/2" long.
$150.00
Origin: Europe, ca 1900. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, original gilding. Size: 4-5/8" long.
$100.00
Origin: Moscow, 1895. Condition: mint. Size: 4-3/4" long.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: Dijon, France, ca 1903-14.
- Condition: excellent; all original; one tiny ding on the top edge of the bowl.
- Dimensions: 3-3/4" x 4-15/16" x 1-5/8".
- Weight: 122.8 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: France, 1819-1838
- Condition: very good, a few small flat areas from 200 years of use
- Dimensions: 3-5/8” x 4-3/4” x 1-5/16”
- Weight: 121.2 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: France, ca 1840.
- Conditions: very good; a slight flattening to the rim opposite the handle; coin has significant wear as expected of a 350 year-old coin.
- Dimensions: 3-3/8 xx 4-1/4" x 7/8".
- Weight: 95.0 grams.
- Origin: France, Burgundy region, ca 1840
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3-1/8” x 4-1/4” x 1-5/32”
- Weight: 118.4 grams
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: France, 1889-1893. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: 3 x 4-1/16 in. Weight: 70.5 gr.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: France, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 3-3/16" diameter (excluding handle). Weight: 72.3 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: France, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail to the tastevin, typical wear to the front of the coin. Dimensions: 3-1/4" x 4-1/8" x 7/8". Weight: 82.0 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: France, ca. 1880.
- Condition: very good; a small ding to one side of the bowl; typical wear to the front of the coin; reverse side of the coin has sharp detail.
- Dimensions: 2-13/16” x 3-5/8” x 3/4".
- Weight: 56.4 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: France, ca. 1910
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 3-5/16” x 4-1/4” x 15/16”
- Weight: 55.3 grams
- Origin: France, ca. 1925
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" x 15/15"
- Weight: 55.9 grams
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: France, ca. 1900.
- Dimensions: 2 11/16" diameter (excluding handle).
- Weight: 37.0 grams.
- Excellent condition; two small dings on bottom, mostly hidden by the design and two very small (1/16") dings on the upper rim.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: Dijon, France, ca. 1903-1944
- Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 2-1/4” diameter (excluding handle)
- Weight: 25.8 grams
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: Dijon, France, ca. 1903-1944
- Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 2-1/4” diameter (excluding handle)
- Weight: 24.6 grams
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: France, ca. 1880.
- Dimensions: 8-3/4” long.
- Condition: mint; gilding completely intact.
- Weight: 99.5 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
- Origin: Germany, ca. 1904.
- Condition: excellent, original gilding intact.
- Dimensions: spoons, 3-3/4” long.
- Weight: 55.6 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: Paris, circa 1860. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, no dings, no monogram. Size: 5-1/4” long; 1-3/4” wide; 4-1/2” tall.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: France, ca. 1840. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 3-1/2" diameter, excluding handle. Weight: 113.4 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: France, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent, a few extremely minor nicks at the rim. Dimensions: 2-13/16" diameter (excluding handle). Weight: 58.1 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: Moscow, 1890-96. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, gilding intact. Size: 4-7/32” long. Weight: 15.9 grams.
SOLD, PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN!
Origin: France, ca. 1850. Dimensions: 2-9/16" diameter (excluding handle). Weight: 59.3 gr.