Lot no. 1931
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XV (1715-1774). Médailles particulières de Lorraine ou les grands travaux de Lorraine, set of 8 medals (out of 10) by F. de Saint-Urbain ND (before 1731), Nancy. Av. Effigy of the Duke, au naturel, with his title (the first of Charles V, the next seven of Leopold I, one of François III and the last of Élisabeth-Charlotte). Rv. Motifs representing the great works of the Dukes; signature S. V. Beaupré, 1867, series II; Bronze - c.65 g - 56 to 68 mm - 12 h Series reconstituted by collection (two are missing), with some differences in patina and quality, one specimen with a hole. Overall, superb. Set including the following medals: Charles V, expulsion of the Turks from Hungary (1686); Leopold I, reconstruction of roads and bridges in Lorraine (1705); Leopold I, act of neutrality between France and Austria (1706); Leopold I, reopening of roads in Lorraine (1726); Leopold I, reconstruction of bridges in the Haye forest (1727); Leopold I, laying of the foundation stone for the Cordeliers chapel in the Ducal Palace (1707); Francis III, the phoenix (1729); Elisabeth-Charlotte (1729).
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05/15/2026
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