Lot no. 1211
FRANCE - FRANCE
Napoleon IV (1856-1879). Medal, the Imperial Prince Napoleon (IV), by A. Bovy and J. Peyre 1863, Paris.
Av. NAPOLEON LOUIS EUGENE - PRINCE IMPERIAL. Bust of the Prince Imperial left; below signed in two lines: A. BOVY 1863 / J. PEYRE.
Rv. Crown formed of two laurel branches.
Divo 483 - Henseler 121; Silver - 50.4 g - 46 mm - 12 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded example (Divo 283 by mistake)!
PCGS MS62 (56277878).
Hallmarks (bee) SILVER. Only small marks in the fields. With a grey patina with bluish highlights. Superb.
The bust of the young Imperial Prince, aged 6, was made by Jules Constant Peyre, for a biscuit medallion at the Manufacture de Sèvres. It was this bust that A. Bovy for the right of this medal.
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