King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his cousin and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a son.
Size 9 x 8 cm
Price £14.00
Ref:3515
Category Archives: French
Rene BURBAUD 1891-1914 107e Regiment of Infantry
FRENCH WORLD WAR I
A photogravure, hand-finished, studio portrait photograph
of
Rene BURBAUD
Born Confolens, Charente 25th Oct 1891
Enlisted Angouleme Class of 1911 Matricule No.1100
Soldier 2n Class 107e Regiment of Infantry
Killed feu de l’ennemi (enemy fire) Chalons-en-Champagne (Marne) 27th September 1914
On paper 35 x 27 cm
With copies of soldiers service records.
Price £55.00
Ref:2036
French WWI 1914-18 Médaille Militaire Adjutant-chef 151e regiment infantry
Médaille Militaire 3rd Republic 1870–1940
As Awarded to
Edmond Maxime Emile VINCENT
Adjudant-chef 151e et 351e régiments d’infanterie
Born 29 May 1879 Paris, died 21 December 1951 Chatellerault
Contained in a French period frame with original Medaille Militaire award certificate signed by the Chef du Bureau 12 Febuary 1914
41 x 52 cm
Glazing replaced with plexi glass for shipping
Price £45.00
Ref:1838
Louis XIV, King of France, Silver jeton, 1651
Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), King of France, the hostility of England to France, French silver jeton, 1651, unsigned, bust of the young king right, mantle around shoulders, LVD XIIII DG FR ET NAV REX, rev., sun shines on a lily growing in France whilst a cold wind blows from England, MAIOR AB AQVILONE FLORES ET FRONDES, 27.5mm (cf MI 395/21, this with armorial obverse; Feud. 6674, in copper only).
Very fine and rare.
Price £260.00
Ref:365
Louis XIV Battle of Dunkirk, French copper medal, 1658, by J. Mauger
Louis XIV, the Battle of the Dunes or Battle of Dunkirk, French copper medal, 1658, by J. Mauger, youthful bust right with flowing hair, rev., Victory advances over prone bodies, sea and mountains beyond, VICTORIA PACIFERA, in ex., HISPANIS CAESIS AD DUNQUERCAM, 41.5mm (MI 427/70; Divo 48; vL II, 417). Extremely fine.
The French army commanded by General Turenne and assisted by Commonwealth troops, defeated the Spanish who were fighting with English Royalist troops and French Fronde rebels. From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV.
Provenance: Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2572).
The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals
Price £SOLD
Ref:382
Jean Astruc 1684-1766
Professor of medicine at Montpellier and Paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseases, and also, with a small anonymously published book, played a fundamental part in the origins of critical textual analysis of works of scripture.
Artist: Louis Halbou.,
Size 15 x 9 cms
Price £10.00
Ref: 3103
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
Comte de Lasalle 1775-1809, French cavalry general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, often called “The Hussar General”. He first gained fame for his role in the Capitulation of Stettin. Over the course of his short career, he became known as a daring adventurer and was credited with many exploits; some true, others probably fanciful. Eventually, he fought on every front and was killed at the Battle of Wagram.
Artist/Engraver: Antoine-Jean Gros 1771-1835
Size 27 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref: 3493
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
Charles IV 1604-1675 was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, Nicholas Francis, and again from 1661 until 1675 (his death).
Size 33 x 22 cms
Price £28.00
Ref: 3485
Anne “Ninon” de l’Enclos 1615-1705
Anne “Ninon” de l’Enclos (Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos)1615/1623-1705) French author, and patron of the arts.
Subject gender: Female
Artist: Henry Bone
Size 13 x 8 cms
Price £10.00
Ref:3079
LOUIS PHILIPPE COMTE DE SEGUR 1753-1830
French diplomat and historian, son of Philippe Henri, marquis de Segur, was born in Paris in December 1753. He entered the army in 1769, served in the American War of Independence in 1781 as a colonel under Rochambeau
Subject gender: Male
Artist:
Size 14 x 11 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:3046