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Three commemorative medallions
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French and British Schools (18th/19th century)
Three commemorative medallions
The first, inscribed in Latin and commemorating the first balloon flight by the Montgolfier brothers, 5 June 1783; the second, gilt and stamped CONQUETE DE LA SILESIE/MDCCCVII and ANDRIEU F./DENON DIPT ; the third with a portrait of Field Marshall Arthur, Duke of Wellington, the obverse cast with a Roman helmet and stamped NOVA CANTAMUS TROPAEA/AUGUST 1841
Bronze
The largest: 2 3/8in. (6cm.) diameter (3)
Three commemorative medallions
The first, inscribed in Latin and commemorating the first balloon flight by the Montgolfier brothers, 5 June 1783; the second, gilt and stamped CONQUETE DE LA SILESIE/MDCCCVII and ANDRIEU F./DENON DIP
Bronze
The largest: 2 3/8in. (6cm.) diameter (3)