A GROUP OF GILT METAL CORONATION BUTTONS, , LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, | Christie's

Sale 1527

NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO

New York

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2 December 2004

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Lot 2044

A GROUP OF GILT METAL CORONATION BUTTONS,

LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY,

Price realised

USD 598

Estimate

USD 400 - USD 600

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A GROUP OF GILT METAL CORONATION BUTTONS,
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY,
bearing varous busts, eagles or sheilds, two relating to Louis XVI, six relating to Napoleon I, and two Relating to Louis XVIII, framed and glazed
each 1/2in. (1.25cm) diameter

Provenance

The Robert Florey Collection, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Monaco, 6 October 1980, lot 905.
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