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    Sale 1527

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

    New York

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    2 December 2004

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    • A GROUP OF GILT METAL CORONATI
    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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