Silver, Vertu, Coins & Medals - 19 Jan 2016
Stephen MacDonald (1765-1840)
Stephen MacDonald (1765-1840), Duke of Tarentum (1809) and Marshal of France (1811), complimentary copper medal, 1825, by Dieudonné, uniformed bust left, rev. legend in 9 lines within oak and olive wreath, ARMÉES DU NORD, DE ROME DE NAPLES, DE RÉSERVE DES GRISONS, D'ITALIE D'ALLEMAGNE, DE CATALOGNE DE RUSSIE, DE PRUSSE DE LA LOIRE…, 51mm (Bramsen 1883), in red leather fitted case of issue, this in turn, in outer rectangular case with a gold brooch inset with a carnelian with gold cryptic text. Medal extremely fine.