E-auction 646-656211 - fme_784213 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE Médaille de mariage
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| Estimate : | 65 € |
| Price : | 46 € |
| Maximum bid : | 52 € |
| End of the sale : | 01 September 2025 21:09:20 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Médaille de mariage
Date: 1869
Metal : silver
Diameter : 41,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver LAFITTE / MONTAGNY Jean-Pierre (1789-1862)
Weight : 31,76 g.
Edge : Gravée : J. ANDRE A. BAILLET 17 AOUT 1869. + Abeille ARGENT
Puncheon : Abeille (1860 - 1880) ARGENT
Coments on the condition:
Des coups et des rayures sont visibles à l’avers, au revers et sur la tranche. Patine sombre et traces de nettoyage. Exemplaire percé à 12 heures
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Médaille provenant de la collection Terisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Prêtre bénissant un couple, vêtu à l’antique, agenouillé devant un autel sous un dais (pallium) tenu par deux enfants de choeur. Signé : LAFITTE. D. et MONTAGNY. F..
Reverse
Reverse legend : AB.
Reverse description : Couronne de feuillages et de fleurs avec en son centre le monogramme des époux.
Commentary
Médaille avec le monogramme : AB et les noms des époux : André et Baillet.
Medal with the monogram: AB and the names of the spouses: André and Baillet
Medal with the monogram: AB and the names of the spouses: André and Baillet
Historical background
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
It was customary in the past to give a treizain during the wedding mass. This treizain was blessed and signified entry into a community of property for the married couple. The treizain, which later became a medal or wedding token, was so called in honor of Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles. This practice continued until the first half of the 20th century. The reference work on the subject is the work of Jules Florange, Love and marriage in numismatics, Moulins, 1936 now replaced by that of Henri Térisse, La Numismatique du Mariage, Argenton-sur-Creuse 2008.
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