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E-auction 526-443886 - fme_707387 - CHARTRES AND THE PAYS CHARTRAIN Médaille, le siège de Châteaudun
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| Estimate : | 65 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 38 € |
| End of the sale : | 15 May 2023 18:19:40 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Médaille, le siège de Châteaudun
Date: 1870
Metal : copper
Diameter : 36,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver Herluison, éditeur
Weight : 21,35 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron avec une petite usure sur certains reliefs. Présence de quelques coups, notamment sur la tranche
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : AUX DÉFENSEURS DE CHATEAUDUN // 18 OCTOBRE 1870.
Obverse description : Écu aux armes de Châteaudun posé sur un cuir tourelé, accosté d’une branche de laurier et d’une branche de chêne.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L’ARMÉE/ DE/ VON WITTICH/ ATTAQUE CHATEAUDUN/ HABITANTS, GARDES-NATIONAUX,/ POMPIERS, FRANCS-TIREURS/ DE PARIS, DE NANTES ET DE CANNES/ (1000 HOMMES À PEINE)/ SOUTIENNENT LE SIÈGE/ LA VILLE EST BOMBARDÉE/ PRISE D’ASSAUT/ ET EN/ PARTIE BRULÉE.
Reverse description : Inscription en treize lignes ; au-dessous signature HERLUISON, ÉDITEUR.
Commentary
La résistance des habitants de Châteaudun contre l’armée allemande n’est pas oubliée et se retrouve aujourd’hui dans le nom de la place du 18 octobre.
The resistance of the inhabitants of Châteaudun against the German army is not forgotten and is reflected today in the name of the Place du 18 Octobre
The resistance of the inhabitants of Châteaudun against the German army is not forgotten and is reflected today in the name of the Place du 18 Octobre
Historical background
CHARTRES AND THE PAYS CHARTRAIN
Capital of the Carnutes, Chartres later became Autricum. Seat of a county in the 10th century, Chartres belonged to the house of Blois then to the house of Châtillon and finally it was sold to Philippe le Bel in 1286. Apanage, the county was erected into a duchy in 1528 for the benefit of Renée de France , Duchess of Ferrara. Henri IV was consecrated there on February 27, 1594 in the cathedral. Under Louis XIV, the duchy of Chartres is given to the house of Orléans whose heir will carry, until Louis-Philippe, the title of duke of Chartres.
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