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Live auction - fjt_736846 - GAZ (LIGHTING...) Compagnie d’éclairage au gaz - Alexandrie n.d.

GAZ (LIGHTING...) Compagnie d’éclairage au gaz - Alexandrie AU
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Estimate : 400 €
Price : 200 €
Maximum bid : 200 €
End of the sale : 26 April 2022 20:24:31
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Compagnie d’éclairage au gaz - Alexandrie
Date: n.d.
Metal : copper
Diameter : 31 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 17,96 g.
Edge : lisse + poinçon MAIN CUIVRE
Puncheon : (main) CUIVRE
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Infimes traces de manipulation sur les reliefs

Obverse


Obverse legend : FIAT - LUX.
Obverse description : Un ange portant une torche rayonnante, le pied posé sur un globe terrestre ; signature SALMSON F..
Obverse translation : (Que la lumière soit).

Reverse


Reverse legend : * COMPAGNIE D'ÉCLAIRAGE AU GAZ - ALEXANDRIE.
Reverse description : Couronne tourelée dans un cercle perlé, au-dessous ALEXANDRIE.

Commentary


C’est la première fois que nous proposons à la vente cet exemplaire ! Après une première attribution à la ville d’Alexandrie en Egypte, nous attribuons définitivement, sur les conseils avisés de Monsieur Palombo, ce jeton à la ville d’Alessandria (Alexandrie) en Italie. Cette compagnie ayant déjà installé le gaz à Gênes, Venise et Florence. Par ailleurs, l’arrivée du Gaz à Alexandrie en Egypte arriva seulement dans les années 1860, soit bien après les dates d’activités de cette compagnie.
Le gaz naturel était connu depuis l'Antiquité notamment en Perse mais ce n'est qu'à la fin du XVIIIe siècle que l'idée d'un éclairage au gaz apparut. Le procédé ne se répandit que dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle notamment à partir de 1820. Le gaz utilisé était obtenu par distillation de la houille et servait à éclairer les rues puis les logements. Il servit par la suite comme chauffage mais disparut pour l'éclairage en raison de la diffusion de l'éclairage électrique dès 1880.
This is the first time we are offering this example for sale! After an initial attribution to the city of Alexandria in Egypt, we are definitively attributing, on the wise advice of Mr. Palombo, this token to the city of Alessandria (Alexandria) in Italy. This company had already installed gas in Genoa, Venice and Florence. Moreover, the arrival of Gas in Alexandria in Egypt only happened in the 1860s, well after the dates of activity of this company. Natural gas had been known since Antiquity, particularly in Persia, but it was not until the end of the 18th century that the idea of gas lighting appeared. The process only became widespread in the first half of the 19th century, particularly from 1820. The gas used was obtained by distillation of coal and was used to light the streets and then homes. It was later used for heating but disappeared for lighting due to the spread of electric lighting from 1880

Historical background


GAZ (LIGHTING...)

Natural gas had been known since antiquity, particularly in Persia, but it was not until the end of the 18th century that the idea of gas lighting appeared. The process did not spread until the first half of the 19th century, particularly from 1820. The gas used was obtained by distillation of coal and was used to light the streets and then the dwellings. It was later used as heating but disappeared for lighting due to the spread of electric lighting from 1880..

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