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A Triumph for the Royal Coins in Doctor F.'s Collection

Result EUR100,040
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 26 January 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Hôtel Alliance, couvent des Minimes, 17, quai de Wault - 59800 Lille

The eagerly awaited sale in Lille of the leading connoisseur's famous collection inspired soaring bids for various museum-quality coins.

Louis XV (1715-1774). Gold specimen pattern écu au bandeau, 1740, Paris, h. 57 cm/22.4... A Triumph for the Royal Coins in Doctor F.'s Collection

Louis XV (1715-1774). Gold specimen pattern écu au bandeau, 1740, Paris, h. 57 cm/22.4 in.
Result: €100,040

As we know, this extraordinary collection, patiently assembled over some 60 years, contains coins and medals dating from antiquity to France's 5th Republic. Its strengths lie in the coins and medals produced throughout the French monarchy,…
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Wednesday 26 January 2022 - 14:00 (CET)
Hôtel Alliance, couvent des Minimes, 17, quai de Wault - 59800 Lille
Xavier Wattebled