Lot 4369

Sale 91 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

France, Boyveau-Laffecteur, 1841, bronze (gilt, 41mm), by Montagny. Extremely fine.

Engraved in the early 19th century by the famous engraver Montagny, as an hommage to Doctor Boyveau-Laffecteur who found a cure against syphilis. This doctor worked during the Empire, under Napoleon's reign, selling his medicine principally in France and Belgium.

Estimate
$100
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$0

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