[LOUIS XVI]. Print, Richesses tirées du Trésor de l'Abbaye de S.Denis, du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, et de différens artistes de Paris, pour servir au Sacre de l'Auguste Monarque de France le Roi Louis XVI (Paris, chez Boudet, [1775]); in-4, 8 p., headband with royal arms.

Inventory and detailed description of the crowns, jewels and furniture for the Coronation of Louis XVI (June 11, 1775), objects taken from the Abbey of Saint-Denis and the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, or made by the jeweler Aubert (diamond crown) or the goldsmith Auguste (gold and vermeil pieces), starting with Charlemagne's crown, "of solid gold, enriched with rubies & sapphires, lined with a crimson satin cap embroidered in gold, & surmounted by a golden fleur-de-lis, charged with 36 oriental pearls", the scepter, the hand of justice, Charlemagne's sword, the clasp, the spurs, and the Book of the Rite from Saint-Denis; the golden chapel donated to the Crown by Richelieu, and the Meuble du Sacre made by order of François I from designs by Raphaël; the diamond crown featuring the Miroir de Portugal, the Mazarins, the Regent, the Sancy; the ciborium and the golden crown, etc.
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Lot no. 325

[LOUIS XVI]. Print, Richesses tirées du Trésor de l'Abbaye de S.Denis, du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, et de différens artistes de Paris, pour servir au Sacre de l'Auguste Monarque de France le Roi Louis XVI (Paris, chez Boudet, [1775]); in-4, 8 p., headband with royal arms. Inventory and detailed description of the crowns, jewels and furniture for the Coronation of Louis XVI (June 11, 1775), objects taken from the Abbey of Saint-Denis and the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, or made by the jeweler Aubert (diamond crown) or the goldsmith Auguste (gold and vermeil pieces), starting with Charlemagne's crown, "of solid gold, enriched with rubies & sapphires, lined with a crimson satin cap embroidered in gold, & surmounted by a golden fleur-de-lis, charged with 36 oriental pearls", the scepter, the hand of justice, Charlemagne's sword, the clasp, the spurs, and the Book of the Rite from Saint-Denis; the golden chapel donated to the Crown by Richelieu, and the Meuble du Sacre made by order of François I from designs by Raphaël; the diamond crown featuring the Miroir de Portugal, the Mazarins, the Regent, the Sancy; the ciborium and the golden crown, etc.

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€396
Buyer's premium
32%
[LOUIS XVI]. Print, Richesses tirées du Trésor de l'Abbaye de S.Denis, du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, et de différens artistes de Paris, pour servir au Sacre de l'Auguste Monarque de France le Roi Louis XVI (Paris, chez Boudet, [1775]); in-4, 8 p., headband with royal arms. Inventory and detailed description of the crowns, jewels and furniture for the Coronation of Louis XVI (June 11, 1775), objects taken from the Abbey of Saint-Denis and the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, or made by the jeweler Aubert (diamond crown) or the goldsmith Auguste (gold and vermeil pieces), starting with Charlemagne's crown, "of solid gold, enriched with rubies & sapphires, lined with a crimson satin cap embroidered in gold, & surmounted by a golden fleur-de-lis, charged with 36 oriental pearls", the scepter, the hand of justice, Charlemagne's sword, the clasp, the spurs, and the Book of the Rite from Saint-Denis; the golden chapel donated to the Crown by Richelieu, and the Meuble du Sacre made by order of François I from designs by Raphaël; the diamond crown featuring the Miroir de Portugal, the Mazarins, the Regent, the Sancy; the ciborium and the golden crown, etc.
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