Very rare medal from the end of the 18th / beginning of the 19th century by Benjamin Duvivier, awarded to Messieurs Le Cavalier Père et fils, tobacco and oil manufacturers, from a Protestant family from Caen – Homage to the arts – 1806
In copper
In very good condition, reliefs preserved, finely engraved cursive writing
Weight: 68.8 g
Diameter: 53mm
Obverse:
Young winged man holding two crowns in his right hand and a third in his left hand.
On the ground around him, the attributes of the arts and industry ( terrestrial globe, compass, parchment, caduceus, 3-masted sailboat in the background…)
Around: HOMMAGE RENDU AUX ARTS
In the epigraph: SOCIÉTÉ D’AGRI. ET DE COM. DE CAEN.
Reverse:
A
Mrs. Le Cavelier
Fabricans de Tabac
et D’huile
à Caen
1806.
Edge:
Smooth without punch
