Sarah Bernhard plaque medallion – L’Aiglon – 200th performance – Signed by Sierre Jeitas
In silvered bronze
Weight: 29,6 g
Dimensions: 35,5 x 49,9 mm
The play was performed at the Sarah Bernhardt theater without interruption from March 15 to October 30, 1900 and went on tour in France and abroad, notably in the United States.
Obverse:
Sarah Bernhard, dressed as a man, in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt (l’Aiglon, son of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise of Austria), brandishing her sword. Riders in the background. At her feet a man on the ground.
Signature: Sierre Jeitas
Reverse:
An eaglet resting on a rock and a branch of laurels accosted with the inscriptions:
THEATRE
SARAH BERNHARDT
200e R[eprésentati]on DE
L’AIGLON
D’EDMOND ROSTAND
–
L’AIGLON
Me SARAH BERNHARD
–
Signature: TOUSSAINT & JOUBERT PARIS
Edge:
Smooth without punching or marking
