Catalogue Des Médailles Antiques Et Modernes, Principalement Des Inédites Et Des Rares, En Or, Argent, Bronze, Etc. Du Cabinet De M. D'ennery, Écuyer...


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Découvrez la collection exceptionnelle de médailles antiques et modernes de M. Dennery, écuyer, dans ce catalogue complet. Michelet d'Ennery et P. Fr. Jos Gosselin nous offrent une présentation détaillée de chaque pièce de la collection, offrant ainsi une perspective fascinante sur l'histoire de la numismatique. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.










Dassier and Sons


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Catalogue raisonne, in two volumes, based on the collections of the Numismatic Section of the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève and the Cabinet des médailles de Lausanne. The first volume, Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733 , traces the career of Jean Dassier (1676-1763) and presents his famed series of illustrious men and women from France and England, as well as the decorative works exectuted by the Fabrique de Genève . This second volume in the set, Dassier and Sons: An Artistic Enterprise in Geneva, Switzerland and Europe, 1733-1759 , presents an annotated catalogue of the remarkable historic medals made for Geneva, Berne and other partner cities in Europe, as well as the superb tokens depicting the history of the Roman Republic. Much of the book is also devoted to Jean Dassier's son, Jacques-Antoine (1715-1759) and his work in England and at the imperial Russian court.