According to DROUARD Large round medallion... - Lot 20 - L'Huillier & Associés

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According to DROUARD Large round medallion... - Lot 20 - L'Huillier & Associés
According to DROUARD Large round medallion in electroplating, commemorating the battle of Patay, December 2, 1870, in half round, richly decorated with a scene of the battle, portraits of generals and officers who fought. In honor of the soldiers killed in action during the battle of Patay/Loigny. In the center, a battlefield: charge of the Zouaves of Charette.12 characters with their coats of arms, arranged in a circle around the central medallion: General de Sonis, Henri de Vertamon, Edouard du Boischevalier, Victor Marie Guillet de la Brosse, Lelievre Delatouche, Antonin Espitalie la Peyrade, Joseph Marie Edouard Houdet, Edouard de Cazenove de Pradine, Jacques de Bouillé, Fernande de Bouillé Henri de Verthamon (1833-1870) was the flag bearer of the Sacred Heart during the battle of Patay. Signed Drouart fexit Nantes 1880. Diameter : 70 cm History: December 2, 1870: battle of Loigny north of Orleans (Loiret). From Patay-Orléans or Patay-Loigny, General Gaston de Sonis and Colonel de Charette at the head of the Volunteers of the West, carry the banner of the Sacred Heart in the heart of the fighting, with cries of "Long live Pius IX! Long live France!". This battle symbolized the defense of the brave "Volunteers of the West" and the Papal Zouaves after the fall of Paris. Related work: A similar example is kept in the DOBRÉE museum in Nantes. Provenance : château de la Maroutière
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