French Bronze and Copper Medals, 19th/20th Century Collection
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Three French bronze and one French copper medal, 19th/20th century. Comprising a 19th century reissue of a Louis XIV Conquest of Flanders 1670 medal, by Roettier and [reverse] Michel Molart, bust right wearing armour with long hair, signed R below, reverse with St Antoine triumphal arch, insc. 'Pour Les Conqvestes de Flandre...', a copper Monnaie de Paris 'Franz Schubert' medal (engr. G. Simon, 1970s), a Comedie Francaise (Raymond Delamarre, 1951) medal, and another (Jean Vernon, 1948). Diameter: 7 cm
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- Louis Xiv - Louis XIV (1638 ? 1715), known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, ruled through Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister from 1643 to 1661 and as monarch of the House of Bourbon and King of France and Navarre from 1661 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years is one of the longest in French and European history.
- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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