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<B>1887-1889 Charvet (Hâvre, France) Oval Medal/Decoration Shield Display.</B></I> A lovely oval wood-framed, black velvet display demonstrating the range of the Charvet company, of Hâvre, France, from 1887 through 1889, consisting of four pairs of (uniface?) medals, two military orders/decorations, and a sculptural royalty coat of arms.<BR> The four pairs of medals, 64-67 mm, are mounted around the outside and could be uniface, with the obverse mounted and attached on one side, the reverse on the other: white metal, Paris 1889, Leopold II of Belgium, Grand Concours Internationale des Sciences et d l'Industrie, Belgium 1888; gilt, France Exposition Universelle 1889; gilt, Hâvre, Exposition Maritime Internationale du Hâvre 1887, engraved and awarded to C. Charvet, Diplome d'Honneur, with letter H C (Hors Concours?) below; and gilt, Brussels 1888, Academie Universelle des Sciences et des Arts Industrielles.<BR> One of the two military orders/decorations is from Cambodia, the other is engraved Lisboa 1890. A coat of arms below shows three fleurs de lis, along with a crowned fire-breathing dragon and a wreath surrounding. <BR> A center plaque reads "Havre 1887 / Hors Concours Membre du Jury / Secrétaire Rapporteur."<BR> We have been unable to uncover much information about this medallist company called Charvet, but this piece clearly appears to be some kind of sales kit or tool, as it were. The entire assemblage is about 2 feet by 3 feet, and weighs perhaps 7 km/15 pounds. It is at the outside of what would be considered easily portable for a salesperson, and it is more likely that it is a permanent display that at one time resided in the medallists' offices. <BR> It could also perhaps have been a semipermanent display that was taken to prominent European expositions and fairs as a sales aid and portfolio demonstration. Regardless of its precise purpose, it remains an alluring and exciting demonstration of the medallist's art. All of the medals are in as-struck condition, and only the orders show some signs of age on the ribbons.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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