Wilhelm FRÖHNER
Catalogue de médailles du Bosphore cimmérien formant la collection de M. Jules Lemmé, à Odessa, dont la vente aux enchères publiques aura lieu Hôtel des commissaires-priseurs, rue Drouot, 5 (...) les vendredi 10 et samedi 11 mai 1872[Catalogue of Medals from the Cimmerian Bosporus forming the collection of Mr. Jules Lemmé, in Odessa, to be sold at public auction at the Hôtel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Rue Drouot, No. 5 (...) on Friday, 10 May and Saturday, 11 May 1872]
Hoffmann • Delbergue-Cormont|Paris 1872|16.5 x 24.5 cm|Broché
Original edition of this auction catalogue from the sale held on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 May 1872, describing 294 lots.
A tear at the foot of the final leaf.
The catalogue is illustrated with 2 hors-texte engraved plates (line engravings).
Of Baden origin, the numismatist Ludwig Wilhelm Fröhner (1834–1925) settled in Paris in 1859: he became one of the close friends of Napoleon III and assisted him in the preparation of his History of Julius Caesar (1865–1866), which helped him obtain both French naturalisation (1866) and a desirable post at the Louvre.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 proved disastrous for him: he lost all his positions and even any prospect
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