A Sacred Relic : The Washington-Lafayette Cincinnati Medal
New York: Sotheby's, 2007. Hardcover. Blue cloth with color image pasted on front cover; 75 pp., profusely illustrated in color. VG, a few marks, some scuffs to cover, otherwise quite nice. Item #106118
Special auction catalog for a single item: a unique medal owned by George Washington and eventually by the Marquis de Lafayette. Medal designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Includes several very detailed essays on the medal itself, on George Washington and on Lafayette, and on their relationship. Sold as the property of the Great-Great-Granddaughter of The Marquis de Lafayette, Baronne Meunier du Houssay.
OCLC: 182579634
Price: $20.00
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