Construction des Halles centrales de Paris, ND104, Joseph Dantzell, En 1858

Author(s): dantzell, joseph (lyon, in 1805 - paris, in 1877), medal engraver - medalist production date: in 1858 type(s) of object(s): numismatics name(s): medal dimensions - artwork: diameter: 6. 8cm weight (type dimension): 165. 65 g description: relief, right and reverse marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: legend - in circular law: "napoleon iii / empereur"; on the circular reverse: "salubrity abundance"; on the reverse with the exergue: “halles centrales / de paris”. Signature - on the right under the bust: "dantzell f. "; on the reverse in the field: "dantzell". Iconographic description: right: head of napoleon iii on the left; reverse: the city of paris seated facing on a throne on the base of which is an imperial eagle with outstretched wings and the inscription "m dccc lviii", designating with the left index finger the plan of the halles; on the left, abundance holding a cornucopia in her right hand and foodstuffs at her feet; on the right, architecture holding a compass in his right hand and an anvil at his feet; in the background, the pavilions of baltard. Institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: nd104. Date: En 1858.