Pierre Charles L'Enfant Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1754 - d. 1825

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  • Gold and Enamel Insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati owned by Major Samuel Shaw (1754-94); manufactured under direction of Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825), France, 1784
    Jan. 31, 2025

    Gold and Enamel Insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati owned by Major Samuel Shaw (1754-94); manufactured under direction of Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825), France, 1784

    Est: $35,000 - $50,000

    Gold and Enamel Insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati owned by Major Samuel Shaw (1754-94); manufactured under direction of Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825), France, 1784 One of forty enamel-decorated gold Eagles produced under L'Enfant in France, the insignia is cast in gold and decorated with polychrome enamels on two sides, the obverse centering an oval medallion depicting Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (born c. 519 BC), hero statesman and general of the early Roman Republic, accepting the implements of war from two senators, all encircled by a banner inscribed 'OMNIA ∙ RELINQT ∙ SERVAT ∙ REMPB.' for the Society motto 'Omnia Relinquit Servare Rempublicam' ('He relinquished everything to preserve the republic'); the reverse with medallion portraying Cincinnatus plowing his field against a rising sun, the border inscribed 'VIRT ∙ PRÆM ∙ SOCI ∙ CIN ∙ RUM ∙ INST ∙ A.D ∙ 1783' for 'Virtutis Præmium Societas Cincinnatorum Instituta Anno Domini 1783' ('Reward of Valor of the Society of the Cincinnati, Founded A.D. 1783'); hanging from oval ring threaded with pale blue and white gros-grain ribbon, which may be original, and kept in a silver case be impressed with an unidentified maker's mark on the flange; also includes catalogue for the bicentennial exhibition The Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1983, held at the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Medal, 1 x 1 1/2 in.

    Bonhams
  • Autographs - Pierre Charles L'Enfant
    Jul. 13, 2011

    Autographs - Pierre Charles L'Enfant

    Est: $100 - $200

    French-born architect and civil engineer (1754-1825) best known for designing the layout of the streets of Washington, D.C. Handwritten and signed endorsement, signed "P ch L'Enfant," at the conclsuion of a one page 7.25 x 4.5 document, dated May 1, 1815. At the bottom of a receipt for 2000 feet of boards "for use of the Camp," L'Enfant writes: "Certify to the above/ P ch L'Enfant, engineer of the work of fort Washington." Affixed to the reverse by wax is an itemized list for other supplies issued. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, two small holes to document, mild toning and soiling, and a few ink marks.

    RR Auction
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