ITALY - Lot 86

ITALY SARDINIAN MILITARY VALOR Sardinian military valor medal for the Crimean War. Silver, Sardinian manufacture, signed F.G., with wire hoop (minor restoration). Reverse marked "spedizione d'oriente 1855-1856" and engraved "quesnay de beaurepaire p.a. lieut 4e voltig garde imp". Slightly oiled ribbon. 34 mm - Net weight: 18 g T.T.B. Philibert Alfred Quesnay de Beaurepaire dit Beaurepaire, born April 2, 1830 in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire) and died August 26, 1898 in Bourron (Seine-et-Marne), was a French painter and sculptor. A Saint Cyrien, he had a military career in the infantry. He joined the imperial guard in 1856, but served with the 43rd infantry regiment in the Crimea, where he distinguished himself by spending the whole night and day of May 2 in the fortress taken from the Russians. He was wounded on May 2. Note - For the Crimean Campaign, the Sardinian government awarded only 1,195 Military Valor medals.