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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FreakyGarrettC, post: 538962, member: 15832&quot;]I found out the info I was looking for. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=574088&amp;AucID=420&amp;Lot=2105" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=574088&amp;AucID=420&amp;Lot=2105" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=574088&amp;AucID=420&amp;Lot=2105</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pierre Joseph Lorthior, sculptor and medallist, was born at Lille in 1733, became Engraver to the King of France in 1776 and died in Paris in 1813. According to Forrar, Lorthior was author of a number of medals and jetons, also producing medallions and plaquettes &quot;of elegant design and fine execution&quot;. He was &quot;especially clever as an Engraver of seals and gaming counters, and produced some good work in gems&quot;. He is know to have engraved seals and signets for Marie Antoinette, madame la Dauphine, the duc d&#039;Orleans and the comte d&#039;Artois as well as for various other private individuals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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