LOT 3734
Mixed AE Medallion Group. 1853-1960.
Comprising: various issues and types including a Papal medal by Aurelio Mistruzzi for Pius XII, a French medallion dated 1853 with bust of Napoleon I, a medallion for Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon III, and a pewter issue. Fair - Good Very Fine.(31.06gr total, 39-23mm). [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector
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Great Britain. Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, Coronation Medal Group. 1902.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a medal to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and an Edward VII medal for Edmund Barnes, Mayor, metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. 48.65gr total, 39-45 mm excluding ribbon
About Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales AR 'Investiture' Medal. 1911-1936.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
London mint. Dated 13 July 1911. Design by Sir W. Goscombe John. INVESTITVRE • OF • EDWARD • PRINCE • OF • WALES • K • G, youthful crowned bust facing slightly to left, wearing coronation regalia; CARN- -ARVON IVLY • XIII MCMXI in two lines across fields / TУWУSOG • CУMRU • M • G • • ARWISGIAD • IORWERTH, view of Caernarfon Castle, seen from Afon Seiont, at dawn with rays in background; above, crowned plumes within Garter; GoRPHENAF MCMXI in two lines in right field; in exergue, Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon). Giordano CM23b; BHM 4079; Eimer 1925. 22.05gr, 34mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Beautifully toned with golden and blue iridescence around the devices.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of a Essex, UK, collector. -
England. Stuart, Charles I and Henrietta Maria AR Medal. Dated 1625.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Commemorating the marriage of Charles I to Henrietta Maria. Design by P. Regnier. • CH • MAG • ET • HEN • MA • BRIT • REX • ET • REG, to left, Charles I facing to right, wearing lace collar, to right, Henrietta Maria facing to left; celestial rays above / • FVNDIT • AMOR • LILIA • MIXTA • ROSIS •, Cupid walking to right holding lilies and roses; date below. Eimer 105Ab; MI i 238/1. 1.85gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From a 1980s UK collection; Property of a London antiquarian.
