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LOT 0383
Post Medieval Gold and Enamel Supporters’ Medal of Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden
GERMAN, CIRCA 1631 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.32 grams, 37 mm).
Pendant medal with a three-quarter portrait bust of Gustavus II Adolphus wearing royal dress and a laurel crown, enclosed within a laurel border, the reverse decorated in black champlevé enamel and inscribed: 'ADOLPHUS GUSTAVUS, GOTT MIT UNS' meaning 'Adolphus Gustavus, God with us'; a baroque pearl suspended from a loop beneath the medal, with a suspension bail above.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
The pendant belonged to the supporters’ jewellery associated with the Swedish king’s campaigns during the Thirty Years’ War.
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LOT 0383
Post Medieval Gold and Enamel Supporters’ Medal of Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£700 (EUR 812; USD 945) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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