Queen Mary

Queen Mary, small restitutional copper medal, 18th century, perhaps by Stuart, after Jacques Jonghelinck and after the larger medal by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, c.1555, bust of Mary left in embroidered dress, jewelled cap and veil, rev., weakly impressed "Queen MARY", 33mm (MI 72/19; cf Smolderen F8; Arm I, 242, 5; van Mieris III, 378, II). Extremely fine, scarce.

Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auction, October 2012.