Maurice

Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625), the capture of Grave and previous successes at Breda, Lingen and Meurs, cast silver medal, 1602, by Conrad Bloc, signed CBVF on truncation, armoured bust right, with ruff collar, MAVRITIVS PR AVR CO NASS ..., rev., young orange tree grows from an old stump, TANDEM FIT SVRCVLVS ARBOR, 34mm (MI 181/182; vL I, 553; Eim. 75). A choice example, lightly chased in fields and perhaps once with suspension loop, extremely fine and toned.

Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 14); ex Spink, c. 1980.