Charles I and Henrietta Maria

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate and armoured bust of Charles left, with lion shoulder-plate and Garter George on chain, rev., bust of Henrietta left, her hair tied back and curled at sides, wearing pearl necklace, 33 x 21mm (MI 355/218; pl. XXXI, 9; Eim. 170b; Platt I, type A, p. 192; Farquhar I, 211). Extremely fine, cast and lightly

Provenance: John Noble Collection, Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 20 June, 2001 (lot 1002)