Prince Charles

Prince Charles, oval silver Royalist badge, c. 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, young bust of the Prince left, long flowing hair, wearing richly decorated armour with lion shoulder-plate, Garter George on chain Collar, rev., royal armorial shield within Garter, large crown above, 49 x 34mm (MI 372/263; Platt I, p. 298; Farquhar, Folorn Hope, Pl XXIII, I), suspension loop and finial. A superb portrait badge, very fine, lightly chased and with even tone, extremely rare.

The portrait is closely similar to that on the reverse of the "Forlorn Hope" Medal of 1643.

Provenance: Bt. Spink; ex Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 394); ex J. M. Elger Collection; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining's, 27 May 1957 (lot 14).