Mary

Mary, Princess of Holland and her son Prince William, silver medal, 1654, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust of Mary left against a scrolled floral background, wearing pearl earing and necklace and pearls in her hair, MARIA DG PRINCEPS M BRIT AVRANT DOTARIA ETC, signed behind bust, rev., bust of the infant prince three-quarters right wearing feathered bonnet, wide border of oranges around, legend on scroll, WILHELMVS III DG PRINC ARAVS ETC, AN 1654, 64.5mm (MI 417/55; Eim. 192; vL II, 375; Scher [1997] 18; Fred. 1e/2c; Farquhar III, 7). Light tooling on reverse, extremely fine and an attractive child portrait.

Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 805).