William and Mary

William and Mary, an Italian baroque cast bronze complimentary medal, undated, ? by Antonio Selvi (1679-1753), armoured bust right, hair long and lace cravat, GVILH III D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev., bust of Mary left, in loose dress and pearl necklace, MARIA D G..., 82.5mm (MI 689/76; MI Plates LXXV, 4; V & T - ). Very fine, pierced.

The attribution to Selvi has not been confirmed and MI dates the medal to c.1690, when Selvi would have been 11 years old

Selvi produced medals of a number of English sitters and it is believed he may have spent some time in England.

Provenance: Ex. Michael Hall Collection, Baldwin Auction, 5 May, 2010 (lot 470).