The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 37
Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and François II (1544-1559-1560)
Estimate £240 - £280 | Hammer £200
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Description
Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and François II (1544-1559-1560), King consort of Scotland and Dauphin of France, 1558, a 19th century restitutional silver medal, 1558, by Jean Baptiste Salmson, copying a 16th century jeton by Guillaume Martin, busts vis-à-vis, crown above, rev., the arms of Dauphiné and Scotland, FECIT VTRAQVE VNVM 1558, 54mm (MI 92/5; BMC [Jones] Vol I, 78; BDM V, 317). Choice mint state.
Guillaume Martin (active from before 1558-?1590).
Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 265).