The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014
Lot 251
Mary
Estimate £150 - £200
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Description
Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660), marriage to Prince William II of Orange (1626-1650), German cast brass medal, 1641, by Johann Blum, the Prince and Princess joining hands below rays of light shining from heavenly dove between two cherubs, in the distance a palace, rev., William in the form of Pallas tramples on Bellona and receives an olive branch from Mary, 71mm (MI 287/100; Eim. 137; vL II, 251). A well-made copy, some slight spotting, neatly pierced, very fine.
See footnote to previous lot.
Provenance: Bt. eBay, October, 2004.