Baldwin & Sons
Auction 93 5 May 2015
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, World Medals, Armenia, Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676-1749), 200th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Mekhitarist Order, Gilt-bronze Medal, 1901, by Stefano Johnson, Milan, Mekhitar seated at a desk within a library, writing with quill, Armenian legend around "Servant of god, Father Mekhitar - Venice San Lazzaro", rev panorama of the Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice, a gondola passing before it, Armenian legend "Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Mekhitarist Order 1701-1901", 61mm. Extremely fine with much brilliance, rare.
The Armenian born Mkhitar (or Mekhitar) Sebastatsi first established the Order that bears his name in Constantinople, moving to the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in 1717. The members of the Mekhitarist Order are Benedictine monks of the Armenian Catholic Church and the Order is famous for its association with Armenian Literature, both for its collection and for its publishing.
Estimate: £400-600
The Armenian born Mkhitar (or Mekhitar) Sebastatsi first established the Order that bears his name in Constantinople, moving to the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in 1717. The members of the Mekhitarist Order are Benedictine monks of the Armenian Catholic Church and the Order is famous for its association with Armenian Literature, both for its collection and for its publishing.
Estimate: £400-600