Baldwin & Sons
Auction 93 5 May 2015
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, World Medals, France, Jean Claude Viany (1639-1726), Prior of St Jean-de-Malte in Aix (1667-1720), aged 44, Uniface Cast Bronze Portrait Medal, 1683 though dated 1644 on truncation, signed but unclear, bust left in clerical robes and cap, wearing badge of the Saint Esprit, RIN KP FIO CLAVDIVS VIANY PRIOR AQVENSIS – AO SVÆ 44, 69.5mm (Trésor -; Pollard (2008) -). An excellent portrait, very fine, cast with wide outer rim, pierced by VS of CLAVDIVS, extremely rare and important for the sitter's connections with the Knights of Malta.
Viany was appointed Prior by Nicolas Cotoner and retained the position until the appointment of Marc'Antonio Zondadari as Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. He is famous for building a prioral palace for himself and the church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte in Aix. His bust by Thomas Veyrier (1658-1736), nephew of the more famous Christophe Veyrier is in the church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte.
Estimate: £150-250
Viany was appointed Prior by Nicolas Cotoner and retained the position until the appointment of Marc'Antonio Zondadari as Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. He is famous for building a prioral palace for himself and the church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte in Aix. His bust by Thomas Veyrier (1658-1736), nephew of the more famous Christophe Veyrier is in the church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte.
Estimate: £150-250