Baldwin & Sons
Auction 93 5 May 2015
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, World Medals, India, Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Statesman, first Governor-General of Bengal (1772) and the first Governor-General of India (1773-1785), Oval White Glass-paste Cameo Portrait Medal, c.1800, by James Tassie (1735-1799), set on umber background, shoulder length bare-headed bust of Warren Hastings to right, 37mm x 30.5mm, contained in original papier-mâché frame, 99.5mm x 82mm, with loop for suspension. Cameo as made, frame a little faded, very rare.
Warren Hastings, better remembered for his trial for corruption and cruelty in his Indian administration, than for his Governorships. The trial, in which he was acquitted, had lasted from 1788 until 1795, at a cost to Hastings of £70,000.
Estimate: £300-500
Warren Hastings, better remembered for his trial for corruption and cruelty in his Indian administration, than for his Governorships. The trial, in which he was acquitted, had lasted from 1788 until 1795, at a cost to Hastings of £70,000.
Estimate: £300-500