Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2015 ANA Auction - Session A 12 August 2015
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FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, (1515-47). François I (1515-47). NGC MS-61.
Fr-354; Dup-782. Bright original gold, and never bent as so many others have been. Near perfectly round and exceptionally well centered. Struck at the height of the French Renaissance at a time when absolute monarchy also took hold in France. The arrival of the Mona Lisa along with its creator, Leonardo da Vinci, can be dated to the rule of François I, as he attracted many Italian artisans to work on the Château de Chambord during his reign. NGC MS-61.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1600.00
Fr-354; Dup-782. Bright original gold, and never bent as so many others have been. Near perfectly round and exceptionally well centered. Struck at the height of the French Renaissance at a time when absolute monarchy also took hold in France. The arrival of the Mona Lisa along with its creator, Leonardo da Vinci, can be dated to the rule of François I, as he attracted many Italian artisans to work on the Château de Chambord during his reign. NGC MS-61.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1600.00