Watch List notes:

Curaçao, S. E. L. Maduro & Sons, bronze centenary medal, 1937, by Onorio Ruotolo, for the Medallic Art Co., New York, facing bearded bust of Salomon Elias Levy Maduro (1814-1883), founder, in frock coat, sea behind with anchor, dolphin, rev. FIRST CENTENARY S.E.L. MADURO & SONS . . . , Dutch-style building with, to the fore, Mercury seated r., with sailing cog and cornucopia, native family to l., 76mm., extremely fine The medal is listed by David T. Alexander, 'Medallic Art of Onorio Ruotolo', The MCA Advisory, August 2007, pp. 8-13. Salomon Maduro, a self-made man, was one of a small number of successful Jewish merchants trading in the Caribbean. The Company he founded still flourishes. (£40-50)