Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, Mary, Princess Royal, marriage to Prince William II of Orange, silver medal, 1641, of German manufacture, by Johann Blüm, the Prince and Princess joining hands below rays of light shining from heavenly dove between two cherubs, in the distance a palace, 'Albionum genuit Rex me Summusque Monarcha Carolus...', rev. William in the form of Pallas tramples on Bellona and receives an olive branch from Mary, 'Bellonam Princeps Pallas...', 72mm. (MI.287/100; Eimer 137; vL II, 251; Scher [1997] 15, 15a; Foley 250), a medal famous for its fine attention to detail, extremely fine and toned
Princess Mary (1631–1660), eldest daughter of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria and the first princess to be granted the title Princess Royal. The marriage took place on 2 May 1641 at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace when the bride was only nine years old. In 1642, she moved to Holland with her mother. Prince William (1626-1650), died young, but the couple's son became William III of Orange on his father's death and king of England in 1689.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (800-1000 GBP)
Princess Mary (1631–1660), eldest daughter of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria and the first princess to be granted the title Princess Royal. The marriage took place on 2 May 1641 at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace when the bride was only nine years old. In 1642, she moved to Holland with her mother. Prince William (1626-1650), died young, but the couple's son became William III of Orange on his father's death and king of England in 1689.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (800-1000 GBP)