Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Count Nicodemus Tessin, the Younger (1654-1728), Baroque architect, city planner and administrator, silver medal, 1728, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), his draped bust to right, with flowing hair, N. TESSIN. COM. REGNI. SVEC. SEN. ET. S. MARESCH., rev. Minerva seated by broken column with shield, globe and other emblems, PROFERT. ET. PROTEGIT. ARTES., 62mm. (Felder 73; Hild p.107, 4), extremely fine with dark tone, especially on the obverse, rare
*ex Spink, NC November, 1999 (4902)
This medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus's death. It is more usually found struck in silver and in that metal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger's finest.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (400-500 GBP)
*ex Spink, NC November, 1999 (4902)
This medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus's death. It is more usually found struck in silver and in that metal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger's finest.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (400-500 GBP)