Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, Scotland, James V, cast bronze medal, by James Tassie (post 1791), bust three-quarters l. (after the portrait by Corneille de Lyon, c. 1536), wearing plumed hat and ermine cloak, rev. legend in 6 lines, 54.5mm. (MI.45/39 and note p. 13; BDM.VI, p.25), extremely fine, rare
Tassie planned a series of medals of the Scottish monarchs to be made in opaque white glass, but it was never completed. Bronze casts were also made and MI records medals of James I, James IV and Mary, Queen of Scots, whilst a medal of Robert the Bruce was sold in Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004 (lot 1161). (120-150 GBP)
Tassie planned a series of medals of the Scottish monarchs to be made in opaque white glass, but it was never completed. Bronze casts were also made and MI records medals of James I, James IV and Mary, Queen of Scots, whilst a medal of Robert the Bruce was sold in Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004 (lot 1161). (120-150 GBP)