Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 12 - Argentum 4 Nov 2017
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Commemorative Medals, British, Daniel Wray, FRS (1701-1783), English antiquarian, cast Bronze Medal, 1726, when 24, by Giovanni Battista Pozzo, bust right in high relief, rev NIL ACTVM REPVTANS CVM QVID SVPERESSET AGENDVM, 69mm (MI 465/78; BDM IV, 681; Hall I, 579, Baldwin Auction 64), a rough and un-patinated cast, pierced at top, good fine, though probably much as made
Wray was in Rome in 1726, where this medal is believed to have been made – MI states that it was "a striking representation". He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, President of the Society of Antiquaries and a Trustee of the British Museum.
(70-100 GBP)
Wray was in Rome in 1726, where this medal is believed to have been made – MI states that it was "a striking representation". He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, President of the Society of Antiquaries and a Trustee of the British Museum.
(70-100 GBP)