Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, Anne, Coronation 1702, the official silver medal, by John Croker, crowned bust l., reads FR:, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls a thunderbolt at a double-headed monster, 35mm. (MI.228/4; Eimer 390; Woll.ix; vL.IV, 347), 1200 specimens struck, extremely fine with even light tone
*ex Archbishop Sharp Collection, Glendining's, 5 October 1977, lot 330
This medal, as lot 541, has a most remarkable provenance, being from the Archbishop Sharp Collection. Dr. John Sharp (1645-1714), as Bishop of York, delivered a short and impressive discourse at the Coronation of Queen Anne on 23 April 1702 and undoubtably either received the medal at the event or for his services at it. He was appointed the Queen's Almoner and was sworn of the Privy Council. He was also appointed a commissioner for the Scottish union though he took no part in the proceedings. Of Anne, Sharp's biographer writes that 'in church matters he was her principal guide, in matters of state her confidant'. Sharp had his last interview with Queen Anne on 10 May 1713. The medal remained with his family until the 1977 Glendining sale. Dr John Sharp, who was Archbishop from 1691 until his death in 1714, told friends that he had begun collecting coins and medals when he was rector of St Giles, as 'a good divertisment in the evening'.
(600-800 GBP)
*ex Archbishop Sharp Collection, Glendining's, 5 October 1977, lot 330
This medal, as lot 541, has a most remarkable provenance, being from the Archbishop Sharp Collection. Dr. John Sharp (1645-1714), as Bishop of York, delivered a short and impressive discourse at the Coronation of Queen Anne on 23 April 1702 and undoubtably either received the medal at the event or for his services at it. He was appointed the Queen's Almoner and was sworn of the Privy Council. He was also appointed a commissioner for the Scottish union though he took no part in the proceedings. Of Anne, Sharp's biographer writes that 'in church matters he was her principal guide, in matters of state her confidant'. Sharp had his last interview with Queen Anne on 10 May 1713. The medal remained with his family until the 1977 Glendining sale. Dr John Sharp, who was Archbishop from 1691 until his death in 1714, told friends that he had begun collecting coins and medals when he was rector of St Giles, as 'a good divertisment in the evening'.
(600-800 GBP)