Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, George III, Accession 1760, copper medal, by Julien Colibert, laureate bust r., in armour with lion breastplate, ermine mantle, GEORGIUS III DE GR MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX, rev. sun in majesty, DIFFUSO LUMINE NITET, 72.5mm. (BHM.2, R3; Eimer 923), surface has been lacquered, very fine and very rare
*bt. A. H. Baldwin, pre-1980 (with Michael Sharp ticket suggesting Pingo or Yeo as the medallist)
Laurence Brown [BHM] catalogues the medal as for the Accession and it has been included in the collection for that reason. Christopher Eimer places it at 1800. Certainly, the style of portrait is hard to date and the present cataloguers are inclined to think it most likely to be in the 1770s. The portrait of the medal in the following lot seems more youthful. Julien Colibert was received as a citizen of Geneva in 1765. He is known to have lived in London sometime after walking out on his family in 1769. All medals by Colibert are very rare and the dating is by no means certain.
(500-800 GBP)
*bt. A. H. Baldwin, pre-1980 (with Michael Sharp ticket suggesting Pingo or Yeo as the medallist)
Laurence Brown [BHM] catalogues the medal as for the Accession and it has been included in the collection for that reason. Christopher Eimer places it at 1800. Certainly, the style of portrait is hard to date and the present cataloguers are inclined to think it most likely to be in the 1770s. The portrait of the medal in the following lot seems more youthful. Julien Colibert was received as a citizen of Geneva in 1765. He is known to have lived in London sometime after walking out on his family in 1769. All medals by Colibert are very rare and the dating is by no means certain.
(500-800 GBP)