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Long Beach Signature Sale 3067 6-7 Sep 2018
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George III Proof Pattern Crown ND (1820) PR62 NGC, Bull-2055, ESC-221. Plain edge. By Thomas Webb and George Mills for Mudie. A gorgeous pattern Crown, supposedly the finest portrait produced by Pistrucci of George III as professed by the artist himself. Pistrucci is rightfully celebrated for his wonderful engraving of St. George and the dragon, but some of his portraits lacked significant depth; they appear intricate, but somewhat wiry and lacking life and realism (one is particularly reminded of George III's crowns and George IV's first laureate head). This portrait of George, however, is sensitively performed, light crow's feet and the hint of a smile forming on the King's face adding real character to his depiction, of a greater engraving depth giving a sculpted high-relief effect. The reverse is similarly charming, a simple take on the crowned cruciform of shields design introduced during Charles II's reign, national emblems residing in the angles. Quite apart from its engraving quality this piece has also survived in a beautiful state, argent and reflective with no notable wear to the high relief portrait of George, the peripheries toned a pale gold. Arguably one of the most attractive obverse designs of George III's pattern Crowns, and offered here in a premium near-choice grade. One for the connoisseur.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
George III Proof Pattern Crown ND (1820) PR62 NGC, Bull-2055, ESC-221. Plain edge. By Thomas Webb and George Mills for Mudie. A gorgeous pattern Crown, supposedly the finest portrait produced by Pistrucci of George III as professed by the artist himself. Pistrucci is rightfully celebrated for his wonderful engraving of St. George and the dragon, but some of his portraits lacked significant depth; they appear intricate, but somewhat wiry and lacking life and realism (one is particularly reminded of George III's crowns and George IV's first laureate head). This portrait of George, however, is sensitively performed, light crow's feet and the hint of a smile forming on the King's face adding real character to his depiction, of a greater engraving depth giving a sculpted high-relief effect. The reverse is similarly charming, a simple take on the crowned cruciform of shields design introduced during Charles II's reign, national emblems residing in the angles. Quite apart from its engraving quality this piece has also survived in a beautiful state, argent and reflective with no notable wear to the high relief portrait of George, the peripheries toned a pale gold. Arguably one of the most attractive obverse designs of George III's pattern Crowns, and offered here in a premium near-choice grade. One for the connoisseur.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD