Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 22 27 Sep 2018
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Foreign Medals, Sweden, Count Nicodemus Tessin, the Younger (1654-1728), Baroque architect, city planner and administrator, silver medal, 1728, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), his draped bust to right, with flowing hair, N TESSIN COM REGNI SVEC SEN ET S MARESCH, rev. Minerva seated by broken column with shield, globe and other emblems, PROFERT ET PROTEGIT ARTES, 62mm. (Felder 73; Hild. p.107, 4), extremely fine with dark tone, especially on the obverse, rare
*ex Alan Irvine Collection and Spink, NC November, 1999 (4902)
The medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus's death. The popular medal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger's finest.
Estimate: (300-400 GBP)
*ex Alan Irvine Collection and Spink, NC November, 1999 (4902)
The medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus's death. The popular medal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger's finest.
Estimate: (300-400 GBP)