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Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37  25 Sep 2019
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Lot 307

Estimate: 300 GBP
Price realized: 200 GBP
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Archbishop William Sancroft (1617-1693) and the Seven Bishops, struck silver medal, 1688, by George Bower, bust of Sancroft r., in clerical robes and cap, rev. medallic portraits and the names of the Bishop of London and the six imprisoned bishops, lettered edge, SI FRACTUS ..., 51mm. (MI.622/37; Eimer 288), edge lettering weak, rich tone, good very fine
The Bishops committed to the Tower of London and depicted on the medal's reverse were Henry Compton [London] shown in centre, and from top right and around, Francis Turner [Ely], Thomas Ken [Bath], John Trelawney [Bristol], Thomas White [Peterborough], John Lake [Chichester] and William Lloyd [St Asaph].
(300-400 GBP)
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