Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), small silver counter or medallet, c. 1746, by J. Kirk, 'muled' from a small series of counters of the Royal Family, bust of Cumberland r., in armour with lion shoulder-plate, rev. cupid, holding bow and small mirror, tramples on mask, L'AMOUR REQUIERT LA SINCERITE, 25.5mm. (MI.622/296 & 624/302; Woolf Sale 157; cf. Eimer 612), extremely fine and extremely rare
*ex Noel Woolf Collection, Glendining's, 4 November 1992, lot 157 (part)
The obverse is normally found as the reverse of a counter with his father, George II, on the obverse. This example is signed I. KIRK rather than KIRK. F. The reverse is one of 12 medallets of Princess Augusta, each with a cupid and a differing loving motto. MI records the Cumberland obverse with three cupid reverses (311, 312 & 313), though not this combination.
(100-150 GBP)
*ex Noel Woolf Collection, Glendining's, 4 November 1992, lot 157 (part)
The obverse is normally found as the reverse of a counter with his father, George II, on the obverse. This example is signed I. KIRK rather than KIRK. F. The reverse is one of 12 medallets of Princess Augusta, each with a cupid and a differing loving motto. MI records the Cumberland obverse with three cupid reverses (311, 312 & 313), though not this combination.
(100-150 GBP)