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Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43  25 Mar 2020
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Lot 692

Estimate: 350 GBP
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A Collection of Papal Medals and Coins, Alexander VII (1599-1655-1667), Fabio Chigi. Foundation Medal for the Church of Santa Maria dell'Assunzione, Ariccia, cast unpatinated bronze medal, 1662, Year VII, by Gioacchino Francesco Travani (and Gian Lorenzo Bernini), bust l., crowned with tiara, wearing decorated mozetta and stole, ALEX. VII. PONT. MAX. A. VII., rev. façade of the Church, BENE FVNDATA DOMVS DOMINE, 67mm. (Roma 98, this piece; Bonanni II, 694; Venuti XXXIV; Molinari 98; Linc. 1209; Clifford 193; M. Hall [2010] 1132), a wonderful cast on thin flan with light bronze colour, extremely fine with light patination
Bernini had also designed and built the nearby Church of the Madonna del Galloro and he arranged for the Foundation Medals. Further details (and references) are to be found in the Clifford catalogue.
(350-450 GBP)
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