Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Corfu / Greece / Holy Roman Empire, Reichsgraff Marshal Matthias Johann von der Schulenburg (1661-1747), the Siege of Corfu and the erection of his statue, copper medal, 1716, by Georg Wilhelm Vestner, the statue on its plinth with the townscape and harbour of Corfu behind, SEMPER HONOS, NOMENQVE TVVM LAVDESQVE MANEBVNT, rev. legend in oval wreath, 48mm, (Bern. 463; Voltolini 1390; Julius 1001; Erl. 2795), extremely fine with some original redness
*ex Baldwin's vault
ex O'Byrne Collection
Schulenburg served in the Saxon and Venetian armies and distinguished himself at the Battle of Fraustadt. He commanded the "stubborn defence" of the island of Corfu against the invading Turks for which he was decorated by the Venetians. His statue can still be seen in Corfu and the legend on the plinth, in an oval wreath, is almost word for word that seen on the reverse of the medal.
(120-160 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
ex O'Byrne Collection
Schulenburg served in the Saxon and Venetian armies and distinguished himself at the Battle of Fraustadt. He commanded the "stubborn defence" of the island of Corfu against the invading Turks for which he was decorated by the Venetians. His statue can still be seen in Corfu and the legend on the plinth, in an oval wreath, is almost word for word that seen on the reverse of the medal.
(120-160 GBP)