Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Italy, Henri de Foix, Duke of Candalle (1591-1639), cast bronze portrait medal, undated, perhaps a memorial, by Johann Jakob Kornmann (Giovanni Jacopo Cormano), armoured bust l, love-lock over collar, lion's head shoulder plate, signed below, I. I. KOREMANO.F, legend, HENS FOXS NS PS NAVÆ & BENNI DVX CANDALÆ PAR FRÆ, rev. a flaming rock [volcano] buffeted by the four winds, depicted as blowing cherub faces, ADVERSIS CLARIVS ARDET, 41mm. (Rondot p. 408, pl. 29.1), pierced at top and old mount removed, an excellent portrait, very fine and exceptionally rare
*ex Baldwin's vault
ex O'Byrne Collection
A very similar image (but armorial reverse) is found on an unsigned medal of the same size (Molinari 95).
The reverse image and legend is derived from Book 1, 85, of a book of emblems by the German poet Gabriel Rollenhagen, known as Rollenhagius (1583-1619):
Inconcussa manens, advera clarius ardet, Et duplicat vires ignibus Aetna novis.
Henri de Nogaret de La Valette was the eldest son of Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Épernon, Admiral of France and his wife, Marguerite de Foix-Candale (1567–1593), Comtesse de Candale, from whom he inherited the title Comte de Candale. His career was in the military, he served firstly under Richelieu, then (1624-1633) in the Venetian army, finally commanding the Italian army. He died at the siege of Casale Monferrato in 1630, during the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–1631).
The cataloguers can find no other example of the medal being offered for sale in recent years. O'Byrne's ticket offers no description other than the rarity, "RRR".
(250-350 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
ex O'Byrne Collection
A very similar image (but armorial reverse) is found on an unsigned medal of the same size (Molinari 95).
The reverse image and legend is derived from Book 1, 85, of a book of emblems by the German poet Gabriel Rollenhagen, known as Rollenhagius (1583-1619):
Inconcussa manens, advera clarius ardet, Et duplicat vires ignibus Aetna novis.
Henri de Nogaret de La Valette was the eldest son of Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Épernon, Admiral of France and his wife, Marguerite de Foix-Candale (1567–1593), Comtesse de Candale, from whom he inherited the title Comte de Candale. His career was in the military, he served firstly under Richelieu, then (1624-1633) in the Venetian army, finally commanding the Italian army. He died at the siege of Casale Monferrato in 1630, during the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–1631).
The cataloguers can find no other example of the medal being offered for sale in recent years. O'Byrne's ticket offers no description other than the rarity, "RRR".
(250-350 GBP)