Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Spain / Italy, Gaspare Borgia [Gaspar Jofre de Borja] (d. 1556), Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin [Spain], cast lead portrait medal (c.1551-52), by Alessandro Vittoria (Venetian, 1525–1608), bust r., wearing ecclesiastical vestment, GASPARIS A BORGIA EPI SEGOBRICEN, 52.5mm (Hill, Corpus 420; Arm. II, 185, 2), an original cast, strictly fine but very rare
*ex Baldwin's vault
Gaspare Borgia was appointed Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin on 2 September 1530 and, twenty years later, attended the Council of Trent in 1551-1552, from which time the medal is believed to date. Segorbe is in the coastal province of Castelló, near to Valencia, where Gaspare Borgia was both born and died.
(150-200 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
Gaspare Borgia was appointed Bishop of Segorbe-Albarracin on 2 September 1530 and, twenty years later, attended the Council of Trent in 1551-1552, from which time the medal is believed to date. Segorbe is in the coastal province of Castelló, near to Valencia, where Gaspare Borgia was both born and died.
(150-200 GBP)