Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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From the remaining stock of Mrs Irene [Neddy] Allen (1928-2020), British and World Medallions, George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738–1789), an Italian baroque cast bronze portrait medal, c. 1780, by Giovanni Zanobi Weber (1737?-1808), bare head l., rev. winged Genie standing amongst the many attributes of the arts, two figures walk to a temple beyond, CARPAMVS DVLCIA. PERS. SAT. V., 86mm. (V & T 402), small old collector's mark "wgt" painted on truncation, very fine and extremely rare
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
The young Viscount Fordwich and his tutor, Jean Chastellain, arrived in Florence in 1759 and there he remained. In December the same year, he was elected MP for Hertford, but never fulfilled the post. He inherited his earldom in 1764 and, in 1775, married the sixteen-year-old Hannah Anne Gore, daughter of Charles Gore. However, he is remembered as an art collector and connoisseur; a member of the Accademia delle arti del Disegno and elected to the Accademia della Crusca. He patronised well-known artists and scientists including Zoffany and Alessandro Volta.
The medal's reverse is first found on a medal of Francesco Maria Niccolo Gabburri (1675-1742) (V & T 369).
(250-350 GBP)
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
The young Viscount Fordwich and his tutor, Jean Chastellain, arrived in Florence in 1759 and there he remained. In December the same year, he was elected MP for Hertford, but never fulfilled the post. He inherited his earldom in 1764 and, in 1775, married the sixteen-year-old Hannah Anne Gore, daughter of Charles Gore. However, he is remembered as an art collector and connoisseur; a member of the Accademia delle arti del Disegno and elected to the Accademia della Crusca. He patronised well-known artists and scientists including Zoffany and Alessandro Volta.
The medal's reverse is first found on a medal of Francesco Maria Niccolo Gabburri (1675-1742) (V & T 369).
(250-350 GBP)