Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice February 2022 Auction 22-24 Feb 2022
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COLOMBIA. Simon Bolivar/Abolition of Slavery Bronze Medal, 1846. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED Details. Rim Bruises, Environmental Damage.
cf. Fonrobert-8106. By Tenerani & Voigt. Diameter: 48mm; Weight: 58.78 gms. Obverse: Facing statue facing Simon Bolivar standing facing, draped and holding sword and scroll; all set upon plinth; Reverse: Bolivar standing slightly left, wearing tricorne hat, resting hand upon sword, and holding papers abolishing slavery; to left, male freedman upon his knees and clasping the foreleg of Bolivar; behind him, a freedwoman holds and suckles an infant; palm tree in background. Edge: Some bruises as noted, otherwise plain. This piece presents a very moving scene upon the reverse, with an enslaved family receiving their freedom from the aptly named 'Liberator.' A great anti-slavery piece that is quite SCARCE and not often encountered.
Estimate: $150 - $300
cf. Fonrobert-8106. By Tenerani & Voigt. Diameter: 48mm; Weight: 58.78 gms. Obverse: Facing statue facing Simon Bolivar standing facing, draped and holding sword and scroll; all set upon plinth; Reverse: Bolivar standing slightly left, wearing tricorne hat, resting hand upon sword, and holding papers abolishing slavery; to left, male freedman upon his knees and clasping the foreleg of Bolivar; behind him, a freedwoman holds and suckles an infant; palm tree in background. Edge: Some bruises as noted, otherwise plain. This piece presents a very moving scene upon the reverse, with an enslaved family receiving their freedom from the aptly named 'Liberator.' A great anti-slavery piece that is quite SCARCE and not often encountered.
Estimate: $150 - $300