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Auction 1 9 Sep 2022
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ESPAÑA. V.Q.-14125 – Premios de la Real Academia, 1777. PCGS SP-63 Bronce. Medalla de fastuoso diseño, obra de Gerónimo Antonio Gil antes de emigrar a México, para premiar las mejores obras de elocuencia y poesía expuestas en concursos organizados por la Real Academia España, por anverso el busto de Carlos III portando el toisón de oro mirando a la derecha, reverso con el emblema de la academia, siendo el crisol sobre las brasas magistralmente bien plasmado y ejecutado, brillo rojizo en bordes, rara en el presente estado de conservación, 44 milímetros de diámetro y 36 gramos de peso
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Bronze. Medal of lavish design, work of Geronimo Antonio Gil before he emigrated to Mexico, to reward the best works of eloquence and poetry exhibited in competitions organized by the Royal Academy Spain, on obverse the bust of Carlos III carrying the gold fleece facing right, reverse with the emblem of the academy, being the crucible on the embers masterfully well shaped and executed, reddish glow on edges, rare in this grade , 44 millimeters in diameter and 36 grams of weight.
(Estimate: $18800 - $21000)
ENGLISH:
Bronze. Medal of lavish design, work of Geronimo Antonio Gil before he emigrated to Mexico, to reward the best works of eloquence and poetry exhibited in competitions organized by the Royal Academy Spain, on obverse the bust of Carlos III carrying the gold fleece facing right, reverse with the emblem of the academy, being the crucible on the embers masterfully well shaped and executed, reddish glow on edges, rare in this grade , 44 millimeters in diameter and 36 grams of weight.
(Estimate: $18800 - $21000)