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Auction 16 13 Nov 2022
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SWEDEN. Frederick I, 1671-1720-1751. Bronze medal 1728 by J. C. Heldinger. 61 mm. Count Nicodemus Tessin (1654-1728), Baroque architect, city planner and administrator. Felder 73. BR. 100.03 g. AU
Ex. Chaponnière & Hess-Divo auction 1, 18-19 May 2010, lot 1157.
This medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus's death. It is more usually found struck in silver and in that metal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger's finest.
Ex. Chaponnière & Hess-Divo auction 1, 18-19 May 2010, lot 1157.
This medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus's death. It is more usually found struck in silver and in that metal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger's finest.