Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice November 2022 Auction 14-17 Nov 2022
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GUATEMALA. Royal Academy of Art Silver Award Medal, ND (ca. 1788-1808). PCGS SPECIMEN-58.
Fonrobert-Unlisted. For 2nd prize. Diameter: 35mm. Obverse: numeral "IIII" in wreath, crowned, surrounded by legend; Reverse: legend within wreath. Undoubtedly SCARCE, this lightly handled 2nd prize merit award was given a pupil of the Royal Academy of Art in Guatemala in the reign of Charles IV. The surfaces display sharp elegant detail and lovely mottled toning with light gray and vibrant amber hues. The fields exhibit various minor contact marks but are brilliantly lustrous. A highly appealing piece. To view all items from the Pat Johnson Collection, click here.
From the Pat Johnson Collection.Ex: Ponterio 47 (03/1991) Lot # 866.
Fonrobert-Unlisted. For 2nd prize. Diameter: 35mm. Obverse: numeral "IIII" in wreath, crowned, surrounded by legend; Reverse: legend within wreath. Undoubtedly SCARCE, this lightly handled 2nd prize merit award was given a pupil of the Royal Academy of Art in Guatemala in the reign of Charles IV. The surfaces display sharp elegant detail and lovely mottled toning with light gray and vibrant amber hues. The fields exhibit various minor contact marks but are brilliantly lustrous. A highly appealing piece. To view all items from the Pat Johnson Collection, click here.
From the Pat Johnson Collection.Ex: Ponterio 47 (03/1991) Lot # 866.
Estimate: $100 - $200