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Auction 119  6 Dec 2022
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Lot 360

Starting price: 400 GBP
Price realized: 700 GBP
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A group of cast and struck European medals comprising: Italy, bronze medals (10), Bianca Cappello by G Z Weber, 45mm (Molinari 165), Pietro Gyron de Osuna by G. di Gracia, 46mm (Alvarez-Ossorio 439b), Marcantonio Grimani by N. da Ponte, 50mm, Clement XII by Dassier, 53mm, Enrico Orsini, 35 x 26mm (Kress 496), Marguerite de France, uniface, 53mm (Kress 503), Ferdinand Gonzaga by G. Mola, 44 x 38mm, Baccio Bandinelli, 38mm (Arm. I, 163, 4), Pietro Donella by Ardenti, 56mm (Attwood 663) and small silver-gilt religious medal of the Annunciation, 17th century, 38mm; with European plaquettes (4), of Ariadne on Naxos/Judgement of Paris (?), 53mm (later mule of two plaquette types), St Matthew the Apostle, 75mm, Allegory of Architecture, 73mm, and an amorous couple on donkey, 63mm; Germany, bronze medal of the Crucifixion/Abraham and Isaac by Reinhart, 54mm, mainly old casts; bronze-gilt medals of Mary II of England, 49mm, Elizabeth I of Russia, 64mm, and emperor Joseph II, 63mm, mainly fine; and an electrotype of the rare medal of Archbishop William Schevez of St. Andrews attributed to Quentin Matsys, 81mm, pierced, very fine (19) Ex Alain Edrei (1931-2021) collection, Paris.

Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
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