Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2015 NYINC Auction - Sess. B 10 January 2015
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MEXICO. Mexico City. Bronze Birth of an Heir Medal, 1780. Charles III (1759-88). VERY FINE.
52.3 mm; 52.85 gms. Gr-K-78a; Vives-55; Betts-577. By Geronimo Antonio Gil. Bust of Charles III at left facing right, busts of Prince Charles and Maria Louisa at right facing left; Reverse: Armored draped personification of Spain standing at left, fire altar, shield and rabbit behind, handing infant to kneeling draped personification of Mexico (New Spain), with shield behind and cornucopia at feet. Fields have been tooled and a partial crosshatch edge has been hand applied. Bent, cleaned and retoned, some rim bumps and light scratches present. VERY FINE.
From the John Adams Collection.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00
52.3 mm; 52.85 gms. Gr-K-78a; Vives-55; Betts-577. By Geronimo Antonio Gil. Bust of Charles III at left facing right, busts of Prince Charles and Maria Louisa at right facing left; Reverse: Armored draped personification of Spain standing at left, fire altar, shield and rabbit behind, handing infant to kneeling draped personification of Mexico (New Spain), with shield behind and cornucopia at feet. Fields have been tooled and a partial crosshatch edge has been hand applied. Bent, cleaned and retoned, some rim bumps and light scratches present. VERY FINE.
From the John Adams Collection.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00