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THE CHRISTOPHER FOLEY, F.S.A., COLLECTION OF ENGLISH MEDALS OF THE 15TH – 17TH CENTURIES Thursday 16th October 2014 at 10.00am Viewing The entire collection will be on view during Coinex, 26th & 27th September 10am – 5pm in the Grosvenor Suite, Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 2HP

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PLEASE NOTE All items in this catalogue are illustrated actual size wherever possible, please refer to description for precise measurements. The obverse description precedes the reverse; the measurements are given in millimetres, height before width, to the nearest millimetre. The condition of each item follows its description, using standard British grading procedures and numismatic terminology and is the opinion of the cataloguers. As thus they remain subjective and bidders are encouraged to examine the lots so as to determine their own opinions. Likewise rarity, when expressed, does not simply follow that which is published in various books, but expresses the opinion of the cataloguer’s experience. It should be noted that in numismatic catalogues the term “white metal” describes items struck or cast in tin, pewter or similar base metal.

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FOREWORD The Christopher Foley collection of commemorative medals illustrative of British History has been formed over about the last quarter of a century. Initially this collection was focused mainly on the time of the Civil War and this itself made these medals the more rare. The first medal bought by Christopher Foley, the medal that was to lead to the formation of this collection is lot 125, Elizabeth I silver oval portrait cliché. The collection developed to the late 17th Century and back into the 16th Century. This catalogue aptly demonstrates just how very rare the earlier medals are; indeed this could be a last opportunity to acquire these early English medals. The occurrence of a dispersal such as this is one that can measured on a century by century basis. The most recent comparable, but less comprehensive, sale was the Greta S. Heckett sale in 1977. Before this was the James O’Byrne (d. 1897) sale in 1962 and we should not overlook the Marquess of Bute 1951 dispersal of what was an ancient collection most of the medals being acquired as they were struck in the 17th and 18th Centuries. The R.W. Cocheran-Patrick sale of 1949 only offered 129 lots relating exclusively to Scotland. These last sales came about after an interval that suffered two world wars. During this period we should not fail to notice the Max and Maurice Rosenheim (1923) and Henry Oppenheimer (1936) sales, however they offered little of United Kingdom interest; they are noted but for completeness. This year marks the centenary of the J.E. Hodgkin sale. Exactly a decade before this was the J.G. Murdoch dispersal. The collection of T.M. Whitehead was a demonstration of what a dealer was able to come by in the years before 1898. The previous year saw the massive sale of the collection formed by Hyman Montague. Before this we go into the mists of time, via the Lord Pembroke sale in 1848, Samuel Tyssen (1802) and Dr. Mead (1755) but suffice it to say these were collections formed haphazardly by usually noble collectors, recipients perhaps, who acquired these treasures at the time they were made; perhaps even from the very hand of the monarch. All this places this currant sale in a proper context. To-day these medals must be less easy to acquire than in earlier times because of the amiable depredations of museums who give these nationally significant pieces a permanent home. The Foley collection has been formed by dint of his generous bidding during the last quarter of a century leaving few lots that was not a duplicate. For this reason we must regard this as perhaps one of the last such sales we are likely to see; at least during our current lifetimes. It is worth noting that compared to even rare coins these medals are very rare and have become even more rare in terms of availability (supra). Your writer has compiled an index of the occurrence of these medals in sales back to the publication of the essential reference work (Edward Hawkins, A.W. Franks & Herbert A. Grueber, Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II (1760) - 1885 and the equally useful 1969 reprint). It would be a shame to omit mention of Christopher Eimer’s British Commemorative Medals (2010) which has the added interest of suggesting commercial values, and in which several Foley medals are illustrated. Also J. J. and A. K. Platt’s The English Civil Wars (2013), is used as a reference for the first time. It is worth noting that during the last four years many of his valuations have been exceeded in the sale room and we should not know, probably by private treaty. Although it can scarcely be claimed that my unpublished index is complete it is a good wager that little has been missed. My work makes manifest that the occurrence of a medal more than say a dozen times, perhaps the same example coming up several times, can be considered common within this context. Daniel Fearon, an experienced savant, has performed a notable service to this specialised scholarship by compiling this catalogue which deserves to make sag the bookshelves of the scholarly collector for as far into the future as any of us can imagine. It is safe to say that this must be one of the largest dispersals of those already mentioned and surely represents an opportunity which may not occur again.

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Richard Falkiner FSA


THE EARLY MEDALS

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1. Sir Richard [Dick] Whittington (c. 1354-1423), an engraved silver plaquette, after an early 17th century line engraving by Renold or Reginold Elstrack [Elstracke], and perhaps trying to copy the medals of Simon de Passe, mid 17th century, half-length figure of Whittington seated at a table, wearing cap and gown and Mayoral Collar and Badge of Office, his right hand stokes his cat, RICHARD WHITINGTON (sic) EQUI AURAT VERA EFFIGIES PRECLARMI DOMINI, rev., small garnished shield of arms of Fitzwarren, 102 x 76.5mm. Very fine and believed second known specimen. £3,500-4,500 The only other specimen is in the British Museum, and is dated by them to be c. 1640. Elstrack probably first produced the engraving in 1605 in response to the printing of The History of Richard Whittington … (where his right hand rests not on his cat but on a skull). Davids suggests that this piece might date to 1641, with the publication of a ballad about Whittington. Alderman Fitzwarren was Whittington's sponsor and Whitington was to marry his daughter Alice. Provenance: Bt. Roy Davids, 100 Portraits and a Coffin, Catalogue V [2000], no. 93.

2. William de Wykeham (1324-1404), bishop of Winchester and founder [1382] of Winchester College, College’s silver prize medal for Latin and English composition, established 1797, by John Milton, awarded to “IACOBVS GOVER. BEDFORD COLL. WINTON SCHOLARIS AD 1804”, bust of DE WYKEHAM left, in cope and mitre, rev., Prince of Wales’s plumes, HONOREM PRINCEPS PROPONIT, named on edge, 48mm (MI 11/3; BHM 931, date shown as 1816; Stainton 16; Grimshaw 13). Extremely fine and scarce. £120-150 The recipient probably the Rev. James Gower (or Gover), of Portsea, Hants, who went up to St. John’s College, Oxford (B.A. 1808); died 30 March, 1871. Provenance: Bt. eBay, August, 2012.

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3. Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-1485), Count 1444-1472, Duke of Urbino 1472-1482, elected a Knight of the Garter, large cast bronze medal, attributed to Pietro Torregiano, bust of Federigo left wearing doublet, legend around, motto in gothic lettering within Garter, “hony soyt qy mal y pense”, rev., five winged genii support a platform on which a crowned eagle supports the Duke’s arms between two cornucopias, FE - DVX, 113mm (MI 16/1; Armand II, 36, 30; Pollard [2007] 342; Pollard, Bargello II, 1376; Hill, Corpus, 1118; JohnsonMartini [1986] 123, 551; Scholten 76;). An early cast of this historically important medal, very fine with dark patination, extremely rare. £4,000-6,000

Pietro Torregiano (1472-1528), is known as a sculptor and best remembered for, in 1491, punching Michaelangelo in the face and breaking his nose. He was in England from 1503-1519 during which time he made a superb bas-relief roundel of Sir Thomas Lovell, now in Westminster Abbey, in which the bust of the sitter is encircled by a Garter in a style whilst similar to this medal, is of a superior quality. Most recently Frits Scholten (2011), attributes Lehman’s medal to “Follower of Antonio Averlino, called Filarete (c. 14001469). The prototypes of the design, both showing four putti on the reverse, could be a gold Solidus of Constantine the Great, struck in 316 at Ticenum (Maria Alfoldi, Die Constantinische Goldprägung, Mainz, 1963, no. 91; Patrick Bruun, Roman Imperial Coinage, London, 1966, vol VII, 366, nos. 41-42), or a gold medal of Licinius II (Alfoldi, 108). Of the nineteen Knights appointed during the reign of Edward IV, two others were Italian, Ferdinand II, King of Sicily and Aragon and Ercole I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, whilst a third foreigner was João II, King of Portugal. Hill records four examples and details of up to a further five specimens. Since Hill a further four or five specimens have been recorded. That in the Heberden Coin Room of the Ashmolean Musem is currently on view. An image of the obverse of this medal forms the frontispiece to Medallic Illustrations, vol. I [1885] and it is fitting that a specimen of it is offered in Christopher Foley’s collection. See lot (582) for the medal that is the frontispiece to vol. II. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, Summer 2000; ex Münzen und Médaillen, Basel

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4. The expulsion of the English from France, the “Calaisienne Medal”, French struck silver medal, 1454-55, a shield bearing the arms of France, surmounted by an open royal crown, branches of roses either side, legend in three concentric circles around, GLORIA : PAX : TIBI : SIT : REX : KAROLE : LAVS : Q3 : PERhENIUS : REGNUM : FRANCORUM / TANTO : DISCRIMINE : LABENS : hOSTILI : RABIE : VICTA : VIRTUTE / REFORMANS : XPI : CONSILIO : LEGIS : ET : AUXILIO :, rev., cross with lis points within quadralobe, crowns in inner angles, cinquefoils in outer, legend around in three concentric circles, hORA : NOVIA : DOMINVS IhS : EXPIRAVIT : hELI : CLAMANS : ADIMAM / MENDAVIT : LATVS : EIVS : LANCEA : MIIIES : DEREORAVIT TERRA TVA / CONTREMVIT : ET : SOLI : OBSCVRAVIT : ADORAMVS : TERPE, 56.5mm, 17.22g (cf MI 14/4, obverse; Maz. 3; cf BMC [Jones] 8, obverse; 10 & 11; V de V 3; Trésor 1,2,

rev.; Wilson-Smith, this piece illustrated). Very fine and excessively rare in commerce.

£8,000-12,000

This is one of a group of several varieties of somewhat similar medals, struck by Charles VII of France (1403-1422-1461), following his success in the expulsion of the English from all of France with the exception of the northern port of Calais and the Channel Islands. As medals they follow no precedent and their style eminates from the coinage of the period. As Jones writes, they “must be reckoned among the largest and finest pieces produced by a medieval mint”. Other specimens are recorded, all in Museum collections:- Biblioteque Nationale, Paris, Silver and Gilt-silver; Bronze (2 - these perhaps c. 1830); Musée des Monnaies, Paris, Bronze (c. 1830); Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Silver (ex. R. Falkiner, 1983). Provenance: Peus Auction, 29 April, 2000 (lot 617); ex. Private Collection, Bremen. It is possible that this is the L’Abbé Barthélemy specimen [JeanJacques Barthélemy (1716-1795), from 1753 Keeper of the Royal Collection of Medals], Ch. Lorrimer (Rouen) Collection, Raymond Serrure, Paris, Auction, 10 December, 1900; Collection Babut, Etienne Bourgey, Paris, Auction, 5 December, 1927.

5. John Kendal (d. 1501), Turcopolier (Colonel General of Infantry) of the Order of St John (1477), the Siege of Rhodes by the Turks, cast bronze portrait Medal, 1480, of Italian manufacture, bust right with long hair, IO KENDAL RHODI TVRCVOPELLERIVS, rev., shield of arms, TEMPORE. OBSIDIONIS. TVRCHORVM. MCCCCLXXX, 55mm (MI 17/3; Hill 934; Furse p. 379). A somewhat worn but original cast with old but later gilding applied, reverse fine, obverse better. £1,000-1,200 John Kendal was commissary and deputy to Pope Sixtus IV “throughout the globe” and Turcopolier at the time of the siege of Rhodes by the Turks. The latter post was annexed to that of Grand Bailiff of England and he was also Prior of the Order of St John in London and Grand Master. As such the task of recruiting for troops, especially in Ireland, to fight the Turks fell to him. The medal is sold with an old collector’s ticket priced at “2000 frs”. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2006 (lot 2311).

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6. The pretender Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 - executed 1499), medallic coin or jeton, c. 1494, probably Continental manufacture, mm. leopard passant gardant both sides, crowned arms of England between crowned lis and crowned rose, DOMINIE SALVVM FAC REGEM, rev., crown and rose over and below lis and leopard, 23.5mm, 3.90gms [60.186 grains] (MI 21/3; North 1758; S. -; C. Blunt, ‘The Medallic Jeton of Perkin Warbeck’, BNJ 25 (1949-51), pp. 215-216). An excellent example of this coin, good very fine, toned and extremely rare. £7,000-10,000 Perkin Warbeck, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, the brother of Edward V, tried to invade England three times. He was finally captured near London and was executed in 1499. It is believed that around fifteen examples of the Warbeck coin are known, most probably emanating from the Burgundian Low Countries. They carry the royal arms of England and, although anonymous, have generally been accepted as being associated with Warbeck. The date, 1494, the legend, on one side a version of the writing on the wall at Belshazzar’s feast (seemingly a threat to Henry VII) and on the other the Latin equivalent of ‘O God, save the King’ (a reference to the pretender) and the general resemblance of the obverse to a description of a seal of Warbeck’s strengthen the attribution. The average weight of the extant examples is around 60 grains, in contrast to the 48 grain standard for the contemporary English Groat. As all surviving specimens were struck from single pair of dies, it suggests that they were not a serious exercise in finance, but they may well have been struck in the run up to Warbeck’s ‘invasion’ of England in July 1495. The specimen now in the Fitzwilliam Museum was bequeathed to Cambridge University in 1589 (C E Blunt, BNJ 1950 pp.215-6). Provenance: Ex T. Hollis, Sotheby, 14 May 1817 (lot 302); ex H R Willett, Collection of Patterns purchased privately by J. D. Cuff; J. D. Cuff, Sotheby, 8 June 1854 (lot 958); ex E. W. Rashleigh, Sotheby, 21 June 1909 (lot 774); ex B. Roth, Sotheby, 19 July 1917 (lot 243); L. E. Bruun, Sotheby, 18 May 1925 (lot 546); T. B. Clarke Thornhill, Glendining, 24 May 1937 (lot 429); Spink, Numismatic Circular, July 1942 (no.15405 - £40-0-0); Spink Auction, 31 March, 2004 (lot 56)

7. Elizabeth of York (1466-1503), Queen of England, silver medal of German manufacture, by Loos, bust three-quarters left wearing embroidered dress, headdress and ornate necklace, ELIS EBOR HENRICI VIIREG ANG, rev., the two roses of York and Lancaster, entwined, HINC NOSTRÆ CREVERE ROSÆ, 39mm (MI 22/5; Eim 24). Extremely fine, toned. £120-150 This attractive medal was commissioned by Mr Thane, a collector who felt that Elizabeth of York deserved a place in Dassier’s series of English Sovereigns. Elizabeth of York was the oldest daughter of Edward IV and her marriage to Henry VII in 1483, ended the Wars of the Roses by joining the houses of York and Lancaster. It was struck in the early years of the 19th Century and the obverse portrait is after Holbein. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 4 October, 2004 (lot 931).

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HENRY VIII (1491-1509-1547)

8. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c.1471-1530), cast bronze medal, unsigned, bust right wearing buttoned gown and cap, THOMAS VOLSEY S F E CA…, rev., naked female figure, perhaps Peace, holding palm branch and standing facing on globe, around which entwined a serpent with three heads, 59mm (MI -; Eim. -; Att -; Pollard -; Arm. -). A piece broken from edge, at 4 o’clock, very fine and a cast of considerable age. £400-500 The medal is a late 17th century restitution. It appears to be by the same hand as the excessively rare medal of Sir Thomas Moore (MI 34/23) and by an unknown Florentine medallist (D.Fearon, Numismatic Circular, June 1978, where the Moore medal is discussed). Provenance: Ex. Michael Hall Collection, Part III; Baldwin Auction, 28 September 2010 (lot 2522)

9. Henry VIII, complimentary medal, 1542, half-length figure threequarters right holding sword and orb, rev., the English Lion to left, its paw grasping the orb, PACERE SVBIECTIS Z DEBELLA’ SUP’BOS, 33mm (MI 44/38, and note). Very fine. £150-200 This restitutional medal is noted in Medallic Illustrations [1885] as a “modern copy” of a medal believed to be unique (Pembroke Collection). H. E. Pagan does not attribute it to the well-known forger and producer of fantasies, Edward Emery (BNJ 40, 1971, “Mr. Emery’s Mint”). Provenance: R. Falkiner, June, 2008.

10. Henry VIII (1509-1547), Head of the Church, restitutional silver medal or ‘so-called’ pattern crown, c. 1545, crowned bust virtually fullface, holding sword of state and orb, rev., crowned arms with lion and dragon supporters, HR monogram below, ANGLICE Z HIBENICE ECCLESIE SVPREMVM CAPVT, 43mm (cf MI 47/43). Good very fine and rare. £250-350 Medallic Illustrations states ‘…the unsatisfactory nature of the workmanship renders it probable that it is a copy, made in the present (ie 19th) century on the Continent…’, however H. E. Pagan (BNJ 40, 1971, “Mr. Emery’s Mint”), writing of these pieces states they “could very well be products of the Emery mint”. Provenance: Bt. eBay, December, 2012.

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11. Henry VIII, Supremacy of the Church, cast silver restitutional medal, 1545, on the King’s Assumption of the title “Supreme Head of the Church of England”, after an original attributed to Henry Bayse (or Basse), chief engraver, bust right, wearing jeweled cap, ermine robe and Collar, legend in two lines around, HENRICVS OCTA ANGLIÆ FRAN CI ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR ET/IN TERR ECCLE ANGLI ET HI BE SVB CHRIST CAPVT SVPREMVM, rev., legend in eleven lines, between “HR” and “Londini 1545”, in Hebrew and Greek, 50mm (MI 47/44; Eim. 26; H & P pl. 28, 1), late 18th century. Nearly extremely fine, deeply toned and rare. £400-600 See also G. F. Hill, “The medal of Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church,” NC (1916), pp. 194-195. Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 17 December, 2007 (lot 1249).

12. Henry VIII, large cast bronze restitutional portrait medal, bust almost full-face, wearing broad-rimmed hat, collar of office and St George medal on riband, HENRICVS VIII DE GRATIA ANGLIA REX, 89.5mm (MI 49/46; Pollard 2007, 781; H & P, p. 145, pl. 29.2). A handsome medal, nearly extremely fine, pierced at top, scarce. £300-400 This portrait, which is derived from Holbein, is sometimes paired with that of Erasmus, taken from a bronze medal of 1519 by Quentin Matsys. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 24 September, 2013 (lot 5266).

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13. Henry VIII, silver counter, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1639, in imitation of engraving, half-length full-face bust, wearing crown with hat brim, holding sword and orb, Tudor Rose to right, HENRY THE VIII, rev., crowned arms within Garter, decorative border, 25mm (cf MI 380/282 – the set). Very fine and scarce. £120-150 For an almost complete set, in which another is included, see lot 348. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 5 – 6 June, 2013 (lot 580, part).

EDWARD IV (1537-1547-1553)

14. Edward VI, Coronation 1547, a coin-like gold medal, perhaps a Pattern Half-Sovereign or Crown, Tudor rose on stalk, crowned, with rose and caul frosted, E - R to either side, EDWARD VI REX ANG FRANC HIBER ZC, rev., legend and date in five lines, IN INSIGNIA POTENTISSIMI REGIS ANGLIE 1547, rosette and pellet stops, 27.5mm, 4.6gm (MI 55/3, this piece, recorded when owned by J. Rashleigh; Wilson & Rasmussen 4; obv. as rev. of North 1950-1). Trace of die flaw from rose, above R (of E - R) and through R of EDWARD, extremely fine and good colour. £12,000-15,000 Provenance: Ex. Pembroke Collection, Sotheby’s Auction, 31 July, 1848 (lot 156); ex. E. W. Rashleigh Collection, Sotheby, 21 June, 1909 (lot 817); ex. Spink Auction, 22 November, 1994 (lot 401); ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 8 October, 2002 (lot 1144), where die flaw referred to as “hairline striking crack”.

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15. Edward VI, circular portrait plaquette, an electrotype copy of the “unique contemporary cast” in lead in the British Museum, bust left with plumed hat, wearing coat and doublet and Garter Collar and George and holding gloves, EDWARDVS DEI GRA AN REX, 74 x 74.5mm (cf MI 56/7, illus.; pl. IV, 1; H & P pl. 29, 4; Farquhar, 114), mid 19th century. Much as made, very fine. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. eBay, September, 2007.

16. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), silver counter, 1551, unsigned, Victory standing left holding wreath and palm branch, MARIA D G R S, rev., crowned M above 1551 within laurel wreath, 28.5mm (vide MI vol. I, p. 59 note; cf. Van Mieris III/289; Graham Goddard, 'Mary, Queen of Scots - and Hungary', Coin and Medal News, vol. 22, No. 10, Oct. 1985, p.25). A fascinating and unique medal, sharp extremely fine. £1,200-1,500 This piece appears to have been originally struck for use in the household of Queen Mary of Hungary (1522-1558), the original H in the obverse legend having been altered to an S and the date 1552 altered to 1551. Provenance: Ex collections of the Dukes of Atholl (private sale to Spink’s); Bt. Spink October 1985; Spink Auction, 29 March, 2006 (lot 284).

17. Edward VI, Christ's Hospital, presentation medal, 1791, in richly gilt-silver, after a portrait by William Scrots, bust three-quarters left on stippled background, wearing feathered cap doublet and Garter Chain and George, EDVARDUS SEXTUS R, signed GS [Guillaume Scrots] and hallmarked below truncation, facing bust of king, rev., engraved 'Presented by David Pike Watts Esquire to Matthew Cotton Esquire', 56 x 39.5mm (cf Grimshaw 89), London hallmark 1791, maker John Huston, shaped suspension loop. Extremely fine and rare. £500-600 The medal is similar to the Marker's medals of the period and is clearly after a painting by William Scrots, a painter of the Tudor court to whom several portraits of Edward VI are attributed. The medal's benefactor, David Pike Watts, was the adopted son of the vintner Benjamin Kenton, and inherited his business and fortune. Given to good works, he was a patron of Christ's Hospital, and many other institutions. He was the artist John Constable's uncle. The Pike Watts Mausoleum, in the Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam, Staffordshire, contains Francis Chantrey's magnificent monument. By 1833 the recipient, Matthew Cotton, is recorded in the post of Receiver and Wardrobe Keeper at Christ's Hospital. Provenance: St. James's Auction 17, 24 May, 2011 (lot 854).

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18. Edward VI, Christ’s Hospital, silver Marker’s medal, by Lewis Pingo, awarded c. 1870’s, bust of Edward VI right, his crown incorporated in hat, rev., bible opened at the pages of Exodus, dated 1552, named on edge inscribed (Egbert Lampard), 35mm (MI 61/16: Eimer, Pingo 29; Eimer 66a; Grimshaw 90). Good very fine. £45-50 The Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington lists an Egbert Lampard who died 20 Februaury, 1917 aged 55 and who could well be the recipient of this medal. Provenance: Bt. eBay, August, 2006.

MARY TUDOR (1516-1553-1558) WITH PHILIP (1554-1558)

19. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587; Queen 1542-1567), and François, Dauphin of France, an electrotype copy by Robert Ready of a silver jeton, 1553, by Nicolas Emery, an F M monogram, crowned, stars either side, DILIGITE IVSTICIAM, rev., crowned shield of the arms of Scotland, DELICIE DNI COR HVMILE, 28.5mm (MI 65/5; Burns, II, 344-346, pl. LXVI/916), the edge stamped RR. Very fine. £150-200 The RR stamp for Robert Cooper Ready (1811-1901). In 1859 the British Museum hired Ready, a sealmaker, to make copies of coins, medals, seals and gems in their collections. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 19 June, 2002 (lot 710), where not stated to be electrotype.

20. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), a French silver jeton, undated (c.1553), by Nicolas Emery, large letter M crowned, between two crowned thistles, MARIA DEI G SCOTOR REGINA, rev., crowned shield of the arms of Scotland, DELICIE DEI COR HVMILE, 28mm (MI 66/6; CP -). A pleasing example, good very fine, lightly toned and rare. £700-900 The royal permission to engrave this and another similar jeton, this with a crowned FM, the monogram of Francis and Mary, was granted to Nicolas Emery, on 3 January 1553/4 (see footnote to Medallic Illustrations entry). Provenance: Spink Auction 26 March, 2008 (lot 1); Spink Auction, 13 July 1999 (lot 733).

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21. Philip II of Spain, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gold Scudo [Scudo d’oro], undated, by Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, bare head right, monogram behind, legend with English title, PHILIP R ANG FRA NEAP P HIS, rev., crowned and garnished oval shield of arms, HISPANI PRINCEP, 23mm; 3.35g (MI 69/14; Fr. 836a; P & R 1). A most pleasing example, much as struck, with an excellent portrait, nearly extremely fine and very rare. £1,500-1,800 Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, Mint-director at Naples (1525-1560). MI lists six coins of Philip II on account of his English title and because some earlier references have them listed as medals. Provenance: Ex. Numismatica Ars Classica Auction, 4 December, 2012 (lot 719); ex Hispanic Society of America.

22. Phillip II of Spain, Spanish Netherlands, Bureau des Finances, copper jeton, 1554, the Pillars of Hercules, PLVS OVLTRE on ribbon, legend £40-60 around, rev., the sun shines on an eagle perched on globe, A DOMINO-LVX MEA 54, 28mm (MI - ; Dugn. 1970). Fine. Provenance: Bt. L. Schulman, January, 2006.

23. Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary, cast and richly gilt-bronze medal, c. 1555, by Jacques Jonghelinck, after Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, bust of Mary left in embroidered gown, wearing jewelled cap and with veil falling down back (after the portrait by Antonis Mors), MARIA I REG ANGL FRANC ET HIB Z, rev., bust of Philip right in high collar, wearing order of the Golden Fleece, PHILIP DG HISP REX Z, 35.5mm (MI 72/18; Smolderen p. 421, F8; Arm. I, 242, 5; Att p. 89, fig. 26 for the example in gold in the British Museum). A superb and contemporary cast, in high relief and lightly chased, about extremely fine. £5,000-6,000 Provenance: Morton & Eden, 9 June, 2009 (lot 383); ex Alfred Spero and Sotheby’s, 4-5 October, 1990 (lot 655).

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24. Philip II of Spain, uniface cast pewter or lead medal, c. 1555, by Jacques Jonghelinck, after Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, bust of Philip right in high collar, wearing order of the Golden Fleece, PHILIP DG HISP REX Z, as the reverse of the previous lot, the reverse with incuse image and, behind head, the initial ‘M’, 38mm (MI 72/18; Smolderen p. 421, F8; Arm. I, 242, 5; Att p. 89, fig. 26 for the example in gold in the British Museum). Very fine and a contemporary cast, trace of old collector’s number in red on reverse. £700-1,000 Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, July, 2006.

25. Queen Mary, small restitutional copper medal, 18th century, perhaps by Stuart, after Jacques Jonghelinck and after the larger medal by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, c.1555, bust of Mary left in embroidered dress, jewelled cap and veil, rev., weakly impressed “Queen MARY”, 33mm (MI 72/19; cf Smolderen F8; Arm I, 242, 5; van Mieris III, 378, II). Extremely fine, scarce. £180-250 Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auction, October 2012.

26. Queen Mary, the State of England, cast Bronze Medal, 1554, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, half-length bust of Queen Mary left, wearing richly embroidered gown and necklace with jewelled pendant, MARIA I REG ANGL FRANC E[T] HIB FIDEI DEFENSATRIX, signed below truncation, IAC TREZ, rev., Peace seated on a throne with supplicant figures beset by hailstorms to left, temple to right, heavenly rays above and water below, CECIS VI[S]VS TIMIDIS QVIES, 66mm (MI 72/20; Eim. 33; Attwood 80; Arm I, 241/3; Scher [1994], 54; Scher [1997], 4). A good quality contemporary cast, pierced at top, good very fine. £500-800 Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (1515 / 1519-1589), sculptor, architect, medallist and gem cutter to Cosimo III de Medici, who worked in the Netherlands and Spain and almost certainly visited England at the time this medal was made. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2003.

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27. Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary, lead medal, 1555, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, half-length bust of Queen Mary left, wearing richly embroidered gown and necklace with jeweled pendant, MARIA I REG ANGL FRANC ET HIB FIDEI DEFENSATRIX, rev., armoured bust of Philip right, PHILIPPVS REX PRINC HISP AET S AN XXVIII, below IAC TREZZO F 1555, 66.5mm (MI 72/20, obv.; Eimer 33; Att 80a rev.; Arm I, 241/2 obv; Pollard [2007] 505; Kress 437 obv; Scher [1994] 54; Scher [1997] 4; Farquhar, facing p. 120). Very fine, the surface with bronze-coloured lacquer, this now flaking. £500-600 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: The Michael Hall Collection, part I, Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 146).

28. Philip II of Spain and King of England, complimentary medal, cast bronze, 1555, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, half-length bust of Philip II, left, in armour, with badge of the Golden Fleece, mantle around his shoulders, + PHILIPPVS AVSTR CAROLI V CAES F PRINC HISP ET ANGL R, rev., Virtue, as a draped female statue stands in a small pool, on her head a vase overflowing with water from two animal heads, around, a group of figures collect the water and drink it, VIRTVS, in ex, NVNQ DEFICIT, beaded border to both sides, 79.5mm (MI 75/26). An excellent cast, good very fine with pleasant brown patina, pierced twice above head (by R and I of CAROLI), extremely rare. £4,000-6,000 The portrait type of Philip derives from another medal, signed by Leone Leoni, whilst the reverse comes from a medal dated to 1550-1552, of Gianello della Torre (1500-1585), the celebrated horologist, engineer and architect from Cremona. The cataloguers are not aware of any specimens being offered for sale in the UK auction market since Sotheby, 24 May, 1897 (lot 39). Provenance: Jean Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2802)

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29. Philip II of Spain and King of England, Military Reward, cast bronze medal, 1556, by Gianpaolo Poggini, (c.1518-1580), bearded bust left, wearing armour and small ruff collar, PHILIPPVS DG HISPANIARVM ET ANGLIÆ REX, rev., a pelican pecks her breast to feed her young with her blood, tablet below inscribed, D PRO LEGE REGE ET GREGE, within ornamental border, 39mm (MI 80/37; vL I, 10; Attwood -). A contemporary cast with light chasing to obverse, very fine and extremely rare. £600-800 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October 2010.

30. Philip II of Spain and King of England, the Opposition to Protestantism and Supression of Sir Thomas Wyatt’s Rebellion, cast bronze medal, 1556, by Gianpaolo Poggini (c.1518-1580), signed with monogram on reverse, bearded bust left, wearing armour and small ruff collar, Badge of the Golden Fleece on ribbon, PHILIPPVS DG HISPANIARVM ET ANGLIÆ REX, rev., Bellerophon, astride a Pegasus, spearing the Chimaera, HINC VIGILO, 42mm (MI 80/39; Att 1076 [under Spain]; Arm I, 238, 2; vL I, 10). Good very fine, a contemporary and high quality cast with pleasant light patination, rare. £700-900 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin, March 1998.

31. Philip II, of Spain and King of England, the siege of St. Quentin, silver medal, 1557, by Jacques Jonghelinck, laureate armoured bust of Philip to right, wearing Badge of the Golden Fleece on ribbon, PHILIPPVS DG HISP ET ANGLIÆ REX, rev., legend in 16 lines, small head of St. Quentin in centre, ANNO MDLVII DEN X TAG AVG WARD DVRCH KVNIG PHILIP ZV HISPAN VND ENGELLAND …, 35.5mm (MI 84/47; vL I, 17, 2; Smolderen 226/13). An excellent example, good very fine, toned and rare. £1,500-2,000 The English government did not wish to be involved in the Spanish war against France, but Philip II had Mary authorize a small force, led by the Earl of Pembroke, which succeeded in capturing the town of St. Quentin in Picardy, Northern France. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2463).

32. Philip II of Spain and King of England, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch copper jeton, 1557, of the Bureau des Finances, a rose, a bundle of arrows, flint and steel, and a bow, representing England, Castile, Burgundy and Aragon, G DV BVRREAV DES FINANC 1557, rev., shields of arms of Castile & Léon, England & France crowned and within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, CONCORDES SERVAT AMICITIA, 29mm (MI 85/48; vL I, 14; Dugn. 2148). Very fine, rare. £65-85 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 2031), 17 February, 1996 (lot 1231).

33. Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary, copper counter, 1557, coin-like portrait busts vis-à-vis, PHS ET MARIA HISP ANGL REGS FLANDR COMS, 1557 below busts, rev., arms of Philip and Mary in lozenge-shaped shield, GECT DE LA CHAMBR DES COPT A LILLE 1557, 30mm (MI 86/50). Very fine and rare. £200-300 This variety with the last numeral of the obverse date clearly adapted from 1557. It is also one of the several varieties of counters struck for use in the Chamber of Accounts at Lille, all of which are rare. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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34. Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary, copper counter, 1557/58, coin-like portrait busts vis-à-vis, PHS ET MARIA HISP ANGL REGS FLANDR COMS, 1558 below busts, rev., arms of Philip and Mary in lozenge-shaped shield, GECT DE LA CHAMBR DES COPT A LILLE 1557, 30mm (MI 86/50). Good very fine and very rare. £300-500 One of several varieties of counters struck for use in the Chamber of Accounts at Lille and all of which are rare. Provenance: Ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 7); Spink NC, November 1978 (13320).

35. Philip II of Spain and King of England, silver counter, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1639, in imitation of engraving, halflength crowned bust right, holding sword and orb, PHILLIP KIN OF SPANNA, rev., the Spanish arms crowned, within Garter, decorative border, 25mm (cf MI 380/282 – the set). Very fine and rare. £120-150 For an almost complete set, in which another is included, see lot 348. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 5 – 6 June, 2013 (lot 580, part).

36. Henri II (1519-1547-1559), King of France, the surrender of Calais, cast bronze medal, 1558, laureate and armoured bust of Henri right, the armour with lion-head shoulder plates, wearing the badge of St Michael, HENRICVS II REX CHRISTIANISS, rev., Henri on horseback attended by soldiers and preceded by Victory and Peace, MAIORA SEQVENTVR, in exergue, EXACTIS BRITANNIS ET CALETO GVINIAQ RECEPT, beaded border to both sides and on thin flan, 75mm (MI 88/57; BMC [Jones] - ; van Mieris III, 422; Trésor I, XI, 6). A high quality early cast with dark brown patina. £400-600 Calais surrendered to the French on 10 January, 1558. Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 401).

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37. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and François II (1544-1559-1560), King consort of Scotland and Dauphin of France, 1558, a 19th century restitutional silver medal, 1558, by Jean Baptiste Salmson, copying a 16th century jeton by Guillaume Martin, busts vis-à-vis, crown above, rev., the arms of Dauphiné and Scotland, FECIT VTRAQVE VNVM 1558, 54mm (MI 92/5; BMC [Jones] Vol I, 78; BDM V, 317). Choice mint state. £240-280 Guillaume Martin (active from before 1558-?1590). Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 265).

38. Mary, Queen of Scots and François II, King of France (1544-1549-1560), silver medal or counter, 1560, unsigned, crowned shield of France impaling Scotland and England, MARIA DG FRANCOR SCOTOR REG ETC, rev., two crowns of differing sizes between earth and heavens, in which a third crown formed with stars, 32.5mm, ALIAMQVE MORATVR 1560, (MI 96/15; CP.10/10; Feuardent. 11657). Good very fine on full flan, neatly pierced at 10 o’clock (12 o’clock on reverse), very rare. £400-500 Provenance: J. Scaife Collection, Spink Auction, 30 September, 2005 (lot 527).

39. François II, King of France (1544-1549-1560), the Peace of Edinburgh, 1560, a 19th century restitutional copper medal, 1560, believed by Jean Baptiste Salmson, copying a (now lost) 16th century jeton, laureate bust left, wearing armour and sash, rev., two cornucopiae from which emerge the busts of François and Mary, the crowned letter F between them, ABVNDANTIA PVBLICA GALLIAR, in ex, PAX CVM ANGLIS, 53.5mm (MI 97/17; BMC [Jones] Vol I, 224). Extremely fine. £60-80 Provenance: Bt. R. Gladdle, December, 2010.

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40. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), the Peace of Edinburgh, copper medalet, 1560, large F [François II of France], crowned between cornucopias supporting busts of Francis and Mary vis-à-vis, ABVNDANTIA PVBLICA GALLIAR, rev., the figures of Piety and Felicity, one standing, one seated, PIETAS REGIS INVICTISS, 24.5mm (MI 98/18; CP–). Very fine and very rare. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, 2003.

41. Elizabeth I, the reform of the coinage, brass jeton, 1560, portrait bust threequarters left, crowned, wearing high ruff collar and ornate dress, rev., figure of Justice seated holding scales and sword, no legend but wreath border to both sides, 28.5mm (MI 100/23; Eim. 41). Very fine, rare. £300-400 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, April, 2007.

42. Thomas Stanley (d. 1571), Assay Master at the Tower Mint, silver medal, c.1562, by Steven van Herwijck [Stephen of Holland (c.15301565/7)] and signed on truncation, 'STE. H.', bust right wearing a flat bonnet, gown with raised collar and small ruff, rev., his armorial shield, garnished and with helm, with hart as crest, beaded border to both sides, 44.5mm (MI 105/32; Simonis pl. XXVI, 5). A contemporary cast of superb quality, extremely fine. £12,000-15,000 Thomas Stanley, a goldsmith, was appointed Assay Master at the Tower Mint by Henry VIII in 1545 and oversaw the debasement of the silver coinage and addressed the problem of the accurate preparation of silver to the precise Sterling standard. He became Comptroller of the Mint in 1553 and in 1560 Under-Treasurer (on his death in 1571 the position became Master of the Mint). Provenance: John R. Gaines, part II, Morton & Eden, 8 December, 2005 (lot 46); 'Late Collector' sale, Sotheby's, 12 June 1974, lot 4; Morton & Eden, 21 May 2003 (lot 1104).

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43. Sir Richard Martin (1534-1617), Warden, then Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of London (1589 & 1594) and his wife, Dorcas, cast copper double-portrait medal, 1562, by Steven van Herwijck [Stephen of Holland] (c.1530-1565/7), his bust right wearing soft cap, cloak and small ruff collar, RICHARD MARTIN ÆT 28 AO 1562, rev., her bust left, in pointed bonnet, cloak and small ruff collar, DORCAS EGLESTONE VX RICHARD MARTIN ÆT 25, 58.5mm (MI 107/33; Eim. 45; Scher [1994] 169; H & P pl. 23, 6). A contemporary cast, some light tooling, good very fine with rich brown patina, excessively rare. £1,500-2,000 The silver example of this medal in the British Museum is catalogued in MI as "unique?". Martin was a goldsmith by profession, who in his work at the Mint, carried out reforms in relation to both the English and Irish coinage. He married Dorcas (1537-1590), daughter of Sir John Ecclestone (or Eglestone) of Lancashire, in or before 1562. Both are buried in Tottenham Church. Provenance: Ex. Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 8); Previously bt. Spink c. 1976

44. St. Saviour’s School, Southwark, founded 1562, silver prize medal, by John Kirk, bust of Elizabeth I left, wearing ruff collar and jewellery over dress, rev., façade of the school building, SIGILUM HOC PUERO … / SCHOLA SANTCI SALVATORIS, 40.5mm (MI 110/37; Grimshaw 19; cf. JT 126a; D & W 256/402), late 18th century. Extremely fine, scarce. £80-120 St. Saviour's was a free grammar school for boys in Southwark. In 1896 it was amalgamated with St Olave's Grammar School. The medallist John Kirk died in 1796 and the medal's reverse shows the old school. A later version of the medal was made by W. J. Taylor. Provenance: Bt. eBay, January, 2013.

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45. Arthur Daundy, steward of Gray’s Inn, silver counter, 1564, crest of a dove eating from a pea plant, BEING YOVRS I CEASE TO BE MINE, rev., shield of arms, date above, ARTHVR SHALBE HENRI AND AN, 26.5mm (MI 112/40, illustrated). Very fine and excessively rare. £1,400-1,600 The attribution to Arthur Daundy [Dandy or Dandie], as suggested in Medallic Illustrations, has never been questioned. Daundy was granted arms in 1560 and this counter is believed to have been struck at the time of his marriage to Magdalen Arundell. The couple were to have four children. Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer, March, 2004.

46. Penrith Free Grammar School, founded 1565, William Bleamire's prize medal, silver, by Vaughton & Sons after a 19th century original, bust of Elizabeth I three-quarters left, rev., legend in eleven lines, named on edge, “E. A. Lunson July 1931”, 47mm (MI 111/39; Finlay, M., Fig 12; Grimshaw 22; D & W 268/489), Birmingham hallmark, 1913. Matt surface, extremely fine. £70-90 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is now Cumbria's only coeducational selective grammar school. It moved from its original premises in St Andrew's churchyard to its present site in 1917. Provenance: Bt. S. Monks, December 2008.

47. Pewter talisman or Jeton of Artemis, mid 16th century, Artemis stands with hound behind her, ARTEMIE, rev., Apollo kills Python with bow and arrow, to left Hermes with caduceus, 25mm (MI -). Cast with integral suspension loop, very fine and very rare. £80-120 Well made and possibly continental, the obverse shows Artemis [Diana] after the lost bronze statue attributed to Leochraes. She was the Goddess of childbirth and this piece, by someone well acquainted with the classics could well have been made as a talisman for good health at such a time. Provenance: “Found on Thames Foreshore”. Bt. eBay, 2011.

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48. Pewter token or jeton, 1570, crowned shield of the French royal arms, rev., standing figure of Justice holding sword and scales, stars and R-K at sides, 28mm (MI - ). About fine, rare. £80-100 Probably a London / Thames find. Provenance: St James’s Auction, 2006 (lot 302).

49. The Royal Exchange, pewter token or jeton, 1571?, uniface, crowned shield of the arms of England and France, lion and dragon supporters, within Garter, HONI SOEIT QVI MAL Y PENSE, 31.5mm (MI 115/46). Fine and rare. £120-150 Probably a London / Thames find. Various such tokens were found on the site of the old Royal Exchange and Medallic Illustrations dates them to 1571, the year the Exchange opened. Provenance: Bt eBay, March 2010.

50. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), a restitutional cast copper medal, 1578, after Iacopo Primavera (active c.1568-1585), bust of Mary to right, wearing close-buttoned dress with small ruff collar, tunic and veil, MARIA STOVVAR REGI SCOTI ANGLI, signed IA PRIMAVE, rev., a design adapted from a medal of Ercole II d’Este, fourth Duke of Ferrara (1508-1534-1559), possibly by Pompeo Leoni (c.1533-1608), Patience stands in a landscape holding palm branch and clock, to right a water mill and castle, SVPERANDA OMNIS FORTVNA, 62mm (for obverse: MI 118/52; CP.14/17; Pollard 2007, II, 621; Kress 543; Pollard, Bargello 621; Maz. 299; for reverse: Pollard 2007, II, 621; Kress 446 ; Pollard, Bargello 514; Arm I, 250, 5), late 18th century. A handsome and pleasantly patinated medal, extremely fine and rare. £200-300 The widow’s veil suggests a date of 1578, following the death of Bothwell. However it is placed here (1572) following the sequence in Medallic Illustrations. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, 2008; unknown 19th century French collection - ticket sold with lot.

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51. Elizabeth I, the defence of the Kingdom, silver medalet, c. 1572, crowned bust right, rose behind, chained portcullis in front, QVID NOS SINE TE (the N’s inverted), rev., a castle on a mount, E - R to either side, a sphere below, QUID HOC SINE ARMIS, 23.5mm (MI 120/57; Eim. 47). Very fine, toned and rare.

£300-400

The style of the medalet, as Eimer states, is very much in the style of the milled coinage, c. 1561-1572, of the pioneering Frenchman, Eloye Mestrelle. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, 2001.

52. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), pewter token or jeton, 1574, Scottish lion within Garter, crowned, rev., crowned shield of fleur-de-lis between columns, PIETA ET IVSTIA, 29.5mm (MI 121/58; CP -). Nearly very fine, rare. £200-250 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin, July, 2004.

53. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), pewter token or jeton, 1574, Scottish lion within Garter, crowned, rev., crowned shield between columns, 28mm (MI 122/61). About fine, rare. £65-80 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, 2004.

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54. Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), pewter token or jeton, 1574, Scottish lion within Garter, crowned, rev., crowned shield between columns, 21mm (MI 122/61). Fair to fine, rare. £45-65 Provenance: Bt. eBay, November 2009.

55. Elizabeth I, pewter token or jeton, 1574, rose crowned, GOD SAVE THE QVENE, rev., doubleheaded eagle, 20mm (MI 123/68). Fair. £45-65 Provenance: Bt. eBay.

56. Elizabeth I, pewter token or jeton, 1574, rose crowned, GOD SAVE THE QVENE, rev., doubleheaded eagle, 20mm (MI 123/68). Fair. £45-65 Provenance: Bt. Howitt, October, 2004.

57. Elizabeth I, pewter token or jeton, 1574, rose crowned, REGINA BEATI, rev., double-headed eagle, 20.5mm (MI 124/69). Fine. £45-65 Provenance: Bt. eBay, October 2004.

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58. Sir Richard Shelley (b. 1514), Grand Prior of the Knights of Malta in England, later Turcopolier of infantry, cast bronze portrait medal, 1577, perhaps Venetian, perhaps by Bernard Rantwic, half-length bust right wearing armour bearing the cross of the Knights of Malta on breastplate, ruff collar and scarf tied at his right, RICARDVS SCELLEIVS PRIOR ANGLIAE AN.SVAE.LXIIII rev., a griffin, ducally gorged, in landscape, PATRIARVM EXCVBITOR OPVM, 68.5mm (MI 127/74; cf Eim. 49; Schembri - ; cf Pollard 2007, II, 780; cf Kress 640; cf. Salton 151). An early aftercast (from a pierced example), very fine. £600-800 Shelley had gone to Spain early in the reign of Elizabeth I and later joined the Grand Master Jean de la Vallette in Malta, taking part in the great siege. Following Valette’s death he retired to Venice, where he was to die. The griffin’s head was the crest of Shelley, and the legend alludes to the story of the war between the Arimaspi and the griffins to steal the gold watched over by the latter. It has been conjectured that this legend refers to the success of Shelley’s negotiations respecting the Levant trade. Provenance: Ex. Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 10).

59. Sir Richard Shelley (b. 1514), Grand Prior of the Knights of Malta in England, later Turcopolier of infantry, cast bronze portrait medal, 1577, by Bernard Rantwic, half-length bust right wearing armour bearing the cross of the Knights of Malta on breastplate, ruff collar and scarf tied at his left, RICARDVS SCELLEIVS PRIOR ANGLIÆ, signed below truncation, rev., a griffin, ducally gorged, in landscape, PATRIARVM EXCVBITOR OPVM, 68.5mm (MI 127/74; cf Eim. 49; Schembri - ; Pollard 2007, II, 780; Kress 640 [an electrotype]; Salton 151). An early aftercast (from a pierced example), very fine. £800-1,200 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 10); ex Spink, 1977.

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60. Mary, Queen of Scots, silver counter or jeton, 1579, crowned shield of Scotland, MARIA DEI G SCOTOR REGINA, rev., a hand issuing from clouds pruning a withered branch from a vine, VIRESCIT VVLNERE VIRTVS, 29mm (MI 128/77; CP.10/8). Good fine, some light creasing. £200-250 Provenance: J. Scaife Collection, Spink Auction, 30 September, 2005 (lot 528).

61. Mary, Queen of Scots, silver counter or jeton, 1579, crowned shield of France and Scotland impaled, MARIA D G SCOTOR REGINA FRAN DOI, rev., a hand issuing from clouds pruning a withered branch from a vine, VIRESCIT VVLNERE VIRTVS, 29mm (MI 129/78; CP.10/9). Fine, some staining to obverse and corrosion on reverse. £150-250 Provenance: J. Scaife Collection, Spink Auction, 30 September, 2005 (lot 529).

62. Mary, Queen of Scots, silver counter or jeton, 1579, crowned shield of France and Scotland impaled, MARIA D G SCOTOR REGINA FRAN DOI, rev., a vine, one branch withered, one flourishing and being watered from an urn in clouds above, 28mm, MEA SIC MIHI PROSVNT (MI 129/80; Eim. 50; CP.13/13). Good fine. £150-250 Provenance: J. Scaife Collection, Spink Auction, 30 September, 2005 (lot 530).

63. Mary, Queen of Scots, silver counter or jeton, 1579, crowned shield of France and Scotland impaled, MARIA D G SCOTOR REGINA FRAN DOI, rev., standing winged figure of Fortune holding a rudder and wheel, 28mm (MI 130/82; CP.14/15). Very fine, toned and very rare. £400-600 Provenance: J. Scaife Collection, Spink Auction, 30 September, 2005 (lot 531).

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64. Philips van Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Lord of West-Souburg (1540-1598), Flemish statesman, cast Dutch silver medal, 1580, unsigned, cast and chased, armoured bust right, wearing ruff collar, PH DE MARNIX S DVMONT S ALDEGONDE, rev., Venus, her car drawn by swans, offers crown to warrior on rearing horse, EX VIRTV TE HONOR, 37mm (MI 131/84; vL I, 280; Smolderen p. 267, pl. LXVII, fig 8). A handsome medal, extremely fine and extremely rare. £2,200-2,600 Philips van Marnix was a Commissioner of the United Provinces who offered their Protectorship to the Duke of Anjou in the then generally accepted belief that Elizabeth I would marry him. The medal’s reverse depicts the Queen as Venus offering Sovereign power to the Duke. The design, however, is copied from Jonghelinck’s medal for the marriage of Alessandro Farnese in 1565 (Smolderen 43) van Marnix is also remembered as the probable author of the text of the Wilhelmus, the Dutch national anthem. The Falkiner Index does not record any specimens sold at auction within the UK. Provenance: Künker Auction, 11 March, 2008 (lot 5747).

65. Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch Silver Jeton, 1585, Elizabeth enthroned, presents roses to two Deputies, MACTE ANIMI ROSA NECTARE IMBVTA, rev., two Spaniards eat hay from a manger along with a horse and donkey, SPRETE AMBROSIA VESCITOR FENO, 29mm (MI 133/86; Eim. 51; Dugn 3044; vL I, 355, 2). Extremely fine, toned and rare in silver.

£400-500

Struck to commemorate the Treaty of Nonsuch, signed by Elizabeth I at Nonsuch Palace, Surrey, 10 August, 1585. Initially intended as a way of lifting the Siege of Antwerp, Elizabeth agreed to supply 6,400 foot soldiers and 1,000 cavalry, along with an annual subsidy of 600,000 florins a year. The treaty was seen by Spain as a declaration of war which would lead to the Spanish Armada three years later. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1106).

66.

Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch copper Jeton, 1585, Elizabeth enthroned, presents roses to two Deputies, MACTE ANIMI ROSA NECTARE IMBVTA, rev., two Spaniards eat hay from a manger along with a horse and donkey, SPRETE AMBROSIA VESCITOR FENO, 29.5mm (MI 133/86;

Eim. 51; Dugn 3044; vL I, 355, 2). Very fine. See footnote to previous lot.

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67. Elizabeth I, Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch silver jeton, 1586, Elizabeth enthroned presents sword to two Deputies, the Earl of Leicester stands to left, E R EST ALTRIX ESVRIENTIVM, rev., a sword, its tip in clouds from which ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates, SERMO DEI QVO ENSE ANCIPI ACVTIOR, 30mm (MI 133/87; vL I, 359; Dugn 3096). Sharp very fine though flatness in striking on the face of Elizabeth. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

68. Elizabeth I, Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1586, Elizabeth enthroned presents sword to two Deputies, the Earl of Leicester stands to left, E R EST ALTRIX ESVRIENTIVM, rev., a sword, its tip in clouds from which ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates, SERMO DEI QVO ENSE ANCIPI ACVTIOR, 30mm (MI 133/87; vL I, 359; Dugn 3096). Good very fine and Elizabeth well defined. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1586, hands linked with knot, hold crowned heart, P-B to either side [Populi Belgici], COR NOBILE AFFLICTIS OPITVLATVR, rev., legend in nine lines, 1586 BELGIA HISP TYRANNIDE …, 31.5mm (MI 134/89; vL I, 357; Dugn., 3095). Very fine. £120-150 Provenance: Bt Baldwin’s, 1999.

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70.

Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1586, hands linked with knot, hold crowned heart, P-B to either side [Populi Belgici], COR NOBILE AFFLICTIS OPITVLATVR, rev., legend in nine lines, 1586 BELGIA HISP TYRANNIDE …, 31mm (MI 134/89; vL I, 357; Dugn., 3095). Fine. £50-80 Provenance: Bt L. Schulman, February, 2006.

71. Bergen-op-Zoon protected and the alliance with England, Dutch silver jeton, 1586, struck at Middelbourg, shield of Zeeland, LVCTOR ET EMERGO, rev., shields of eight towns around central shield of Zeeland, AVTORE DEO FAVENTE REGINA, 31mm (MI 136/92; Dugn. 3093; vL I, 356). Extremely fine and scarce in silver.

£250-350

Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 1880); Coin Invest Auction, 20 November, 1995.

72. Bergen-op-Zoon protected and the alliance with England, Dutch copper jeton, 1586, struck at Middelbourg, shield of Zeeland, LVCTOR ET EMERGO, rev., shields of eight towns around central shield of Zeeland, AVTORE DEO FAVENTE REGINA, 31mm (MI 136/92; Dugn. 3093; vL I, 356). Very fine. £60-80 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 2128).

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73. Bergen-op-Zoon protected and the alliance with England, Dutch copper jeton, 1586, struck at Middelbourg, shield of Zeeland, LVCTOR ET EMERGO, rev., shields of eight towns around central shield of Zeeland, AVTORE DEO FAVENTE REGINA, 31mm (MI 136/92; Dugn. 3093; vL I, 356). Very fine. £60-80 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 18 June, 2005 (lot 2506).

74. The Protestants supported in the United Provinces, heavy silver medal, 1587, by Gerhard van Bijlaer, struck in Dordrecht, the Queen, her feet trampling a hydra, attended by courtier, perhaps the Earl of Leicester, five naked infants kneel with armorial shields, DEO OPT LAVS ET HONOR IN OE ÆVVM QVOD, rev., the name ‫ה ֹוהְי‬ ָ radiates on the Pope, bishops and other religious figures and objects falling from the clouds, QVEM DEVS CONFICIET £1,500-2,000 SPIRITV ORIS SVI, 51mm; 60.94g (MI 139/99; Eim. 53; vL I, 369). Good very fine, slight edge bruise to reverse at 10 o’clock. Provenance: Baldwin, 1999.

75. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532-1588), Leicester relinquishes the Governorship of Holland, silver medal 1587, unsigned, bust of Leicester three-quarters left, in richly decorated tunic, collar and feathered hat, ROBE CO LEIC ET IN BELG GVBER 1587, rev., sheep graze in flat countryside, to the right a dog leaves them, INVITVS DESERO, legend around, NO GRECEM SED INGRATOS, 41mm (MI 140/100; Eim. 54; H & P pl. 28, 5; vL I, 375). Cast and details finely chased, extremely fine. £600-800 The United Provinces had complained to Elizabeth I about the unpopularity of Leicester as Governor and Captain General. Leicester had been absent from the country and returned to find that he had been replaced as Captain General by Maurice, second son of the late Prince of Orange. He then quit the Provinces and these medals were distributed at that time. Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part III, Baldwin’s Auction, 28 September, 2010 (lot 2524).

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76. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch silver medal, by Gerhard van Bijlaer, struck in Dordrecht, the Pope, King of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor, Bishops and others seated in consultation, DVRVM EST CONTRA STIMVLOS CALCITRARE, rev., the Spanish fleet driven against the rocks, ships sinking and sailors being thrown in the water, TV DEVS MAGNVS ET MAGNA FACIS TV SOLVS, within border VENI VIDE VIVE 1588, 50.5mm (MI 144/111; Eim. 56; vL I, 384; MH 4). Some light tooling to obverse field, good very fine, scarce. £800-1,200

77. The defeat of the Spanish Armada, bronzed-metal cast of the Dutch silver medal, 1588, unsigned, view of the British and Spanish fleets with ָ above, FLAVIT ET DISSIPATI SVNT 1588, rev., church on an island rock buffeted by the sea, armorial shield of Prince Maurice many ships firing canon, ‫ה ֹוהְי‬ of Orange, ALLIDOR NON LÆDOR, 50.5mm (MI 145/112; Eim. 57; MH 5; vL I, 386,1). Very fine. £150-200 The original silver medal produced in Middleburg. Provenance: Bt. eBay, September, 2012.

78. The defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch silver jeton, 1588, struck in Middelbourg, arms of Zeeland, crowned and garnished, SOLI DEO GLORIA, rev., two ships in action firing cannon and muskets, VENIT IVIT FVIT - CLASSIS HISP, 33mm (MI 146/113; Eim. 58; vL I, 384, 2; Dugn. 3186; MH 6). Some flatness in striking, a mark between ships where old gilding scratched away, very fine and rare. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner.

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79. The defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch copper jeton, 1588, struck in Middelbourg, arms of Zeeland, crowned and garnished, SOLI DEO GLORIA, rev., two ships in action firing cannon and muskets, VENIT IVIT FVIT, 33mm (MI 146/113; Eim. 58; vL I, 384, 2; Dugn. 3186; MH 6). A lovely example on a full flan, extremely fine. £150-200 Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 5 December, 2000.

80. The defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch copper jeton, 1588, struck in Middelbourg, the sun shines on the victorious fleet, POST NVBILA PHOEBVS AO 1588, rev., arms of Zeeland with eight further shields around, CALCVLI ORDINVM ZELANDIÆ, 29.5mm (MI 147/115; vL I, 384; Dugn. 3187; MH 8). Good very fine, scarce. £120-150 Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 5 December, 2000.

81. Phillip II of Spain, the Spanish conquest of America [c. 1588], by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, signed Jac Trici F, bust of Philip II right, PHILIPPVS II DG HISP REX, rev., two hands release globe from bands, SIC ERAT IN FATIS, 30.5 mm. (MI 148/118, see footnote; Attwood 95; Pollard, Bargello III, 726; vL I, 387/2; Toderi-Vannel 113; Börner 775; Cuesta 106, 2). A sharp early cast of superb quality, extremely fine and rare. £500-800 On account of a larger medal of similar design that was made in Holland as a satirical statement, this smaller medal was treated in the same way. Attwood comments on the attribution to the defeat of the Spanish Armada as a “common but hardly plausible theory”. At the time of its purchase by Foley, the medal was still associated with the Spanish Armada. Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (1515 / 1519-1589), sculptor, architect, medallist and gem cutter to Cosimo III de Medici, who worked in the Netherlands and Spain. Provenance: Bt. Morton & Eden, 18 April, 2002 (lot 650). The first auction held by this now well-established company.

82. Elizabeth I, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch silver jeton, struck at Dordrecht, 1588, a family of four at prayer, HOMO PROPONIT DEVS DISPONIT, rev., a Spanish galleon breaking up against rocks, HISPANI FVGIV’T ET PEREV’T NEMINE SEQVETE, 29mm (MI 147/116; Eim. 60; vL I, 386; Dugn. 3188). Extremely fine with even tone, rare. £600-800 The jeton refers to the great storm that followed the Armada and in which many Spanish ships were lost. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1110).

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83. Elizabeth I, Naval Reward, 1588, a decorative restitutional uniface cast pewter Badge, c.1800, a copy of the famous Armada Jewels as awarded to Sir Francis Drake and Sir Francis Walsingham, bust right with ruff collar, coronet and wearing badge on chain, ELIZABETHA DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA, openwork border attached around, decorated with roses and fleurs-de-lis, 67mm x 48mm (cf MI 148/119; MH 11; cf. H & P pl. 28, 8; Farquhar p. 134 and plate facing). Very fine, the border lacks its lis-shaped suspension loop. £80-120 For a similar badge in silver see Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3002).

84.

Ambrose Dudley (c. 1528/30-1590), Third Earl of Warwick, silver counter, 1588, a bear muzzled and chained stands by tree stump, OMNIA £600-800

TEMPVS HABENT, rev., a crowned lion passant, OMNIA TEMPVS HABENT, 25.5mm (MI 151/125). Good very fine and extremely rare.

Ambrose Dudley was the eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland and brother of Elizabeth I’s favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (for whom a somewhat similar counter is known (MI 152/126). Provenance: Glendining Auction, 24 June 1998 (lot 576). The Falkiner Index records a second specimen, Christie’s, 4 April, 1967 (lot 140, pt)

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85.

Elizabeth I, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch copper jeton, 1589, struck in Middelbourg, shield of Zeeland, NON NOBIS DOMINE NON NOBIS, rev., a Spanish ship pursued by two others, SED NOMINI TVO DA GLORIAM , 31mm (MI 153/127; Dugn 3229; vL I, 388; MH 14). Very fine. £150-200

Provenance: Schulman Auction, 10 November, 2004 (lot 2323).

86. Elizabeth I, the defeat of the Spanish Armada and public thanksgiving, Dutch silver jeton, struck at Dordrecht, 1589, Elizabeth seated in car holds palm branch and open prayer book, TANDEM BONA CAVSA TRIVMPHAT, rev., a tree with young birds in a nest defending themselves from a bird of prey, SI NON VIRIBVS AT CAVSA POTIORES, 30mm (MI 153/128; Eim. 63; vL I, 388; Dugn 3230; MH 16). Has been buffed, but good very fine and rare in silver. £250-350

87. Elizabeth I, the defeat of the Spanish Armada and public thanksgiving, Dutch silver jeton, struck at Dordrecht, 1589, Elizabeth seated in car holds palm branch and open prayer book, TANDEM BONA CAVSA TRIVMPHAT, rev., a tree with young birds in a nest defending themselves from a bird of prey, SI NON VIRIBVS AT CAVSA POTIORES, 30mm (MI 153/128; Eim. 63; vL I, 388; Dugn 3230; MH 16). Very fine and rare in silver. £200-300 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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88. Elizabeth I, the Dangers Averted, gilt-metal cast copy of Nicholas Hilliard’s famous medal, 1589, by Nicholas Hilliard (c.1547-1619), facing crowned bust in elaborate dress and high ruff collar, holding sceptre and orb, DITIOR IN TOTO NON ALTER CIRCVLVS ORBE, rev., bay-tree on an island, uninjured by lightning and winds, NON IPSA PERICVLA TANGVNT, 57.5 x 50.5mm (MI 154/129; Eim. 62; MH 19; Scher [1994] 164; H & P pl. 28, 7; Farquhar 133), 19th century, suspension loop with gold ring. Very fine. £150-200

89. Elizabeth I, the Dangers Averted, uniface lead or pewter cast impression of the obverse, 1589, by Nicholas Hilliard (c.1547-1619), facing crowned bust in elaborate dress and high ruff collar, holding sceptre and orb, DITIOR IN TOTO NON ALTER CIRCVLVS ORBE, wide raised border, 66 x 62.5mm, believed to be 18th Century (MI 154/130; cf Eim. 62; MH 19; Scher [1994] 164;). Small piercing at top, cast with hollowed reverse, very fine. £400-500 Provenance: The Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 636).

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90. The city of Hoorn urges other cities to reach an agreement, Dutch silver jeton, 1591, a city view with river to the fore, on which floats two pots, FRANGIMUR SI- COLLIDIMVR, rev., two bullocks pull a plough, TRAHITE ÆQVO IVGO, 29mm (MI - ; vL I, 410; Dugn, 3272). Good very fine, toned and rare. £200-250 The jeton, listed as “Dissensions of the United Provinces”, was first issued in 1587, again in 1588 (cf MI 142/105-143/109), then re-issued in 1595. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

91. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch silver medal, 1596, by Gerhard van Bijlaer, struck in Dordrecht, a hand from heaven holds a cord connecting the shields of arms of England, France and the United Provinces, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE, rev., arrows of the United Provinces with shields of six States around, NEXOS FAVORE NVMINIS QVIS DISSOLVES, 51mm (MI 160/140; Eim. 65; vL I, 471). Good very fine. £1,200-1,500 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

92. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch silver jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Belgic Lion to left, with sword and arrows, SC below, rev., hand from clouds holds three linked tassels, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE, 30mm, (MI 160/141; vL I, 471; Dugn 3398). Nearly extremely fine but at sometime cleaned. £250-350 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, February, 2005.

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93. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch silver jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Belgic Lion to left, with sword and arrows, SC below, rev., hand from clouds holds three linked tassels, 29m, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE MDXCVI (MI 160/141; vL I, 471; Dugn 3398). Good very fine. £150-200 Provenance: Schulman Auction (lot 764).

94. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Belgic Lion to left, with sword and arrows, SC below, rev., hand from clouds holds three linked tassels, 29mm, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE MDXCVI (MI 160/141; vL I, 471; Dugn 3398). Good very fine. £250-350 Provenance: Bt. eBay, May, 2005.

95. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Belgic Lion to left, with sword and arrows, SC below, rev., hand from clouds holds three linked tassels, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE MDXCVI, 29mm, (MI 160/141; vL I, 471; Dugn 3398). Very fine. £150-250

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96. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Belgic Lion to left, with sword and arrows, SC below, rev., hand from clouds holds three linked tassels, 29.5mm, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE MDXCVI (MI 160/141; vL I, 471; Dugn 3398). Very fine. £150-250

97. The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Faith and Constancy join ָ above, FIDE ET CONSTANTIA, rev., a hand from heaven smites a sow with a stone, CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA, hands appealing to the name ‫ה ֹוהְי‬ 28.5mm (MI 161/142; vL I, 471, 3; Dugn. 3400). Very fine. £50-80 CÆSA FIRMAB ANT FOEDERA PORCA is a misquote/paraphrasis from Vergil: Caesa jungebant foedera porca (Aen. viii.641) (They agreed treaties by

sacrificing a sow) Provenance: Bt. Schulman, March, 2004.

98.

The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, copper jeton, 1596, Faith and Constancy join hands appealing to the name

‫ הָוֹהְי‬above, FIDE ET CONSTANTIA, rev., a hand from heaven smites a sow with a stone, CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA, 28mm (MI 161/143; Dugn. 3401). Almost very fine.

£50-80

This piece is a contemporary copy of that in the previous lot, made in, Medallic Illustrations suggests, Nurnberg. The details are slightly blundered, especially so the name ‫הָוֹהְי‬. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 18 June, 2005 (lot 2529).

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99. The need for vigilance with the Truce and the Triple Alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch silver jeton, Dordrecht, 1596, three soldiers join hands on altar, COMMVNIS QVOS CAVSA MOVET SOCIAT, rev., soldier points sword at tablet suspended from column, TITVLVS FOEDERIS, 30mm (MI 161/144; Dugn 3402; vL I, 471; Pax 37 var). Very fine. £200-250 Provenance: Elsen Auction, October, 2004 (lot 2471).

100. The Spanish Invasion defeated, silver medal, 1596, by G. van Bijlaer, struck in Dordrecht, a hand from heaven holds a cord connecting the shields of arms of England, France and the United Provinces, RVMPITVR HAVD FACILE, rev., the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates over a distressed and sinking Spanish fleet, QVID ME PERSEQVERIS I5 - 96, 51.5mm (MI 163/148; Eim. 67; vL I, 476; MH 481). Good very fine, some edge bruising. £1,500-2,000 The Spanish fleet had already been destroyed by Elizabeth at Cadiz, but it was rapidly re-built and had just sailed from Ferrol when it was almost completely destroyed in a great storm off Cape Finisterre. Provenance: Spink Auction, 12 July, 2001 (lot177).

101. The Battle of Turnhout, Dutch copper jeton, struck in Dordrecht, 1597, Spanish troops flee before those of Prince Maurice, VICTORIA TVRNOTANA, rev., shields of England France and United Provinces united with a cord, A DOMINO FACTVM EST ISTVD, 29mm (MI 165/151; Dugn 3412; vL I, 479). Good very fine. £100-140 Provenance: Bt Spink, March, 2001.

102. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch silver medal, 1597, Belgic Lion with sword raised and arrows, SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA, rev., legend in eleven lines, ORDINVM AVSPICIIS PRINCIPIS MAVRITII DVCTV HOSTE AD TVRNHOVTVM …, 51.5mm (MI 166/152; Eim. 68; vL I, 484). Extremely fine. £1,000-1,500 Provenance: Swiss Bank Corporation, 3 May, 2001 (lot 785).

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103. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch copper jeton, 1597, Belgic Lion with sword raised and arrows, SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA, rev., legend in eleven lines, ORDIN AVSPIC PRIN MAVRI …, 29mm (MI 167/154; vL I, 484, var.; Dugn 3414). Sharp very fine. £65-80 Provenance: Bt. eBay, April, 2005.

104. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch silver jeton, 1597, a hand from heaven holds three united shields of France, England and United Provinces, A DOMINO FACTVM EST ISTVD, rev., legend in eleven lines, ORDIN AVSPIC PRIN MAVRI DVCTV … DITIONE PACTA 1597, 29mm (MI 167/156; Dugn. 3412). Good very fine and extremely rare. £300-400 The jeton is a combination of the obverse and reverse of separate pieces and whilst dated 1597, the British arms on the obverse incorporate those of Scotland, thus not prior to 1609. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

105. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch silver jeton, 1597, a trophy of arms balanced on a spear, with map beyond marking rivers, rev., legend in nine lines, SIGNIS AD TVRNHOVT XXXIX POST OPPIDES TRANS RHENVM III CIS VI HISPANO TRI MESTRI EREPTIS …, 29.5mm (MI 168/158; vL I, 485; Dugn. 3418). Good very fine, toned. £250-300 Provenance: Bt. Spink, March, 2001.

106. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch copper jeton, 1597, struck at Middleburg, shield of Zeeland, £65-80

O MIRANDA DEI OPERA!, rev., legend in ten lines, HISPANO APVD TVRNOVTVM …, 29mm (MI 169/161; vL I, 485; Dugn. 3421). Very fine.

Provenance: Bt. eBay, April, 2005.

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107. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch silver medal, 1597, by Gerhard van Bijlaer, struck in Dordrecht, the troops of Prince Maurice chase after the Spanish, A DNO FACTVM EST MIRABILE IN OCVLIS NOSTRIS, rev., central legend, VENIT VIDIT DEVS VICIT, legend around, VICTRIA PARTA SPATIO TRIMESTRI, nine miniature city views, named in outer legend, ALPEN BERC MEVRS GROL BREVORT ENSCH OLD OTM LINGEN, 52mm (MI 170/163; Eim. 70; vL I, 482). Extremely fine. £1,200-1,600 Provenance: Schulman Auction, 11 January, 2000 (lot 1897).

108. The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch pewter medal, 1597, by Gerhard van Bijlaer [Dordrecht], the troops of Prince Maurice chase after the Spanish, A DNO FACTVM EST …, rev., central legend, VENIT VIDIT DEVS VICIT, legend around, VICTRIA PARTA SPATIO TRIMESTRI, nine miniature city views, named in outer legend, ALPEN BERC MEVRS… , 50mm (MI 170/163; Eim. 70; vL I, 482). Very fine. £120-150 Provenance: Bt. eBay, June, 2005.

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109. The Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch silver medal, 1597, issued by the States of Overyssel, the shield of Overyssel linked to those of Deventer, Campen and Zwolle, legend around, ORDINVM TRANSISSVLANIÆ INSIGNIA, outer border of seventeen shields (of the Council members of Overyssel), rev., Prince Maurice on horseback, in armour with sword raised, city and riverscape beyond, LIBERATEM NEMO BONVS NISI CVM ANIMA SIMVL AMISIT, 54mm (MI 172/166; vL I, 482). Very fine. £800-1,200 Provenance: Mevius Numisbooks International, December, 2001.

110. The Defection of Henri IV of France, Dutch copper jeton, 1598, shields of France, England and the United Provinces linked with orange branches, DEO DVCE COMITE CONCORDIA, rev., ‫ הָוֹהְי‬in wreath, from which three arms with swords extend, MVTA DEFNSIO TVTISS, 28mm (MI 173/170, illustrated, “very rare”; Dugn 3452). Very fine and very rare. £200-250 Henri IV concluded a Peace Treaty with Spain that went against the agreement of the Allies that no one country should do this without the consent of the others. Provenance: Bt. Spink, March, 2001.

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111. Elizabeth I, the Battle of Nieuport, Dutch silver medal, 1600, plan and view of the siege of Fort St. Andrew, Prince Maurice on horseback in foreground, COMPVLSO AD DEDIT PRÆSID ANDREÆ CÆSO FVGATOQ A NEOP ALB AVST, rev., Prince Maurice on horseback to right, sword upraised, tramples on his foes, battle and fleet in the distance, CAPTIS CXXX MILIT SIGNIS ORD AVSP PRINCEPS MAVR VICTOR REDIIT, 56mm (MI 174/171; vL I, 535), a contemporary cast medal contained within a roped border with suspension loop and ring. Very fine, rare. £500-600 Provenance: Schulman Auction, April, 2002 (lot 1002)

112. Elizabeth I, The Battle of Nieuport, States of Utrecht, copper jeton, 1600, crowned shield of Utrecht, CALCVLVS ORDINVM TRAIECTEN, rev., Spaniards flee before the advancing allies, HOC OPVS DOMINI EXERCITVVM, 31.5mm (MI 176/173; Dugn. 3507; vL I, 535). Sharp very fine and rare in silver. £100-150 Provenance: Bt. Schulman, January, 2006.

113. Elizabeth I, The Battle of Nieuport, Province of Zeeland, silver jeton, 1600, crowned shield of Zeeland, rev., Spaniards flee before the advancing allies, HOS DIES VIDIT FVGIENS IACENTES 2 IVLII 1600 - AD NEOPORTV, 30mm (MI 176/174; Dugn. 3508; vL I, 535). Sharp very fine and rare in silver. £250-350 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 1939); ex Coin Invest Auction, 20 November, 1995 (lot 1894).

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114. Elizabeth I, The Battle of Nieuport, Province of Zeeland, copper jeton, 1600, crowned shield of Zeeland, LVCTOR ET EMERGO, rev., trophy of arms, MAGNÆ RES ARMIS, 30mm (MI 176/175; Dugn. 3509; vL I, 535). Very fine. £100-150 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 18 June, 2005 (lot 2538).

115. The Conference for propositions for Peace, following the Battle of Nieuport and held at Bergen op Zoom, Dutch silver jeton, 1600, bonfire of military trophies, DVCE ALB AVST EXERC AD NEOPORT CAESO, rev., Liberty cap offered to Belgic Lion, TVTVM AVDENDI PRECIVM OBLATA LIBERTAS, 29mm (MI - ; Pax 41 var.; vL I, 551; Dugn 3510). A choice specimen, extremely fine. £200-250 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 1941); Schulman Auction, 17 April, 2000 (lot 2378).

116. The conference for propositions for peace, following the Battle of Nieuport and held at Bergen op Zoom, Dutch copper jeton, 1600, bonfire of military trophies, DVCE ALB AVST EXERC AD NEOPORT CAESO, rev., Liberty cap offered to Belgic Lion, TVTVM AVDENDI PRECIVM OBLATA LIBERTAS, 29mm (MI - ; Pax 41 var.; vL I, 551; Dugn 3510). Very fine. £70-90 Provenance: Bt. L. Schulman.

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117. Elizabeth I, pattern struck silver Groat or medalet, “Distress Relieved”, 1601, by Charles Anthony, mm. star on obv. only, crowned bust of Queen three-quarters left, wearing richly embroidered dress, jewels and high ruff collar, VNVM A DEO DVOBVS SVSTINEO, rev., Royal monogram, surmounted by double-arched crown dividing date, AFFLICTORVM CONSERVATRIX, 25mm, 3.92g (MI 177/177; BMC [Peck] 8; Brown and Comber P7; North 2050). A superb portrait piece, extremely fine, toned and very rare. £2,500-3,000 “Distress Relieved” is a medalet that refers to Elizabeth as “preserver of the afflicted” after she had ensured provision to be made available to sick and wounded soldiers and seamen. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s Auction, March, 1998.

118. Elizabeth I, pattern struck silver “Pledge” Penny or medalet, 1601, by Charles Anthony, crowned bust of Elizabeth three-quarters left in elaborately embroidered dress, with jewels and ruff collar, toothed border both sides, THE PLEDGE OF, rev., Royal monogram, surmounted by doublearched crown dividing date, A PENNY, inverted die axis, 17.5mm; 2.02g (cf MI 177/177, note; BMC [Peck] 3; Brown and Comber P8; North 2051). Toned, almost very fine and very rare. £600-800 Medallic Illustrations refers to this piece in the footnote to the “Distress Relieved” pattern coin or medalet (MI 177/177). See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 13 March, 2002 (lot 378).

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119. Rheinberg taken and Ostend defended, Dutch copper jeton, 1601, the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates over panoramic plan of town, HANC CAPIMVS VIRTVTE DEI, rev., ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates on town, with two ships to front, DEFENDIMVS ISTAM, 29.5mm (MI 178/178; Dugn 3517; vL I, 544). Good very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 18 June 2005 (lot 2541).

120. Rheinberg taken and Ostend defended, Dutch copper jeton, 1601, the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates over panoramic plan of town, HANC CAPIMVS VIRTVTE DEI, rev., ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates on town, with two ships to front, DEFENDIMVS ISTAM, 29mm (MI 178/178; Dugn 3517; vL I, 544). Very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Bt. Schulman, March, 2004.

121. The defence of Ostend, Dutch silver jeton, 1602, struck in Middelbourg, a portico defended by a hand from heaven with sword, ‫ ָה ֹוהְי‬above, 16 - 02, FORTIS ARMATVS CVSTODIT ATRIVM, rev., central shield of Zeeland with seven others around, LVCTOR ET EMERGO, 30.5mm (MI 178/179; vL I, 547; Dugn. 3530). Extremely fine and rare. £200-250 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 1946); Coin Invest Auction, 20 November, 1995 (lot 1899).

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122. The Spanish Squadrons defeated, silver medal, 1602, by Gerhard van Bijlaer, struck at Dordrecht, the name ‫ה ֹוהְי‬ ָ radiates above a cartographic landscape of Grave and adjacent country, GRAVIA CAPTA TVRMIS EQVIT VII CÆSIS, rev., aerial views of a cavalry engagement near Maastricht and a naval action off Goodwin Sands, the coastlines showing Calais and England, TRIREM VI DEPRESS FRACT FVGATISQ, 55 mm (MI 179/180; Eimer 76; v.L. I, 555; MH 23). Good very fine with uniform tone. £1,500-1,800 Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1115); Mrs. Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s, 25 May, 1977 (lot 41); James O’Byrne Collection, Christie’s, 10 July, 1962 (lot 7, part).

123. Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625), the capture of Grave and previous successes at Breda, Lingen and Meurs, cast bronze medal, 1602, by Conrad Bloc, with full signature, armoured bust right, wearing ruff collar, MAVRITIVS PR AVR CO NASS ..., rev., young orange tree grows from an old stump, TANDEM FIT SVRCVLVS ARBOR, 40.5mm (MI 180/181; Eim 75; vL I, 553). Good very fine with pleasant brown patina. £200-250 Provenance: Schulman Auction, 8 November, 2008 (lot 758).

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124. Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625), the capture of Grave and previous successes at Breda, Lingen and Meurs, cast silver medal, 1602, by Conrad Bloc, signed CBVF on truncation, armoured bust right, with ruff collar, MAVRITIVS PR AVR CO NASS …, rev., young orange tree grows from an old stump, TANDEM FIT SVRCVLVS ARBOR, 34mm (MI 181/182; vL I, 553; Eim. 75). A choice example, lightly chased in fields and perhaps once with suspension loop, extremely fine and toned. £400-600 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 14); ex Spink, c. 1980.

125. Elizabeth I, silver oval portrait cliché, c. 1602, unsigned, bust of Elizabeth her head turned slightly to the left, in the style of the Dangers Averted Medal of 1589, wearing elaborate dress with 'puffed' arms, ruff collar, jewels in her hair, holding scepter and orb, legend in two lines at top, ELIZABETH DG A F ET HIB / REG I - NA, 44 x 36.5mm (MI 183/186; H & P pl. 28, 6). An excellent portrait, good very fine, toned and small piercing at top, rare. £800-1,200 Medallic Illustrations records the piece as "rather a medallic portrait than a medal" and "of good workmanship and rare". Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner.

126. Elizabeth I, German brass counter, struck in Nürnberg, undated, by Hans Krauwinkel, the Queen on horseback, led by soldier, ELISABETA REG ANG, signed HK below, rev., crowned shield of arms, POSVI DEVM ADITOREM, 26.5mm (MI 184/190). Fine. £40-60 Made at the start of the 17th century, Medallic Illustrations (1885) makes the comment, “It is worthless but rare”. Provenance: Bt eBay, May 2005.

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127. Elizabeth I, silver oval portrait medal by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, oval silver portrait medal, by Simon de Passe, in imitation of engraving, signed “Si: Pas. f”, in narrow border at top of obverse, bust of Elizabeth threequarters right, her eyes turned to the viewer, wearing small crown, her hair richly jewelled, high ruff collar and her “Armada” dress (after the miniature by Isaac Oliver), rev., crowned Royal shield within Garter, Lion and Unicorn supporters, DIEV ET MON DROIT on ribbon above, Latin epigram on tablet below, QVI LEO DE IVDA EST ET FLOS DE IESSE LEONES PROTEGAT ET FLORES ELIZABETHA TVOS, 61 x 49.5 mm (MI 183/187; Farquhar 138). Extremely fine with dark-toned, extremely rare. £8,000-12,000 Medallic Illustrations attributes the epigram to a “Westminster scholar” whilst also attributing the contemporary translation to another, “May Juda’s lyon and the root of Jesse / Protect thy lyons and thy flowers, Sweet Bess”. This legend was re-used on a commemorative medal for the 450th anniversary of the founding of Westminster School in 2010. A specimen in gold was presented to Queen Elizabeth II. The “Armada” dress was that worn to the service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Simon de Passe (c. 1574-c.1644), the youngest son of Crispin Passe, an eminent artist from Utrecht, who taught him the art of engraving. He came to England in about 1613, living here some 10 years mostly in the employment of Nicholas Hillard to engrave counters of the Royal Family of England. He later moved to the service of the King of Denmark. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1116 - described as un-signed); ex Rt. Hon. Erik Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon Collection, Christie’s, 4 April 1967 (lot 137, there un-named). Eleven examples recorded in the Falkiner Index (please note: it is feasible that the Index may have duplicated recordings for this and other de Passe oval medals and just as feasible that some examples may have been missed). The Caledon Collection was commenced in the 17th century by James Butler of Amberley Castle, whose eldest daughter Catherine married Sir Thomas Pope Blount (b. 1670) in 1695. Thence by descent.

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128. Elizabeth I, an engraved silver counter, crudely in imitation of those by Simon de Passe, facing bust on ruff and arched crown, rev., REGINA, 22mm; others from the same set (4), each with male portrait, revs., armorial shields (2), Tudor rose and coronet; further counters (2), cross / rose and shield / rose, all 22mm, perhaps 18th century. Very fine and possibly a unique group. (7) ÂŁ400-600 A most unusual and un-explained group or part set. See also lot 587 for a set of similar counters, though not including Elizabeth I.

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129. Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), statesman and poet, an engraved silver counter, from the same hand as the previous group, bust three-quarters £100-150 right, hair swept back, wearing ruff collar, rev., a Tudor rose, SIR P SIDNEY, 23.5mm. Very fine and rare. Provenance: Ex. Papillon Collection, 25 March, 1998 (lot 11); ex Stucker Collection, Histoire numismatique du Protestantisme, Emile Bourgey Auction, Paris, 21-23 November, 1977 (lot 146).

JAMES I (1566-1603-1625)

130. Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (1536-1608), Lord High Treasurer, silver counter, 1602[3], arms of Sackville within Garter, T SACKVIL B D BVCH ANG THES EQ AVRA, rev., a leopard rampant, 16 - 02, SEMPER FIDELIS, 28.5mm (MI 188/3). Extremely fine with even grey tone, rare. £500-600 Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1603[4]) was a statesman, poet, and dramatist. The leopard was his crest. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin, December, 2006.

131. Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (1536-1608), Lord High Treasurer, silver counter, 1602[3], arms of Sackville within Garter, T SACKVIL B D BVCH ANG THES EQ AVRA, rev., a leopard rampant, 16 - 02, SEMPER FIDELIS, 28.5mm (MI 189/4). Extremely fine, variety with AVRA for AVRA, even grey tone, rare. See footnote to previous lot.

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132. Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (?1563- 1612), principle Secretary to the King, silver counter, 1603, shield of arms, RO CECYLL PRI SECR REG MAT MR CVR WARDO, rev., crest, Six arrows in saltire tied with a ribbon surmounted by a morion cap, SERO SED SERIO, 1602, 28.5mm (MI 189/6; Eim. 83). Nearly extremely fine and rare. £500-600 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, March, 2009.

133. Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales, silver counter, 1602-3, shield of arms, EDW COKE ATTORNAT GENERALIS, rev., an ostrich to left, a horseshoe in its beak, PRVDENS QVI PATIENS, 28mm (MI 190/7). Very fine and extremely rare. £400-500 The ostrich was Coke’s crest and the reverse legend his motto. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, 2001.

134. Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales, uniface oval patinated lead medal, undated, bust right wearing ruff collar and doublet, on ‘wavy’ background, rev., engraved “SR EDWARD COKE”, 44 x 36mm (MI - ; Platt - ). Very fine, rare and seemingly unpublished. £150-200 Whilst the medal is unpublished in any academic reference, it is clearly by the same hand as that of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (see lot 196). The date of manufacture of both these pieces is unclear. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, June 2005.

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135. Sir John Hele (c. 1542 - 1608), appointed Queen’s Serjeant by Elizabeth I, silver counter, 1602-3, shield of arms, DIEV ET SA MAIESTIE, rev., an eagle, spread wings on cap of dignity, IOHANNES HELE SERVIENS, 28mm (MI 191/10). Very fine and excessively rare. £500-600 Hele was a lawyer and money-lender: Justice of the Peace for Devon, c.1577 and Cornwall, c.1591; Bencher, Inner Temple, 1586; Lent reader 1591; recorder, Exeter 1592-1605; serjeant-at-law 1594; Queen’s serjeant 1602; King’s serjeant, 1603; recorder, Plymouth and Plympton Erle, c.1604. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, 2001.

136. James I, Coronation, the official silver medal, 1602, probably by Charles Anthony, laureate bust right, in armour with lion shoulder plate, scarf around shoulders, IAC I BRIT CÆ AVG HÆ CÆSARVM CÆ D D, rev., crowned rampant lion to left, holding brazier and wheatsheaf, ECCE PHAOS POPVLIQ SALVS, 29mm, (MI 191/11; Eim. 80; Woll i). Almost extremely fine, toned and rare. £1,500-1,800 The first of the long series of official Coronation medals and struck for distribution at the service.

137. Queen Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Coronation, the official silver medal, 1602, probably by Charles Anthony, bust three-quarters left, wearing decorative collar, pearl necklace and earrings, pearls and other jewels in her hair, ANNA DG REGINA MAG BRIT FR ET HIM FILIA & SOROR REGV DANIÆ, rev., crowned shield of arms, ASTVTIA FALLAX TVTIOR INNOCENTIA, crowned coat-of-arms, 28.5mm (MI 192/12; Eimer 81; Woll. 33; H & P PL. 27, 8). Extremely fine, toned and rare. £1,500-1,800 Anne was the second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and was married to James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) in 1589 at the age of 14. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, 2001.

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138. James I, the Peace or Treaty with Spain, cast silver medal, by Nicholas Hilliard, 1604, with integral decorative openwork border, bust threequarters right wearing flamboyant plumed hat and falling lace collar over a doublet, IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., the figures of Religion, holding cross and beacon-light facing Peace supporting cornucopia and palm branch, HINC PAX COPIA CLARAQ RELIGIO, 41.5mm (MI 194/15; Eim. 84; Farquhar I, 160; vL II, 19). A good quality cast, some light tooling, good very fine and scarce. £600-800 This year marks the 410th anniversary of the Treaty. There seems little dispute that the struck gold example in the British Museum is the work of that most famous painter of miniatures, Nicholas Hilliard, as discussed by Barclay. C. and Syson. L., “A Medal Die Rediscovered - A new work by Nicholas Hilliard”, The Medal, no.22, Spring 1993, figs. 5 & 9. These cast examples were probably made as cap and coat badges. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner.

139. James I, the Peace or Treaty with Spain, cast silver medal, by Nicholas Hilliard, 1604, bust three-quarters right wearing flamboyant plumed hat and falling lace collar over a doublet, IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., the figures of Religion, holding cross and beacon-light facing Peace supporting cornucopia and palm branch, HINC PAX COPIA CLARAQ RELIGIO, 41.5mm (MI 194/15; Eim. 84; vL II, 19). A good quality cast, some light tooling, good very fine and scarce. £400-600 See footnote to previous lot.

140. James I, the Peace with Spain, cast bronze medal, 1604, laureate and armoured bust right, the armour decorated and sash over right shoulder, IACOBVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB R, rev., Peace with palm branch faces Religion with beacon-light, HINC PAX COPIA CLARAQ RELIGIO, wide rim around, 38.5mm (MI 194/16). An unusual rare and probably not contemporary medal, extremely fine. £500-800 Provenance: Bt. S. Lipton, June 2001; ticket states ex Archduke Sigismund Collection (Hess, Luzern, 1933-34).

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141. James I, the attempted Union of England and Scotland, cast oval silver medal or badge, 1604, bust of the King three-quarters right wearing flamboyant plumed hat with a rectangular jewel, plain lace collar, richly decorated armour, a sash around his shoulder, IAC D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB R, border around formed of a chain of roses and thistles, rev., celestial clouds radiate over crossed sceptres passing through a single crown, 1604 below, FIRMANTVR BINA SVB VNO around, border also formed of roses and thistles, 54.5 x 44.5mm (cf. MI 194/17; Farquhar I, 162; CP 18/4), set in an intricate contemporary cable-and-link border-mount with plain suspension loop. A superb medal, nearly extremely fine, minor solder marks where border attached, and with a flaw in obverse field (by HIB), of the highest rarity. ÂŁ5,000-8,000 The medal was issued whilst James was trying to establish full Union between the kingdoms of England and Scotland and whilst SCO is missing from the obverse legend, the reverse legend, FIRMANTVR BINA SVB VNO [The two are established under one] more than compensates. The first meeting of Parliamentary Commissioners of the two countries took place exactly 410 years ago on 15 October 1604. Two other examples are recorded (MI 194/17), in the Hunter Collection in silver and the British Museum, in bronze, on both of which the precise date is given. Comparison shows other minor but distinct differences between the portrait on this medal and the two others. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1119), where stated to be ex Helen Farquhar Collection (but not in Farquhar Auction, Glendining, 24 April, 1955.

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142. The Gunpowder Plot, Dutch silver medal or jeton, 1605, struck at Dordrecht, a serpent moves among lilies, DETECTVS QVI LATVIT SC, rev., the name ‫הָוֹהְי‬, radiate design and chronogrammatic legend around, DORMITASTI ANTISTES IACOBI, 29mm (MI 196/19; vL II, 22; Dugn. 3599; Weiss Fig 7). A choice specimen, extremely fine. £400-600 The serpent depicted on the obverse is representative of the Jesuits and the piece also commemorates their expulsion from Holland. Provenance: Bt. S. Lipton; ticket states ex. Archduke Sigismund Collection (Hess, Luzern, 1933-34).

143. The Gunpowder Plot, Dutch copper medal or jeton, 1605, struck at Dordrecht, a serpent moves among lilies, DETECTVS QVI LATVIT SC, rev., the name ‫ ָה ֹוהְי‬, radiate design and chronogrammatic legend around, DORMITASTI ANTISTES IACOBI, 29mm (MI 196/19; vL II, 22; Dugn. 3599; Weiss Fig 7). Very fine. £150-200 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb, 14 December, 2004; B. A. Seaby Bulletin.

144. The alliance of England, France and the United Provinces, silver medal, 1609, by G. van Byjlaer, struck in Dordrecht, a hand from heaven holds a cord connecting the shields of arms of England, France and the United Provinces, A DOMINO FACTVM EST ISTVD, rev., legend and date in ten lines, ORD FOED BELG A REGE HISP … REGVM GAL ET MAG BRIT …, 51.5mm (MI 197/22; vL II, 50; Eim. 89a). Extremely fine. £2,000-2,500 After 42 years at war, Spain recognised Dutch independence. The United Provinces thanked with the renewal of their treaty of alliance with Britain and France. Provenance: Swiss Bank Corporation, 3 May, 2001 (lot 785).

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145. Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (?1563- 1612), principle Secretary to the King, silver counter, 1608, crowned shield of arms within Garter, ROBERT COM SALISBVR SVMM ANGLIÆ THESAVR, rev., crest, Six arrows in saltire tied with a ribbon under a helmet, SERO SED SERIO, 28mm (MI 189/6). Nearly extremely fine, toned and rare. £500-600

146. The Alliance of England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch silver jeton, 1609, a hand from heaven holds cord uniting three armorial shields, A DOMINO FACTVM EST ISTVD, rev., legend in eleven lines, ORD FOED BELG A REG HISP …, 28mm (MI 198/23; Eim. 87 b; vL II, 50; Dugn. 3648; Pax 60). Very fine. £200-250

See also lot (92) and by the same hand.

Provenance: Bt. Schulman, November, 2001.

Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, March, 2009.

147. The Alliance of England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch silver medal, 1609, struck in Dordrecht, the name ‫הָוֹהְי‬, radiates from celestial clouds over three united hearts, IVNCTA CORDA FIDELIVM, rev., Belgic Lion with, crowned lis of France and English rose above, CONTRA VIM TIRANORVM, 50mm (MI 198/25; Eim. 88; vL II, 50). Good extremely fine with even light grey tone, scarce. £2,500-3,000 Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1123).

148. The Alliance of England, France and the United Provinces, copper jeton, 1609, the name ‫הָוֹהְי‬, over three united hearts, above shield of Utrecht, rev., lily, rose and arrows, all crowned, CONTRA VIM TIRANNORVM, 30mm (MI 199/26; vL II, 50; Dugn 3649). Extremely fine. £150-200 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction 70, 28 September, 2011, (lot 483).

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149. Sir Henry Oxenden or Oxinden (d. 1620), an Elizabethan Shilling smoothed and engraved, helm over shield of garnished arms, "+ Fui Henricus Oxinden", rev., legend engraved in concentric circles, "Quis nuit fi spiritus fisiorum Adam ascendat / et si spiritus iumentorum descendat deorsum", 34.5mm (unpublished). Only fine but a fascinating private token or counter and believed unique. £600-800 Sir Henry Oxinden (d. 1620) of Dene in Wingham, Kent. The reverse legend is from Ecclesiastes 3:21: Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum et si spiritus iumentorum descendat deorsum (Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?).

150. Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), death, silver medal, 1612, by Charles Anthony, bust of Prince Henry three-quarters left, in decorated armour and lace collar, HENRICVS PRINCEPS, rev., crowned shield of arms, FAX MENTIS HONESTÆ GLORIA, 28.5mm (MI 200/29; H & P Pl. 27, 7; Farquhar I, 214). Very fine and very rare. £500-600 The reverse legend, FAX MENTIS HONESTÆ GLORIA, was used as a motto by Prince Henry and James I was to use it some seven years later as the motto for the Knights of Nova Scotia. It is a quotation from a long and truly epic poem, Silius Italicus’s Punica, Book vi, 332; translates as “Glory is the flame of an honourable mind”. Provenance: Bt. S. Lipton, November, 2000.

151. Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), death, cast bronze medal, 1612, by Charles Anthony, bust of Prince Henry three-quarters left, in decorated armour and lace collar, HENRICVS PRINCEPS, rev., crowned shield of arms, FAX MENTIS HONESTÆ GLORIA, 28mm (MI 201/30; H & P Pl. 27, 7; Farquhar I, 214). A contemporary cast, very fine and very rare. £150-250 There are three varieties of this rare medal, struck in gold and silver and all are rare, which might explain the need to produce contemporary cast impressions. See also note to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, 2003.

152. Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), silver counter from a set, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1632, in imitation of engraving, the Prince stands to right in doublet, wearing sword and holding lance, his name on band supported by a lion and dragon, HENRICUS PRINCEPS UUALLIÆ, rev., Prince’s plumes within Garter, HENRICVS PRINCEPS BVRIED AT WESTMINSTER, 27mm (MI 379/281 - the set; Farquhar I, 214). Very fine. £150-200

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153. Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), silver counter from a set, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1639, in imitation of engraving, half-length armoured bust right, holding lance, HENRICVS PRINCEPS WALLIÆ, rev., the Prince of Wales’s plumes within crowned Garter, decorative border, 25mm (cf MI 380/282 - the set). Very fine and rare. £150-200 For an almost complete set, in which another is included, see lot 348. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 5 - 6 June, 2013 (lot 580, part)

154. Sir Thomas Bodley (1545-1613), diplomat, scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library, small bronze medal [1646], by Claude Warin, an 18th century restitution, bearded bust right, TH BODLY EQ AVR PVBL BIBLIOTH OXON FVNDATOR, rev., standing figure of the “Republic of Letters” holding a head in each hand, R P LITERARIAE AETERNITAS, 42mm (MI 200/28; BMC [Jones] 302, contemporary lead, 303, restitution). Very fine and rare. £180-220 The medal placed in 1613, the year of Bodley’s death. Library accounts for 1646 contain an entry, “Item, to ye painter that drew Sir Thomas Bodley’s picture, and to Mr. Warren that made his medale, to each of them 2s’. In 2002, on the 400th anniversary of the Bodleian Library, the Royal Mint were commissioned to make replicas in copper (salvaged from the library’s roof), and these are now awarded annually, with Hilary Mantel the most recent recipient. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, February, 2012

155. Frederick V (1596-1632) of Bohemia, marriage to Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), oval gilt-silver medal, 1613, by Jan de Bommaert, signed I.D.B., both sides, bust of Frederick right, a mantle around decorated armour, still open lace collar, FRID COM PAL R S ROM IMP ELECTOR, rev., bust of Elizabeth left, wearing high lace collar and richly embroidered dress, ELISAB D G C PAL R S R IMP ELEC FIL R MAGN BRIT, 45.5 x 31.5mm (MI 201/32; Stemper 157; Exter I, 82, 82; Habich 3156; Donebauer 2027; Lanna 842), set within border, this with integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. £800-1,200 Elizabeth Stuart, second child and eldest daughter of James I is is remembered as the Winter Queen on account of Frederick’s short reign as king of Bohemia (26 August, 1619 - 20 November, 1620). Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer, August, 2000.

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156. Frederick V (1596-1632) of Bohemia, marriage to Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), oval silver medal, 1613, by Christian Maler [Nürnberg], his armoured bust right, mantle around and lace collar, before his face clasped hands hold a heart, FRIDERICVS DG COM PAL …, rev., bust of Elizabeth, threequarters left, hair high, wearing full ruff collar and pearl necklace, ELIZABETHA DG COM PAL R S ELEC INFANS MAGNÆ BRITAN D B, roped border around, 39 x 38mm (MI 202/33; vL II, 89; BDM III, 541). Very fine, a flan crack within border and close to edge, from 3 o’clock to 6 o’clock, extremely rare. £1,400-1,600 See footnote to previous lot. The clasped hand have not been noted on any other specimens. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, July 2009; ex R. W. Cochran-Patrick Collection, Sotheby’s Auction, 8 November, 1949 (lot 28, illus.) .

157. Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia, Countess Palatine, Marriage to Frederick, Count Palatine, oval silver medal, formed of two clichés joined by a wide rim, 1613, by Christian Maler [Nürnberg], bust almost full-face, her hair high, wearing elaborate bejewelled dress, double row pearl necklace, legend in two lines around, ELIZABETHA FIL IA RE MAG BRIT FRA ET HI VX PRIN FRE 5 COM PAL EL DV BA, rev., Fame seated in a carriage drawn by a Lion and Unicorn, holding her trumpet and an anchor, palm branch and cross, SPE FIDE VERITATE NOBILIS, 49 x 39mm (MI 203/35; CP 39; BDM III, 541), suspension loop attached to rim. Good very fine and very rare. £2,000-2,500 The medal has been filled during its manufacture and weighing 36.62g has a ‘solid’ feel. Provenance: Bt. A. H. Baldwin, list 5, May, 2003 (no. 6).

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158. Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia, Countess Palatine, Marriage to Frederick, Count Palatine, uniface oval silvered-metal “squeeze” or cliché, 1613, by Christian Maler [Nürnberg], bust almost full-face, her hair high, wearing elaborate bejewelled dress, double row pearl necklace, legend in two lines around, ELIZABETHA FIL IA RE MAG BRIT FRA ET HI VX PRIN FRE 5 COM PAL EL DV BA, 42.5mm x 37.5mm (MI 203/35; BDM III, 541). Good very fine, extremely rare and toned. £400-500 This is an impression of the obverse of the medal as in the previous lot. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2005 (lot 1413).

159. Maurice, Prince of Orange, Knight of the Garter, cast oval silver portrait medal, 1615, by A. Rottermont (?), armoured bust three-quarters right, with ruff collar and mantle over right shoulder, MAVRITIVS AVR PRINC COM NASS / ET MV MAR VE EL EQ OR PERISCELIDIS, rev., crowned arms of Maurice within Garter, 56.5 x 46 mm. (MI 205/39; v.L. II, 87 [date given as 1613]; Eim. 92). Almost extremely fine some light chasing and the reverse with traces of old lacquer. £2,500-3,000 Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1124)

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160. Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), cast bronze medal, 1615, half length bust three-quarters left, her hair high, wearing dress with puffed sleeves and open collar, O GOD GRANT PATIENCE IN THAT I SVFFER VRANG, rev., legend in centre and around, QVHO CAN COMPARE VITH ME IN GREIF I DIE AND DAR NOCHT SEIK RELIEF - HOVET NOT THE QVHOIS IOY THOV ART, 50mm (MI 207/41). Good very fine, though of uncertain age. £120-150 The attribution to Lady Arabella (or Arbella) remains unconfirmed, but the sentiment expressed in the reverse legend is thought to refer to the unhappy separation she endured from her husband, William Seymour, and her subsequent incarceration in the Tower, where she starved herself to death in 1615 at the age of 40. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon October, 2003.

161. The Cautionary Towns restored, Dutch piedfort silver medal or jeton, 1616, arms of seven Provinces linked around those of Zeeland and centre, ZEELANDIA, rev., legend in nine lines, BENIGNITATE FIDE IVSTITIA IACOBI REGIS …, 32mm, 14.47g (MI 214/59; vL II, 96; Dugn. 3273). Choice extremely fine. £350-450 This, a special striking of the silver jeton, is probably not a true piedfort though it is just over twice the weight of the specimen in the following lot. The extra thickness gives the piece a superior finish and it was, perhaps, a presentation piece. The reverse shows a ‘ghosting’ of the legend at some 45%. The Cautionary Towns of Briel, Flushing, Ramekins and Walcheren had been given to Queen Elizabeth in 1585 as security for their repaying her for assistance in their struggle with Spain. They were restored to Holland by James I. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 1975); Schulman Auction, 17 April, 2000 (lot 2393).

162. The Cautionary Towns restored, Dutch silver jeton, 1616, arms of seven Provinces linked around those of Zeeland and centre, ZEELANDIA, rev., legend in nine lines, BENIGNITATE FIDE IVSTITIA IACOBI REGIS …, 30mm, 6.32g (MI 214/59; vL II, 96; Dugn. 3723). Obverse extremely fine and reverse nearly so, showing signs of double striking. £200-300 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 1974).

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163. James I, silver oval portrait medal by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, in imitation of engraving, signed signed SP (in monogram) fe, in border cartouches to left and right, bust of the King three-quarters right wearing high lace ruff and Collar of the Garter over ermine robe, in cartouche above a crown dividing I - R and on scroll below “Jacobus DG Mag Britt Fra & Hybe Rex”, rev., crowned Royal shield with lion and unicorn supporters, helm crested with crown and lion above, motto in scroll below, “BEATI PACIFICI”, IACOBVS DEI GRATIA MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ FRANCIÆ ET HYBERNIÆ REX, 55.5 x 43mm (MI 214/61; Farquhar I, 159; H&P pl 27,10). Good very fine and very rare. £5,000-8,000

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164. Queen Anne (1574-1619), oval silver portrait medal, by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, in imitation of engraving, signed SP (in monogram) fe, in border cartouches to left and right, bust of the Queen three-quarters left, her hair high and adorned with jewels, high collar, wearing pearl necklace and earring, crown dividing initials A R above, and on scroll below “Anna DG Mag Britt Fr & Hyb Regina”, rev., crowned shield of Anne with wildmen supporters, motto in scroll below, “La mia Grandezza dal Eccelso”, ANNA DEI GRATIA MAGNA BRITANNIÆ FRANCIÆ ET HYBERNIÆ REGINA, 55.5 x 43mm (MI 215/63; Rosenheim 590). Obverse somewhat rubbed, nearly very fine, reverse very fine, very rare. £4,000-6,000 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

165. Charles, Prince of Wales, oval silver portrait medal, by Simon de Passe, dated 1616, in imitation of engraving, signed Si: Pa: fec. On rev., armoured bust of the Prince three-quarters right wearing lace ruff, sash and Garter badge on ribbon, “Carolus Princeps walliae”, rev., crowned shield within Garter, ILLUSTRISS ET POTEN PR CAROLUS PRINCEPS WALLIÆ DUX CORN YOR ET ALB ETC, 55.5 x 43mm. (MI 216/66). Pierced at top, the portrait very fine, but the reverse with somewhat defacing scratching, rare. £3,000-5,000 20 examples are listed in the Falkiner Index. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 972).

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166. James I, Queen Anne, and Prince Charles, oval silver portrait medal, by Simon de Passe, unsigned, circa 1616, in imitation of engraving, busts of the King, in large plumed hat, ruff collar and Collar of office, Queen Anne with pearl earring and necklace and high lace ruff collar, the Prince with ruff collar and medal ribband, rev., shields of the King and Queen supported by lion and wildman with, above, helm and crest, the Prince's Plumes in oval shield below, mottoes on scrolls, POTENTISS IACOBVS DG MAG BRITT ET HIB REX ET SERENISS ANNA DG MAG BRITT REGINA VNA CVM ILL P CAROLI M BRIT PRINCIpis, 65 x 53 mm, including mount but not suspender (MI 217/68), set in a later gold display mount with swivelling suspension loop. Extremely fine, toned and very rare. ÂŁ8,000-12,000 Nine examples listed in the Falkiner Index. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, (lot 1125); ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby's, 25 May 1977 (lot 54).

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167. Frederick V (1596-1632), Count Palatine, Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) of Bohemia and their son Prince Henry Frederick (1614-1629), oval silver portrait medal by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, signed SP (in reversed monogram), busts of the Count, his wife the Princess and the infant Prince, all with lace collars, the Prince with lace bonnet, she with jewels in hair and with necklace, rev., two shields supported by lions, helm and two-tailed lion crest above, motto below SVPERATA TELLVS SYDERA Donat, legend around, EFFIG ILLUST PR FREDERICI DG CO PAL ET ELIZABETHÆ PO PR IAC MAG BRITT REG FILLIA, VNA CVM SERO PR FERDERICO EORU FIL PRIMOGENIto, 64 x 51 mm (MI 218/69; Stemper 161; Exter II, 368, 102u). Good very fine with light patination, extremely rare. £8,000-12,000 Prince Frederick drowned at the age of 15. He was crossing the Haarlemmermeer on his way to Amsterdam where he was to see the captured Spanish treasure fleet. The image is derived from a miniature by Isaac Oliver, now in the Baron Rothschild Collection, Paris. Provenance: Swiss Bank Corporation, 3 May, 2001 (lot 787).

168. Frederick V (1596-1632), Count Palatine, Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) of Bohemia and their son Prince Henry Frederick (1614-1629), oval tin or pewter (or perhaps base silver) portrait medal by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, signed SP (in reversed monogram), busts of the Count, his wife the Princess and the infant Prince, all with lace collars, the Prince with lace bonnet, she with jewels in hair and with necklace, rev., two shields supported by lions, helm and two-tailed lion crest above, motto below SVPERATA TELLVS SYDERA Donat, legend around, EFFIG ILLUST PR FREDERICI DG CO PAL ET ELIZABETHÆ PO PR IAC MAG BRITT REG FILLIA, VNA CVM SERO PR FERDERICO EORU FIL PRIMOGENIto, 63.5 x 51 mm (MI 218/69; Stemper 161; Exter II, 368, 102u). Very fine or nearly so, flan a little uneven and marked. £500-800 See footnote to previous lot. Another example was sold in Münz Zentrum Auction XXXV, 19 April, 1979 (lot 2259) Provenance: Glendining Auction, 3 October, 2002 (lot 1080); Ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s Auction, 25 May, 1977 (lot 56).

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169. Maria Anna, Infanta of Spain (1606-1646), oval silver portrait medal by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, signed 'Simon Paß: fecit Lond:' on the reverse, bust of the Infanta threequarters left, jewelled bands in her hair, richly embroidered dress with deep ruff collar, SERENma D MARIA D'AUSTRIA PHILPPI DG HISP REG INFAN, rev., legend within narrow wreath in French and, below, English, LE TRES ILLUSTRE PRINCESSE MARIA … and 'The Most Illustrious Princesse Mary …', 58 x 45.5 mm, including mount but not suspender (MI 218/70), set in a later gold display mount with swivelling suspension loop. A superb portrait medal, extremely fine, extremely rare and toned. £8,000-12,000 James I, who had signed a Peace Treaty with Spain shortly after his succession, wished to further unite the English and Spanish royal families between. Marriage between Prince Henry and the Infanta Maria was first proposed in 1611 and revived after Henry's death with Prince Charles, from whence this medal dates, and when the Infanta would have been ten years of age. In 1623 Charles and the Duke of Buckingham went, uninvited, to Madrid, returning in September. Shortly after his accession Charles married Henrietta Maria, daughter of Henry IV of France, whist the Infanta Maria married Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. Five examples listed in the Falkiner Index. The J. G. Murdoch catalogue (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 2 June, 1904, lot 38), states that the only other example know to the cataloguers was that in the collection of Lord Craven. It is therefore quite possible that this is indeed the Craven specimen. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 21 May, 2003 (lot 1130); ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby's Auction, 3 May 1977 (lot 58).

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170. Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, founders of the Oxford College that has their name, hollow oval silver medal, 1618, made of two clichés joined at the rim, his half-length bust three-quarters right, with ruff collar over plain cloak, WHEN CHRIST WHO IS OVR LIFE SHAL APPEARE, rev., her halflength bust three-quarters left, wearing damask gown, high ruff collar and broad-brimmed hat, WE SHALL APPEARE WITH HIM IN GLORY, 60 x 46.5mm (MI 220/73; Eim. 98; H & P pl. 28, 10). A little crimped, very fine and rare. £500-800 The medal is believed to have been issued on the death of Dorothy Wadham (b. 1534) in 1618. Nicholas Wadham (1532-1609) was a Somerset landowner who, in his will, left funds for the founding of what became Wadham College. It was Dorothy, whom he had married in 1555, who brought this about, even to the extent of a Royal Charter, and the first students were received in 1613 Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 4); purchased Coins and Antiquities, London, December 1972.

171. The Synod of Dort [Dordtrecht], silver medal, 1619, by W. van Bijlaer, panoramic view of the long chamber at Dordrecht with the Council assembled, CVM - PRIV and date 16 - 19, to left and right of barrier, ASSERTA RELIGIONE, rev., pilgrims ascend a hill, on which the temple of heaven is attacked by the four winds, the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates from above, ERVNT VT MONS SION, 58mm (MI 222/77; vL II, 105; Eim. 99). Extremely fine. £800-1,200 The obverse image showing the Synod in session is in extraordinary detail and is copied from a painting by Pouwel Weyts, which now hangs in the Stedelijk Museum, Dordrecht. The British delegates at the Synod were George Carleton (1559-1628), Bishop of Llandaff, Joseph Hall (1574-1657), Thomas Goad (1576-1638), John Davenant (1576-1641), and Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626). A specimen of the medal was given to every participant. Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 14 July, 2004 (lot 578).

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172. The Synod of Dort [Dordtrecht], silver medal, 1619, by W. van Bijlaer, a variety, panoramic view of the long chamber at Dordrecht with the Council assembled, date only on barrier, ASSERTA RELIGIONE, rev., pilgrims ascend a hill, on which the temple of heaven is attacked by the four £1,000-1,500 winds, the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates from above, ERVNT VT MONS SION, 58mm (MI 223/78; vL II, 105; Eim. 99). Choice extremely fine. See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Schulman Auction, 1 November, 2001 (lot 1906).

173. The Synod of Dort [Dordtrecht], silver medal, 1619, by W. van Bijlaer, similar variety, panoramic view of the long chamber at Dordrecht with the Council assembled, date only on barrier, ASSERTA RELIGIONE, rev., pilgrims ascend a hill, on which the temple of heaven is attacked by the four winds, the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates from above, ERVNT VT MONS SION, 58mm (MI 223/78; vL II, 105; Eim. 99). Almost extremely fine, toned. £800-1,000 See footnote to lot 171. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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174. The Synod of Dort [Dordtrecht], presentation or special silver medal, 1619, by Cornelius Wyntjes, crowned Belgic Lion to left with arrows and sword, the name ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiates from above, RELIGIONE ET IVSTICIA RESTITVTIS, rev., crowned shield of the arms of Prince Maurice, within Garter, two clasped hands below, RESPVBLICA DEMVM FLOREBIT, 58mm, 72.65g (MI 223/79; vL II, 113; Eim. 100). A superb and heavy specimen, virtually mint state. £2,000-2,500 Prince Maurice, although of Arminian sympathies, took the side of the Gomarists as they supported the power of the Stadtholder. Medallic Illustrations suggests the medal might have been struck as a special compliment to James I who had advocated a national synod to consider the controversy in the Dutch churches. This specimen is about a half ounce (15.16g) heavier than regular examples (see next lot) and the most obvious explanation is that it was struck for presentation rather than simply commemoration. The Synod was attended by delegates from Britain and seven other foreign countries and held between 13 November, 1618 and 9 May, 1619. See also footnote to lot 171. Provenance: Schulman Auction, 1 November, 2001 (lot 1908).

175. The Synod of Dort [Dordtrecht], silver medal, 1619, by Cornelius Wyntjes,crowned Belgic Lion to left with arrows and sword, the name ‫הָוֹהְי‬ radiates from above, RELIGIONE ET IVSTICIA RESTITVTIS, rev., crowned shield of the arms of Prince Maurice, within Garter, two clasped hands below, RESPVBLICA DEMVM FLOREBIT, 58mm, 57.49g (MI 223/79; vL II, 113; Eim. 100). Very fine. £600-800 See also footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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176. Charles, Prince of Wales, silver cliché medallion, 1619, unsigned, bust three-quarters right, wearing ruff collar and ribbon (for Garter George), CAROLVS MA BR FR & HI PRINC EBOR & ALB DVX, 22.5mm (MI 224/81). Piercing above head, very fine and very rare. £150-200 This little medal is curious in that it gives Charles his main titles but omits “Prince of Wales”. Provenance: Bt. Lockdales Auction, 20 November, 2011 (lot 1482).

177. Frederick V (1596-1632) and Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) of Bohemia, Coronation as king of Bohemia, silver medal, 1619, by Christian Maler [Nürnberg], conjoined busts right, he in armour and with ruff collar, wearing Garter George, she withhigh lace collar, rev., central oval medallion, with five hands supporting crown, placed on legend, FRIDERI DG COM PALAT …, bundle of tied arrows below, 40 x 33.5mm (MI 225/82; Stemper 162; Don. 2034; Memmesheimer 2264). Very fine and rare. £1,800-2,000 See note to lot 155 Provenance: Heidelberger Münzhandlung Auction, 15 November, 2012 (lot 2794).

178. Frederick V (1596-1632) and Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) of Bohemia, Coronation as king of Bohemia, silver medal, 1619, by Christian Maler [Nürnberg], hand from heaven holds crown over seated lion, another, with double-tail, stands to right, QVI DAT TVEATVR ET ORNET, in ex. IN MEMORIAM, rev., linked shields of arms within Garter, QVAM BENE CONVENIVNT ANNO M D C XIX, 33mm (MI 226/85; Stemper 169; Exter I, 89, 94; Donebauer 2029; Northumberland II, 222). Extremely fine and very rare. £1,500-1,800 See note to lot 155. Provenance: Bt Hossfeld, February, 2012.

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179. Frederick V (1596-1632), Coronation as king of Bohemia, German silver medal, 1619, five arms hold up the crown of Bohemia, DANTE DEO ET ORDINVM CONCORDIA, rev., legend within wreath, FRIDERICVS ELEC BOHEMIAE REX CORONAYVR DIE 4 NOV ANO 1619, 27mm (MI - ; Donnebauer 2043). Very fine. £100-150 Provenance: Sincona Auction, 27 May, 2013 (lot 576).

180. Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, (1590-1624), oval tin portrait medal, undated, in imitation engraving, by Simon de Passe, bust of Sackville three-quarters left (turning to viewer), wearing lace collar and doublet, the string of which he holds in his left hand, rev., Sackville arms with leopard supporters and crested helm, below in cartouche, TOVSIOVR LOYAL, legend around, CLARISSIMVS D RICHARD SACKVILE BARO BVCKHVRSTIÆ COMES DORCESTRIÆ, 53 x 46.5mm (MI 232/93). Strictly fine and unusual as a soft-metal cast, pierced and plugged at top, excessively rare. £800-1,200 Medallic Illustrations has placed this medal as 1624 but it was almost certainly made somewhat earlier. 1624 was both the year of Sackville’s death and the year that de Passe moved to Denmark. The silver specimen in the British Museum is listed in Medallic Illustrations as “Unique?”. This is the only other specimen in the Falkiner Index. Provenance: Ex Greta S Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s, 25 May 1977 (lot 59); Baldwin’s Auction, 7 May, 2003 (lot 1285).

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181. James I, Naval Reward, the ‘Ark Badge’, c. 1620, cast bronze medal, possibly by Nicholas Hilliard, half-length bust of James I threequarters right, wearing decorated armour, elaborate high lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, + IACOBVS DG MAG BRITA FR ET HI REX + / + FIDEI DEFENSOR, rev., smoke rises from chimney on Noah’s Ark as it drifts on a wavy sea, + STET SALVVS IN VNDIS, 54.5 x 43.5mm (MI 233/95; cf. Eim. 101A). An old cast from a specimen with two small piercings at the top, very fine and very rare. £800-1,200 No original specimens appear to have survived and it is known only from cast copies. Provenance: Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection, Classical Numismatic Group Auction, 25 May 2011 (lot 913).

182. James I, Naval Reward, the ‘Ark Badge’, c. 1620, cast bronze medal, possibly by Nicholas Hilliard, half-length armoured bust of James I three-quarters right, wearing Garter robes and George on ribbon, lace collar and large plumed hat, + IACOBVS DG MAG BRITA FR ET HI REX, rev., smoke rises from chimney on Noah’s Ark as it drifts on a wavy sea, + STET SALVVS IN VNDIS, 56.5 x 43.5mm (MI 233/95; cf. Eim. 101A), integral suspension loop. An old cast, very fine and very rare. £800-1,200 Provenance: Peus Auction, 1 November, 2013 (lot 1082).

183. James I, presentation badge, uniface cast silver medal, c. 1624, bust of James I three-quarters right, wearing wide-brimmed plumed hat, to left a rose, to right a thistle, 51.5 x 41.5mm (MI -; cf MI 233/95 and 96 for varieties). Very fine, minute casting hole beneath the rose, very rare. £600-800 Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 640).

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184. James I, Naval Reward, the ‘Ark Badge’, c. 1620, cast silver medal, possibly by Nicholas Hilliard, half-length bust of James I threequarters right, wearing richly embroidered doublet, Garter George on ribbon, lace collar and large plumed hat fastened with jewel, + IACOBVS DG MAG BRITA FR ET HI REX, rev., smoke rises from chimney on Noah’s Ark as it drifts on a wavy sea, + STET SALVVS IN VNDIS, 50 x 42.5mm (MI 233/96; 5; cf. Eim. 101A). Very fine with some chasing, edge a little bruised, very rare. £800-1,200 Provenance: Morton & Eden, 13-14 November, 2002 (lot 801)

185. James I, presentation badge, uniface cast pewter medal, c. 1624, unsigned, half-length bust of James I three-quarters right, wearing widebrimmed hat with jewelled badge, ruff collar, doublet with fur mantle, and Garter George on ribbon, + IACOBVS DG MAG BRITA FR ET HI REX, 60.5 x 50.5mm (MI 234/98), in an oval ebonized Georgian glazed frame. The medal pierced between G and B of MAG BRITA, very fine, believed contemporary and extremely rare. £800-1,200 Provenance: Bt. eBay, March, 2009.

186. James I (and Charles, Prince of Wales), engraved silver counter, workshops of Simon or Willem de Passe, c.1616, bust of James three-quarters right, wearing broad-brimmed hat with jewel, lace ruff, ermine robes and Collar of the Garter, GIVE THY IUDGEMENTS O GOD UNTO THE KING, set in a wide border, engraved in matching lettering with the legend found on the counter’s reverse, AND THY RIGHTEOVSNESS UNTO THE KINGS SONN, 36mm., (MI 376/272, for counter). Obverse extremely fine and the only example known to the cataloguers with this added border. £400-500 The reverse, with the portrait of Charles I, has been sacrificed to make something special of the image James and is damaged where fixed to the border. Many markers or counters ‘for reckoning and for play’ were stamped in imitation of engraving. In 1617 Nicholas Hilliard was granted a monopoly for 12 years of all engraved portraits of the King and the Royal Family. During this period he sold licences to other artists, including Simon Van de Passe and his brother. The British Museum catalogue records a unique engraved piece in the Cochran-Patrick collection similar to this but without the added border. Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 March, 2008 (lot 8); Glendining’s, 18 March, 1989 (lot 37).

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187. James I and Charles, Prince of Wales, engraved silver counter, workshop of Simon de Passe, c.1616, bust of James three-quarters right, wearing broad-brimmed hat with jewel, GIVE THY IUDGEMENTS O GOD UNTO THE KING, rev., bust of Prince Charles three-quarters right, without beard, AND THY RIGHTEOVSNESS UNTO THE KINGS SONNE, 26.5mm (MI 376/272, var.). Good very fine. £80-120

188. James I and Charles, Prince of Wales, engraved silver counter, possibly by Simon de Passe, c.1616, bust of James three-quarters right, wearing broad-brimmed hat with jewel, GIVE THY IUDGEMENTS O GOD UNTO THE KING, rev., bust of Prince Charles three-quarters right, without beard, AND THY RIGHTEOVSNESS UNTO THE KINGS SONNE, 27mm., (MI 376/272, var.). Very fine. £60-80

189. James I and Charles, Prince of Wales, engraved silver counter, workshop of Simon de Passe, c.1616, bust of James three-quarters right, wearing broad-brimmed hat with jewel, lace ruff, ermine robes and Collar of the Garter, GIVE THY IUDGEMENTS O GOD UNTO THE KING, rev., bust of Prince Charles, small pointed beard and lace collar over doublet, AND THY RIGHTEOVSNESSE UNTO THE KINGS SONN, 30mm (MI 376/272). Good very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Spink Auction (156), (lot 178).

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CHARLES I (1600-1625-1649)

190. Charles I, Marriage to Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), cast gilt silver medallet, 1625, by Pierre Regnier, busts vis-à-vis, he wearing ruff collar, CH MAG ET HEN MA BRIT REX ET REG, rev., cupid scattering roses and lilies, FVNDIT AMOR LILIA MIXTA ROSIS, 21mm (MI 238/1; Eim.105: BMC [Jones] 101-104; Platt I, type A, pp. 115-16), mounted as pendant in roped border with suspension loop and ring. Very fine, the gilding and mount believed contemporary. £80-120 Provenance: Bt. Lion Passant [Exeter], September, 2000.

191. Charles I, Marriage to Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), cast silver medallet, 1625, by Pierre Regnier, busts vis-à-vis, he wearing falling lace collar, CH MAG ET HEN MA BRIT REX ET REG, rev., cupid scattering roses and lilies, FVNDIT AMOR LILIA MIXTA ROSIS, 22.5mm (MI 238/1; Eim.105, BMC [Jones] 101-104; Platt I, type A, pp. 115-16). Very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Bt T. Millett, April, 2002.

192. Charles I, Marriage to Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), cast silver medallet, 1625, by Pierre Regnier, busts vis-à-vis, he wearing falling lace ruff, CA MAG , rev., cupid scattering roses and lilies, FVNDIT AMOR LILIA MIXTA ROSIS, 21mm (MI 239/3; Eim.105; BMC [Jones]105; Platt I, type B, pp. 115-16). Very fine and the rare variety. £80-120 Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman.

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193. Henri IV (1553-1589-1610) and Marie de Médicis (1573-1642), King and Queen of France, oval silver portrait medal, by Simon de Passe, unsigned, circa 1625, in imitation of engraving, conjoined busts to right, he in decorated armour, a sash from his left shoulder and, on a ribbon, the Badge of the Order of the St. Esprit, she with decorative high lace collar and jewelled star in her hair, signed below, “Simon Passæus fecit”, HENR IIII CHRIST RE MARIA AVGVSTA, rev., crowned oval with the shields of France and Navarre and crowned H and olive branches, within the Collars of the Orders of St. Michael and the St. Esprit, signed below, “Sim: Passæus sculpsit”, 66 x 55mm (MI 240/7). A superb medal, extremely fine and extremely rare. £3,500-5,000 The medal is believed to have been commissioned at the time of the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France (1625), to honour the Bride’s parents. 7 examples listed in the Falkiner Index. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 976).

194. Charles I, Coronation, the official silver medal, 1626, by Nicholas Briot, crowned bust right wearing ruff and Collar of Order, CAROLVS I DG MAG BRITAN FRAN.ET HIB REX, rev., an arm issuing from clouds holds sword, DONEC PAX REDDITA TERRIS, 29mm (MI 243/10; Eim 106; BHM [Jones], 125, 126; Woll. Ii; Platt, pp. 117-18). Very fine, toned. £350-450 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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195. Charles I, Coronation, silver uniface portrait cliché, 1626, by Nicolas Briot, bust right wearing ruff collar and ribbon for medal, signed NBF below, 25mm (MI 243/11; BMC [Jones] 127; Platt, type C, p. 118). Good very fine, toned and without creases. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

196. George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), uniface oval bronzed-lead medal, c. 1628, bust left wearing ruff collar and garter George on ribbon, on ‘wavy’ background, rev., engraved “G. VILLERS DVKE BVCKIN”, 43 x 35mm (Hodgkin 13; MI - ; Platt - ). Very fine and rare. £150-200 In 1627 the Duke had failed with his expedition to the Isle de Rhé to help the Huguenots. He was assassinated on 23rd August, 1628, by one John Felton, at the Greyhound Pub in Portsmouth. For another see, “believed to be unique”. Whilst the medal seems only to have been published in an auction catalogue, it is by the same hand as that of Sir Edward Coke (see lot 691). The date of manufacture of both these pieces is unclear. Provenance: Bt. eBay, July, 2011. Whilst the medal is unpublished in any academic reference, it is almost certainly the Rosenheim specimen. It is clearly by the same hand as that of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (see lot 162). The date of manufacture of both these pieces is unclear.

197. Charles I, the attack on the Île de Ré [Isle of Rhé], French silver satirical medal, 1628, unsigned, crowned arms of France within the collars of two Orders, NIL NISI CONSILIO, rev., the English snail, an arrow through its neck, on a raft, the island and fort beyond, ESTO DOMI, 26mm (MI 248/21). Very fine, though pierced at top, some light graffiti numerals by arrow, scarce. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. eBay, May, 2005.

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198. Charles I, tribute to Queen Henrietta Maria, silver medal, 1628, by Nicolas Briot, crown over the two shields of England and France, HEN MAR BORBON DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, rev., a grove where one tree dominates the rest, ships at sea beyond, SVPEREMINET OMNES 1628, 28mm (MI 249/23; Eim 110; BMC [Jones] 129; Platt, type A, p.119). Very fine. £200-250 Provenance: Bt. Sanda Lipton, November, 2000.

199. Charles I, tribute to Queen Henrietta Maria, silver medal, 1628, by Nicolas Briot, crown over the two shields of England and France, HEN MAR BORBON DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, rev., a grove where one tree dominates the rest, ships at sea beyond, SVPEREMINET OMNES - 1628, 27mm (MI 249/23; Eim 110, var.; BMC [Jones] 129; Platt, type A, p. 119). Very fine. £150-200

200. Charles I, tribute to Queen Henrietta Maria, silver medal, 1628, by Nicolas Briot, crown over the two shields of England and France, HEN MAR BORBON DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, rev., a grove where one tree dominates the rest, ships at sea beyond, SVPEREMINET OMNES - 1628, 27mm (MI 249/23; Eim 110, var.; BMC [Jones] 129; Platt, type A, p. 119). Very fine. £150-200

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201. Charles I, tribute to Queen Henrietta Maria, silver medal, 1628, by Nicolas Briot, signed NB in reverse exergue, crown over the two shields of England and France, HEN MAR BORBON DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, rev., a grove where one tree dominates the rest, ships at sea beyond, SVPEREMINET OMNES, 28mm (MI 249/24; Eim 110; BMC [Jones] 128; Platt, type B, p. 119). Very fine, the rarer variety. £250-300

202. Charles I, tribute to Queen Henrietta Maria, silver medal, 1628, by Nicolas Briot, signed NB in reverse exergue, crown over the two shields of England and France, HEN MAR BORBON DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, rev., a grove where one tree dominates the rest, ships at sea beyond, SVPEREMINET OMNES, 28mm (MI 249/24; Eim 110; BMC [Jones] 128; Platt, type B, p. 119). Very fine, the rarer variety. £220-260

203. Charles I, Naval and Military Tribute, or “So-Called” Pattern Shilling, gilt-bronze medal, 1628, by Nicholas Briot, bust right, wearing open crown, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FRAN ET HIB REX FIDEI DEF, rev., crossed sceptre and trident tied with a cord, REGIT VNVS VTROQVE, 1628, in exergue, 28mm (MI 250/26; Eim. 111; BMC [Jones] 131; Brooker 1259; North 2675; Platt, type A, pp. 120-21). Nearly extremely fine, tiny test mark on bottom edge. £200-250 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 980); ex Farquhar Collection.

204. Charles I, Naval and Military Tribute, or “So-Called” Pattern Shilling, silver medal, 1628, by Nicholas Briot, armorial shield within Collar of the Garter, crowned, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FRAN ET HIB REX FIDEI DEF, rev., crossed sceptre and trident tied with a cord, REGIT VNVS VTROQVE, 1628, in exergue, 28mm (MI 250/27; Eim. 112; BMC [Jones] 132; Brooker 1260; North 2676; Platt, type B, pp. 120-21). About fine. £100-150

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205. Charles I, the expedition to La Rochelle, silver medal or Pattern Halfcrown, 1628, by Nicolas Briot, equestrian portrait to right, with sword drawn, O REX DA FACILEM CVRSVM, rev., crowned oval and garnished shield dividing date, ATQVE AVDACIBVS ANNVE COEPTIS, plain edge, 35mm; 14.69g (MI 252/32; BMC [Jones] 136; Brooker 1258, same dies; North 2673; Bull 467). Nearly extremely fine, toned and extremely rare. £4,000-6,000 Briot made a number of pieces that are traditionally described as patterns for a halfcrown. The style and Briot’s use of a rocker press have always helped with this attribution. However the legend, taken from Virgil, which translates as “Grant, O King, a prosperous course and favour bold undertakings”, together with the date, would seem to link in with the proposed second expedition to La Rochelle. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 17 September, 2013 (lot 395).

206. Charles I, “so-called” Pattern Shilling, 1629, Tower mint, by Nicolas Briot, struck in light bronze or brass, crowned shield within the collar of the Order of the Thistle, all within the Garter itself, CAROLUS D G ANG SCO FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., REGIT UNUS UTROQUE, sceptre and trident in saltire, date 1628 in exergue, 28.5mm, 2.15mm thick (MI 251/28; Eimer 112, note; BMC [Jones], 134; ; Platt, type C, p. 121; Brooker - ; N - ). Obverse nearly very fine, the reverse considerably rubbed in centre, very rare. £120-150 The example listed in Medallic Illustrations is bi-metallic, having a copper border to a brass centre. Provenance: Bt. eBay, January, 2005.

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207. Charles I, Order of the Garter Augmented, silver medal, 1629, by Nicholas Briot, crowned bust right, wearing ruff, Garter robes and Collar of the Order, CAROLVS I DG ANG SCOT FRAN ET HIB EX FIDEI DEF, rev., Star of the Order of the Garter, PRISCI DECVS ORDINIS AVCTVM, 28mm (E.113; MI 253/33; Eim. 113; BMC [Jones] 137; Platt, p. 122). A little crimped, nearly very fine. £150-200 In 1629 the Badge of the Order of the Garter, as worn by Knights, was augmented with rays and became the Star of the Order. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

208. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, gold medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, four pointed cruciform shields joined at base, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend within square tablet with decorated surround, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 29.5mm; 6.8g (MI 253/34; Eim. 115; Platt, type A, p. 127). Extremely fine, very rare in gold. £1,500-2,000 Platt lists 2 specimens in gold, in the Ashmolean and British Museums. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

209. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, silver medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, four pointed cruciform shields joined at base, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend within square tablet with decorated surround, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 30mm (MI 253/34; Eim. 115; Platt p. 127). Good extremely fine, toned. £150-200

210. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, silver medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, four pointed cruciform shields joined at base, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend within square tablet with decorated surround, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 30mm (MI 253/34; Eim. 115; Platt p. 127). Nearly extremely fine, toned. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

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211. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, gold medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, cruciform arms of England and France, Scotland, France, and Ireland over radiant star, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend in five lines, within cartouche, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 30.5mm; 6.80g (MI 254/35; Eim. 116; Platt, type B, p. 128). Extremely fine, very rare in gold. £1,500-2,000 Platt does not record any specimens in gold; Medallic Illustrations lists a single example in the Advocates Collection, Edinburgh. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

212. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, silver medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, cruciform arms of England and France, Scotland, France, and Ireland over radiant star, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend in five lines, within cartouche, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 30.5mm (MI 254/35; Eim. 116; Platt p. 128). Extremely fine and toned. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

213. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, smaller silver medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, cruciform arms of England and France, Scotland, France, and Ireland over radiant star, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend in five lines, within cartouche, IN HONOR CARO PRINC MAG BR FRA ET HI NAT 29 MAII 1630, 24mm (MI 254/35; Eim. 116; Platt p. 128). Nearly extremely fine and toned. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

214. Charles I, birth of Prince Charles, silver medal, 1630, attributed to Nicolas Briot, cruciform arms of England and France, Scotland, France, and Ireland over radiant star, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend in five lines, within cartouche, HONOR PRIN MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB NAT 29 MAI ANN 1630, 30.5mm (MI 254/35; Eim. 116; Platt p. 128). Nearly extremely fine and toned. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Spink,

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215. Charles I, birth and baptism of Prince Charles, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, cruciform arms of England and France, Scotland, France, and Ireland over radiant star, HACTENVS ANGLORVM NVLLI, rev., legend in eight lines, MEM CAROLI PRIN MAGN BRITANN FRANC HIBERN NATI XXIX MAII BAPTIZ XXVII IVN MDCXXX S, 29mm (MI 255/38; Eim. 117; vL II, 188; BMC [Jones] 142; Platt, pp 131-32). Very fine. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Mevius Numisbooks International, June, 2004.

216. Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, cast silver medal, undated [1630], by Nicolas Briot, bust of the King right, wearing ruff, cloak ornamented with the royal ciphers CC and CH, Garter George suspended from ribbon, signed behind shoulder N BRIOT, CAROLVS I DG MAG BRITANIÆ FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., ship sailing right, NEC META MIHI QVI TERMINVS ORBE, 61mm (MI 256/40; BHM [Jones] 144-46; Eim. 118; vL II 227; MH 25; Farquhar I, 203; Platt, pp. 123-25), small contemporary suspension loop. A choice example of this wonderful portrait medal, extremely fine, toned and rare. £4,000-6,000 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 981).

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217. Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, cast silver medal, undated [1630], by Nicolas Briot, bust of the King right, wearing ruff, cloak ornamented with the royal ciphers CC and CH, Garter George suspended from ribbon, signed behind shoulder N BRIOT, CAROLVS I DG MAG BRITANIÆ FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., ship sailing right, NEC META MIHI QVÆ TERMINVS ORBE, 61mm (MI 256/40; BHM [Jones] 144-46; Eim. 118; vL II 227; MH 25; Farquhar I, 203; Platt, pp. 123-25), small contemporary suspension loop. A second choice example of this wonderful portrait medal, extremely fine, richly toned and rare. £4,000-6,000 The medal differs from the previous by the corrected QVÆ for QVI in the reverse legend. That the two medals have identical suspension loops seems to be a clear indication that some, at least, were awarded and intended to be worn. Provenance: Ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 20).

218. Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, small silver medal, 1630, by Nicolas Briot, bust of Charles I right, wearing large ruff, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FRAN ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, rev., ship in full sail, NEC META MIHI QVAE TERMINVS ORBI, 28mm (MI 257/42; Eim. 119; BMC [Jones] 149; MH 27; Platt, p. 125-26). A little crimped, very fine. Provenance: Bt. T. Millet list, June 2005 (no. 207).

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219. Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, small cast silver medal, 1630, by Nicolas Briot, bust of Charles I, right, wearing decorative lace collar, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FRAN ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, rev., ship in full sail, NEC META MIHI QVAE TERMINVS ORBI, 27.5mm (MI 257/43; Eim. 119b; BMC [Jones] 149; MH 28; Platt, p. 125-26). Very fine, some light tooling. £250-300 Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

220. Frederick Henry (1584-1647), Prince of Orange and Stadtholder, the siege of Maastricht and re-capture of Limbourg, silver medal, by Aert Verbeeck the Younger, 1632, armoured bust with lace collar three-quarters right, within oval, legend around in two lines, rev., cartographical plan of the city and fortifications of Maastricht, below panorama of Pappenheim’s army crossing the Maas, TRAIECT AD MOSA RECEPT 1632, 56.5mm (MI 263/56; Eim 122; vL II, 202; Scher [1997] 14). Good very fine and toned. £1,800-2,200 The medal has previously been attributed to Jan van Bylaer. Provenance: Schulman Auction, 29 March, 2012 (lot 1036),

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221. Charles I, the Scottish Coronation, gold medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, signed B on rev., crowned and draped bust left, wearing ornate lace collar, CAROLVS DG SCOTIÆ ANGLIÆ FR ET HIB REX, rev., a Scottish thistle in flower, HINC NOSTRÆ CREVERE ROSÆ, 30mm; 9.9g (MI 266/60; Eim. 123; BMC [Jones] 155; Platt p. 133, type B; Woll. iii). Good very fine and very rare in gold. £2,200-2,600 The service took place and was held at St. Giles, Edinburgh, accompanied by an Anglican service, this intended as a warning to the Presbyterians of the future Charles imagined for Scotland. Much of the finery, gold, silver and jewellery that accompanied the king was lost when the ship carrying it, the Blessing of Burntisland, capsized and sank in the Firth of Forth.

222. Charles I, the Scottish Coronation, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, signed B on rev., crowned and draped bust left, wearing ornate lace collar, CAROLVS DG SCOTIÆ ANGLIÆ FR ET HIB REX, rev., a Scottish thistle in flower, HINC NOSTRÆ CREVERE ROSÆ, 30mm; 9.9g (MI 266/60; Eim. 123; BMC [Jones] 155; Platt p. 133, type B; H & P pL 27, 9; Woll iii). Nearly very fine. £250-350 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Caroline Penman, August, 1998.

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223. Charles I, the return to London, cast gold medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helmet on flowery ground below, CAROLVA AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA - 1633, rev., a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul’s and old London Bridge, SOL ORBEM RADIANS SIC REX ILLVMINAT URBEM, view of the city of London, sun above, a small E to the left of the sun, 42.5mm (MI 266/62; Eim.124; CP.20/4; BMC [Jones] 158a; Platt p. 135, type B, this specimen illustrated). Very fine, small scratch above shoulder, extremely rare. £6,000-8,000 Whilst the medal commemorates the king's return to London following his Coronation in Scotland, Charles did not enter the city directly due to an outbreak of the plague. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 9 June 2009 (lot 331).

224. Charles I, the return to London, cast gilt-silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helmet on flowery ground below, CAROLVA AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA - 1633, rev., a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul’s and old London Bridge, SOL ORBEM RADIANS SIC REX ILLVMINAT URBEM, view of the city of London, sun above, a small E to the left of the sun, 41.5mm (MI 266/62; Eim.124; CP.20/4; BMC [Jones] 158a; Platt p. 135, type B). Very fine, some light tooling, the gilding contemporary though a little worn. £700-900 See Footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

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225. Charles I, the return to London, cast silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helmet on flowery ground below, CAROLVA AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA - 1633, rev., a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul’s and old London Bridge, sun above, a small E to its left, SOL ORBEM RADIANS SIC REX ILLVMINAT URBEM, 42mm (MI 266/62; Eim.124; CP.20/4; BMC [Jones] 158a; Platt p. 135, type B). Very fine with some tooling. £600-800 See footnote to lot 223.

226. Charles I, the return to London, cast silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, bust of the King right, hair long, wearing falling lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, legend in band around with slightly stippled background, CAR DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul’s and old London Bridge, sun above, a small E to its left, SOL ORBEM RADIANS SIC REX ILLVMINAT URBEM, 41.5mm (MI 266/63; Eim.125; CP.20/5; BMC [Jones] 159; Farquhar I, 182; Platt p. 137, type C), suspension loop. A cast of superb quality and sharpness, some light tooling, extremely fine and very rare. £2,000-3,000 See Footnote to lot 223. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett list, June, 2009 (209).

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227. The birth of Prince James, Duke of York, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, crowned arms of the Duke of York in oval, NON SIC MILLE COHORTS, rev., crowned lion supporting shield inscribed in five lines, DVX EBORA NATVS OCT 14. 1635, 29.5mm (MI 267/64; Eim 126A; BMC [Jones] 160; Platt p.139). Virtually mint state. £450-500 Provenance: SNC March 1998 (no. 1623); Spink Auction, 26 March, 2008 (lot 23).

228. The baptism of Prince James, Duke of York, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, crowned arms of the Duke of York in oval, NON SIC MILLE COHORTS, rev., legend within wide floral border, IACOBVS DVX EBOR NAT 15 OCT BAPTIZ 24 NOVE 1633, 28.5mm (MI 268/65; Eim 126B; BMC [Jones] 161-163; Platt p.140). Extremely fine, toned. £250-350 The date is given as 15 October in error. Provenance: Bt. eBay, October, 2004.

229. The baptism of Prince James, Duke of York, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, crowned arms of the Duke of York in oval, NON SIC MILLE COHORTS, rev., legend within wide floral border, IACOBVS DVX EBOR NAT 15 OCT BAPTIZ 24 NOVE 1633, 29mm (MI 268/65; Eim 126B; BMC [Jones] 161-163; Platt p.140). Extremely fine though weakly struck. £200-300 The date is given as 15 October in error. Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 15).

230. The baptism of Prince James, Duke of York, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, crowned arms of the Duke of York in oval, NON SIC MILLE COHORTS, rev., legend within wide floral border, IACOBVS DVX EBOR NAT 15 OCT BAPTIZ 24 NOVE 1633, 29mm (MI 268/65; Eim 126B; BMC [Jones] 161-163; Platt p.140). Very fine, light tone but uneven on reverse. £200-300 The date is given as 15 October in error. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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231. The baptism of Prince James, Duke of York, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, crowned arms of the Duke of York in oval, NON SIC MILLE COHORTS, rev., legend within wide floral border, IACOBVS DVX EBOR NAT 15 OCT BAPTIZ 24 NOVE 1633, 28.5mm (MI 268/65; Eim 126B; BMC [Jones] 161-163; Platt p.140). A little crimped, very fine.

£200-300

The date is given as 15 October in error. Provenance: Bt. eBay, October, 2004.

232. Charles I, the King’s children, silver medal, 1635, by Nicolas Briot, busts of Charles I and Henrietta Maria vis-à-vis and holding hands, CAROL DG MA BR REX ET HEN MARIA REGINA, rev., the three children, Princes Charles and James and Princess Mary, wearing embroidered dresses and caps, cherubs above holding crown, REGIS REGNORVM POPVLIQVE SALVS, 31.5mm (MI 273/73; Eim. 127; BMC [Jones] 164; Platt, pp. 142-43; Farquhar I, 194; II, 236). Strictly fine but a very rare medal.

£350-450

Provenance: Bt. T. Millett list, June 2005 (no. 211).

233. Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (1577-1634/1635), statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Treasurer, small oval silver medal, unsigned, standing bust with head turned three-quarters left, wearing high ruff collar, buttoned doublet and gown, holding papers in his left hand, rev., blank, but crudely and faintly inscribed “Sir Rich Weston”, 26.5 x 20mm (MI - ; Platt - ). Good very fine and extremely rare and perhaps unpublished. £600-800 The portrait follows that by Van Dyke, though the head has been turned left rather than right. He is without the Garter George, an honour he received in the last year of his life. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, January, 2007.

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234. John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair (c. 1600-1659), silver counter, c. 1635, crowned armorial shield, dividing two double triangles, IOH STVARTVS COM TRAQVARII MAG SCOT THESAR, rev., scales suspended from the apex of a triangle above a table-top of fleur-de-lis design, HAS RECTO METAS POSVIT DEVS, 28.5mm (MI 275/76; CP.96/4). Very fine and rare. £300-400 Sir John Stewart, first Earl of Traquair, was a statesman appointed Lord High Treasurer of Scotland (1636-41) and to the Privy Council of Scotland. In 1639 he was appointed the King’s Commissioner to the Assembly in Edinburgh, but was Impeached by Parliament in 1641, and later pardoned by Charles I. In 1647 he raised a regiment of horse to attempt the rescue of Charles I, however he was captured at Preston then later released by Cromwell.

235. John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair (c. 1600-1659), silver counter, c. 1635, crowned armorial shield, dividing two double triangles, IOH STVARTVS COM TRAQVARII MAG SCOT THESAR, rev., scales suspended from the apex of a triangle above a table-top of fleur-de-lis design, HAS RECTO METAS POSVIT DEVS, 28.5mm (MI 275/76; CP.96/4). Good, very fine. £300-400 See footnote to previous lot.

236. Endymion Porter (1587-1649), diplomat and royalist, black basalt medal, believed Wedgwood, after the bronze medal by Jean Warin (1635), his bearded bust right, wearing lace collar, ENDYMION PORTER R CAROLI A CVBICVLIS ÆTAT SVÆ 48, 71.5mm (cf MI 276/78; pl. XXIII, 3; cf BMC [Jones] £250-350 298; R & S, p. 282), late 18th century and without mark. As made. Reilly & Savage list an oval example and the Wedgwood Catalogue of 1779 mentions “E. Porter”. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2013.

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237. Sir William Ducy, Bt., later Viscount Downes (1612-1697), aged 21, uniface cast bronze portrait medal, 1636, by Claude Warin, bust right, in falling lace collar and doublet, the reverse incuse, 78.5 mm. (MI 277/80; BMC [Jones] 300). Good very fine and well cast on thin flan (with sharp indented image and lettering), good patination, two minute casting holes in truncation of bust, very rare. £300-500 William Ducy [Ducye, Ducie] was the 2nd son of Sir Robert Ducy and Elizabeth Pyott. He married Frances Seymour, daughter of Lord Seymour. In 1656 he succeeded his brother Richard, becoming the 3rd Baron Ducy. He and his uncle Hugh, were appointed a Knights of the Bath in 1662 and Charles II also created him Viscount Downe of Ireland. In 1636, the year this medal was issued, Sir William Ducy and his wife were amongst the principal contributors to the Merchant Tailors’ Company Almshouses, near Tower Hill, London. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1137); Glendining Auction, 22 November 1989 (lot 435).

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238. Charles I, the Anglo-Dutch Fishing Treaty, cast silver medal, 1636, by Hans Reinhardt, conjoined busts of Charles I and Henrietta Maria right, dividing date 16 - 36, he in armour wearing wide lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAR ET MAR DG ANGL FRANC ET HIBER RR, rev., seated figures of Justice and Peace, embracing, two infant genii in attendance, IVSTITIA ET PAX OSCVLATÆ SVNT PSAL 84, 55mm (MI 278/81; Eim. 128). A superb example of this handsome medal, extremely fine and very rare. £4,000-6,000 The Anglo Dutch Fishing Treaty of 1636 saw the Dutch pay £30,000 to be permitted to fish in British waters. Some of the money was financed the deployment of a fleet to clear the seas of pirates. Provenance: Bt. Bank Leu, June, 2005.

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239. Charles I, the Anglo-Dutch Fishing Treaty, cast lead medal, 1636, by Hans Reinhardt, conjoined busts of Charles I and Henrietta Maria right, dividing date 16 - 36, he in armour wearing wide lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAR ET MAR DG ANGL FRANC ET HIBER RR, rev., seated figures of Justice and Peace, embracing, two infant genii in attendance, IVSTITIA ET PAX OSCVLATÆ SVNT PSAL 84, 55mm (MI 278/82; Eim. 128). The variety with a stop point between the two R’s at end of obverse legend, good fine, rare. £250-350 See note to previous lot. Provenance: Spink Auction 23 June, 2011 (lot 779).

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240. Charles I, the Anglo-Dutch Fishing Treaty, cast bronze medal, 1636, by Hans Reinhardt, conjoined busts of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, he in armour wearing Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAR ET MAR DG ANGL FRANC ET HIBER RR, rev., seated figures of Justice and Peace, embracing, two infant genii in attendance, IVSTITIA ET PAX OSCVLATÆ SVNT PSAL 84, 55mm (MI 279/84; Eim. 128b). About very fine and very rare. £800-1,200 See footnote to lot 238. The smaller size of this medal, which is normally manufactured in silver. Medallic Illustrations lists a bronze specimen in the Ashmolean Museum. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, January, 2001.

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241. William Juxon (1582-1663), Bishop of London (1633-1649) silver counter, 1637, by Nicolas Briot, arms of the See of London impaled with Juxon, a mitre above, GVIL LOND EPVS ET ANGLIÆ THESAVR, rev., hand issuing from a cloud holding a crozier, on which stands a stork holding a pebble in one claw, view of London beyond, with St. Paul’s to left, NON DORMIT QVI CVSTODIT, 25.5mm (MI 279/85; BMC [Jones] 169). Very fine and rare. £450-550 Following the Restoration in 1660, Juxon was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. He had been appointed Lord High Treasurer in 1635 and Medallic Illustrations suggests the counter could have been used in the Treasury. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty (1636-1638). He attended Charles I on the scaffold (see lot 337) and, as Archbishop of Canterbury, crowned Charles II at his Coronation.

242. Henri (II) de Rohan (1579-1638), “Prince of Scotland”, soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots, cast gilt-bronze medal, undated [? 1638], in the style of Guillaume Dupré, bust left with pointed beard, armour with lion shoulder-plate, mantle around, HENR ROH D FR PAR ARM REG MASC SOB NAV & SCOT PR, rev., a blasted oak from which grows a new tree, ET ADHVC SPES DVRAT AVORVM, 44mm (MI 280/86; BMC [Jones] II, 329; Maz II, 880; Trésor II, XV, 1), small integral suspension loop. Good very fine and rare, the gilding contemporary. £700-900 Rohan’s claim to the title “Prince of Scotland” was through Mary, daughter of Francis I, Duc de Bretagne and Isabella Stuart, the daughter of James I of Scotland. On a visit to Scotland in October 1600, James VI chose him to be one of the god-parents of the young Prince Charles [later Charles I], who was born during his visit. In 1603 Rohan married Marguerite de Bethune, daughter of the Duc de Sully. He died of wounds at the Battle of Rheinfeld in 1638, whilst fighting for the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Provenance: The Michael Hall Collection, part III (lot 2021).

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243. Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, half-length bust of the Prince three-quarters right, wearing plumed hat, Garter robes and George suspended from chain, CAROLVS PRIN MA BR NOBMI ORD GART MILES 22 MAY 1638, rev., Prince’s plumes and motto, C P to either side, all within Garter, MAGNI SPES MAGNA PARENTIS, 26.5mm (MI 281/87; Eim. 132; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type A, p.144). Good very fine, toned and very rare. £400-500 Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

244. Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, sheep shelter beneath the tallest tree, above which his coronet, SERIS FACTVRA NEPOTIBVS VMBRAM, rev., legend in seven lines within Garter, CAROL M B REGIS FILIVS CAROL PRINC INAVGVRATVR XXII MAI MDCXXXIIX, 30mm (MI 281/88; Eim. 131; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type B, pp. 144-45). Very fine. £200-250 Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 16).

245. Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, sheep shelter beneath the tallest tree, above which his coronet, SERIS FACTVRA NEPOTIBVS VMBRAM, rev., legend in seven lines within Garter, CAROL M B REGIS FILIVS CAROL PRINC INAVGVRATVR XXII MAI MDCXXXIIX, 30mm (MI 281/88; Eim. 131; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type B, pp. 144-45). Some slight damage to obverse field, partly tooled, fine, reverse better. £150-200

246. Charles I, The Scottish Rebellion, silver medal, 1639, by Thomas Simon, signed S (on armour beneath horse), Charles I on horseback to left, holding staff and trampling armour, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., hand issuing from the clouds holds a cord uniting a rose and a £400-500 thistle, QVOS DEVS, 30mm. (MI 282/91; Eim. 130; Platt, type B, p. 150). Very fine, some minor scuffs on reverse. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1139).

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247. Charles I, The Scottish Rebellion, silver medal, 1639, by Thomas Simon, Charles I on horseback to left, holding staff and trampling armour, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., hand issuing from the clouds holds a cord uniting a rose and a thistle, QVOS DEVS, 27mm (MI 283/94; Platt, type E, p. 151). Extremely fine and toned and rare. £400-500 This variety is signed TS on shoulder of armour, however this specimen, whilst sharply struck elsewhere, has ‘lost’ the signature. Provenance: Bt. Sanda Lipton, November, 2000.

248. The destruction of the Spanish Fleet by the Dutch off Dover [the Battle of the Downs], silver medal, 1639, by Johannes Loof [Middleburg], a naval action at close quarters with, to the fore, the crew escaping a sinking ship, rev., within a wreath of vines with grapes, legend in fourteen lines, “Æternitati S Ob Hisp classe … illustr Pr Hen Fred ausp a Martino Trompio Hollandiæ….”, 62.5mm (MI 285/96; Eim. 135; vL II, 245,2; MH 535). Extremely fine and very rare. £5,000-6,000 The Spanish fleet, carrying troops to the Spanish Netherlands, had requested shelter from the English, but were attacked by the Dutch before it could be granted and who violated English neutrality. Provenance: Bonhams, 14 July, 2004 (lot 583).

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249. Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, cast silver medal, undated [1639], by Nicolas Briot, bust right, wearing plain collar over armour with lion’s head shoulder plate, Garter George suspended from ribbon, signed behind shoulder BRIOT, CAROLVS I DG MAG BRITANN FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., ship sailing right, NEC META MIHI QVÆ TERMINVS ORBE, 60mm (MI 285/97; BHM [Jones] 174; Eim. 136; MH 29; Farquhar I, 203; Platt, pp. 147-48). A choice example of a wonderful portrait medal, extremely fine, toned and rare. £4,000-6,000 Whilst the reverse is identical to the second of the two earlier ‘Dominion of the Sea’ medals (lot 217), the obverse shows an older king, in armour rather than a cloak. The medal emphasizes Charles’s position following the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover (lot 248), when the English were in negotiations with Admiral Antonio de Oquendo. Provenance: Ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 22); Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 371).

250. Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660), marriage to Prince William II of Orange (1626-1650), German gilt-silver medal, 1641, by Johann Blum, the Prince and Princess joining hands below rays of light shining from heavenly dove between two cherubs, in the distance a palace, rev., William in the form of Pallas tramples on Bellona and receives an olive branch from Mary, 72mm (MI 287/100; Eim. 137; vL II, 251). An excellent example of a medal famous for its fine attention to detail, choice extremely fine. £2,000-2,500 Princess Mary was the eldest daughter of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria and was the first princess to be granted the title Princess Royal. The marriage took place on 2 May 1641 at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace when the bride was only nine years old. In 1642, she moved to Holland with her mother. The couple’s son became William III of Orange on his father’s death, and king of England in 1689.

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251. Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660), marriage to Prince William II of Orange (1626-1650), German cast brass medal, 1641, by Johann Blum, the Prince and Princess joining hands below rays of light shining from heavenly dove between two cherubs, in the distance a palace, rev., William in the form of Pallas tramples on Bellona and receives an olive branch from Mary, 71mm (MI 287/100; Eim. 137; vL II, 251). A well-made copy, some slight spotting, neatly pierced, very fine. £150-200 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. eBay, October, 2004.

252. Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660), her arrival in Holland, copper medal, 1642, by Sebastian Dadler, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, seated on throne, trophies and shields around, his foes at his feet, LIBERTAS PATRIÆ ME DEFENSORE TRIUMPHAT …, rev., Prince William and Princess Mary meet within a fenced garden with central Belgic lion, ‫ הָוֹהְי‬radiating from clouds above, QUO TE MARS ET AMOR…, 72mm (MI 290/105; vL II, 257; Eim. 138; Wiecek 107). Traces of having been gilt, nearly extremely fine. £500-600 The medal is unlisted in copper. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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253. Charles I, gilt-silver portrait medallion, c.1642, in the style of Jean or Claude Warin, bust right wearing lace collar over armour, two sashes, one with Garter George, his hair long with lovelock over his left shoulder, CAROLVS I DG MAGN BRIT FRANC ET HIB REX ET ÆTATIS SVÆ, rev., Aurora in her chariot drawn by a winged horse, VIRTVTIS FORMÆQ PRÆVIA, 70mm, 90.44g (MI 292/107; Platt p. 241, type B), integral shaped suspension loop with ring. A handsome medal, good very fine and extremely rare. £2,500-3,000 This medal was originally known only from the specimen in the collection of Edward Pretty (see Medallic Illustrations, where attributed to Jean Warin), which came to light when sold in the Hever Castle Collection sale (Sotheby’s, 15 June, 1969). [Sir] Mark Jones did not attribute the medal in BMC French Medals, however a note in his hand was sold with the specimen, in silvered bronze, in the Papillon Collection (Bonhams, 25 March, 1998, lot 24), stating, “It seems likely that it is a relatively early and possibly 17th century”. The reverse of the medal is a direct copy of the reverse of Trezzo’s medal of Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga (Attwood 71; Kress 438). Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 5 May, 2005 (lot 1417).

254. Charles I, the declaration of Parliament, silvered electrotype of the oval medal of 1642, by Thomas Rawlins and in the British Museum; a ship in full sail to left, in exquisite detail, rev., PRO RELIGIONE GREGE ET REGE, the two Houses of Parliament, with the King and Speaker, wide wreath border, 55 x 51mm (MI. 293/110; Platt p. 154, type A). Much as made, good very fine. £150-200 Platt records three examples of original medals, all in Museum collections. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, June, 2009.

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255. Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army, oval gilt-silver Military Reward badge, 1642, by Thomas Rawlins, half length armoured bust three-quarters left, wide lace collar, holding sword, SX above head, legend in script in two lines, “Should hear both houses of parliament for true religion and subjects freedom stand - Pro Religione lege Rege et Parliamento”, rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, wreath border around to both sides, 55.5 x 38mm (MI 295/113; Eim. 140A; Platt II, pp. 79-80), integral suspension loop and ring. Extremely fine and rare. £1,500-2,000 Devereaux was the eldest son of Elizabeth I’s favourite who had been executed in 1602. He had been a successful commander of forces in the Netherlands and his Parliamentary appointments came with the commencement of the Civil War. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

256. Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army, oval gilt-silver Military Reward badge, 1642, armoured bust, almost full-face, with sash over shoulder, broad lace collar, and sword to (his) right, above a hand from heaven brandishes a sword, THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND GYDEON, rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, incuse legend, IN THE MVLTITVDE OF COVNCELLORS THERE IS PEACE, 42.5 x 31mm (MI 296/115; Platt II, type D, p. 82), integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. £1,200-1,500 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Spink Auction.

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257. Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army, small oval gilt-silver Military Reward badge, 1642, armoured bust, almost full-face, with sash over shoulder, broad lace collar, rev., oval garnished shield of the arms of Essex, 31.5 x 22mm (MI 298/117; Platt II, type G, pp. 84-85), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine and rare. ÂŁ800-1,200 See footnote to lot 255.

258. Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary army, small oval silver Military Reward badge, 1642, armoured bust, almost full-face, with sash over shoulder, broad lace collar, rev., oval garnished shield of the arms of Essex, 30 x 22mm (MI 298/117; Platt II, type G, pp. 84-85), integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. ÂŁ600-800 See footnote to lot 255.

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259. Charles I, The Battle of Edgehill, gilt-silver Royalist Military Reward, 1642, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of the King right, wearing ermine robes and Garter Collar and George, incuse legend, CAROLVS D G MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI DE, rev., Prince Charles on prancing horse to right, baton raised and flowing scarf, in incuse a battle scene in the distance and C - P above, 46 x 32.5mm. (MI 299/119; Platt p. 202), integral suspension loop and ring. Good very fine, perhaps better, a beautifully cast and chased badge, the gilding pale, a few minor scratches by King’s face and the slightest of splits below suspension, excessively rare. £8,000-10,000 The equestrian portrait of Prince Charles is found on another badge, albeit unique, transformed into the Earl of Essex (MI 300/120), presumably a Parliamentary reward for Edgehill, a battle where both sides claimed a victory. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1145); ex Greta S Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s, 25 May 1977 (lot 70); ex Helen Farquhar Collection, Glendining’s, 25 April 1955 (lot 240).

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260. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, the final meeting at Kineton, Gloucestershire, pewter medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, the King and Queen enthroned beneath sun and moon, a dragon slain beneath their feet, CERTIVS PYTHONEM INVICTI, rev., legend and date in twelve lines, XIII IVL / CAROL ET MARIÆ M B F ET H R R IN VALLE KEINTON AVSPICAT OCCVRRENT ET FVGATO IN OCCIDENT REBELLIVM VICT ET PAC OMEN OXON MDCXLIII, signed with horizontal “R” below, 36.5mm (MI 306/130; pl XXVI, 15; Platt p. 209, type A). Seemingly cast from a struck example, excessively rare. £800-1,200 The meeting took place on 13 July, the same day as the decisive Royalist victory by Lord Wilmot over Sir William Waller at the Battle of Roundway Down, near Devizes, Wiltshire. Six specimens are now known, three in silver and three in pewter. Medallic Illustrations listed just two, one of which reputedly destroyed in a fire in 1879 is, in fact, in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (together with another in pewter). A cast silver example, previously in the collection of Helen Farquhar, Glendining’s, 25 April 1955, lot 218 (part), was again offered for sale by Glendining’s [English Collector], 16 March 1989, lot 63a (£820), and is now in a private collection. A pewter example was sold by Buckland, Dix & Wood [now Dix, Noonan, Webb], 8 December, 1994 (lot 576), and is also in a private collection. This piece had been in a private collection for about 25 years prior to being sold. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3005).

261. Charles I, Peace or War, silver medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust of the King right, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., sword and olive branch crossed, crowned C - R to either side, IN VTRVMQVE PARATVS, 29.5mm (MI 308/134; Eim. 142; BMC [Jones] 177; Platt, pp. 205-06). Extremely fine, unusually sharp and well toned. £250-300

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262. Edward Montagu, Lord Mandeville and 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), commander of the Parliamentary Eastern Association army, small oval gilt-silver Military Reward, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins (?), armoured bust three-quarters left, sash over shoulder, his hair long, rev., arms of Montagu in oval garnished shield, Earl’s coronet above, leaf or wreathed border to both sides, 33 x 24mm (MI 309/137; Eim. 143A; Platt II, pp. 231-32; Vertue XV, D), integral suspension loop. Good very fine and rare, though flan with slight split at 7 o’clock, from edge to lower bust. £1,500-1,800 Medallic Illustrations states “Not by Thomas Simon” - the medallist who would be the obvious choice for a portrait of such quality. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, May, 2006.

263. Edward Montagu, Lord Mandeville and 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), commander of the Parliamentary Eastern Association army, small oval gilt-silver Military Reward, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins (?), armoured bust three-quarters left, sash over shoulder, his hair long, rev., arms of Montagu in oval garnished shield, Earl’s coronet above, variety without border, 30 x 21.5mm (MI 309/137; Eim. 143A; Platt II, pp. 231-32; Vertue XV, D), integral suspension loop and ring. Good very fine and rare. £1,500-1,800 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Ex. Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 24 March, 1998 (lot 26).

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264. Edward Montagu, Lord Mandeville and 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), commander of Parliamentary Eastern Association army, oval gilt-silver Military Reward, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust three-quarters left, sash over shoulder, his hair long and flowing, legend in script in two lines, “Should hear both houses of parliament for true religion and subjects freedom stand - Pro Religione lege Rege et Parliamento”, rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, wreath border around to both sides, 52 x 34.5mm (MI 310/138, “Unique?”; Platt II, type G, pp. 334-35), integral suspension loop. Good very fine with an excellent portrait and an extreme rarity. £2,500-3,000 Platt notes two specimens, one the “unique?” piece in the British Museum. Provenance: Believed ex. Spink Auction.

265. Edward Montagu, Lord Mandeville and 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), commander of Parliamentary Eastern Association army, oval giltsilver Military Reward, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, half-length armoured bust three-quarters left, sash around waist, his hair long and flowing, legend in script,”Pro Religione lege Rege et Parliamento”, rev., the two Houses of Parliament with King and Speaker, wreath border around to both sides, 53 x 37mm (MI 310/139, illus.; Eim. 143B; Platt II, type H, pp. 334-35), integral suspension loop. Good very fine with an excellent portrait, very rare. £2,000-2,500 Platt notes three specimens, all in the British Museum. Provenance: Ex. Bonhams Auction, 14 July, 2004 (lot 584).

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266. Sir William Parkhurst (d. 1667), a large silver cliché medallion, 1644, by Thomas Rawlins, half-length bust within oval frame, full-face, wearing cloak over buttoned doublet and holding an oval badge of Charles I in his right hand, GVILIEL PARKHVRST EQV AVRA CVSTOS CAMB ET MONET TOT ANGL 1623, and below OXON - 1644, signed “T. Rawlins Sculps”, garnished and floral border around with lion mask at top, outer raised leaf border, 77mm (MI 311/140; Eim. -; Platt II, pp. 248-49), contained in a shallow circular lignum vitae box with geometric turned lid. A medal of considerable numismatic importance, a slight crease to left of head, good very fine and excessively rare. £10,000-12,000 Parkhurst held many positions but is best remembered for his involvement at the Mint. His early career was as secretary to Sir Henry Wotton, when he was ambassador to Venice and later Savoy, staying on to become acting agent in Savoy. He was Bailiff of Jersey 1622-24. In 1623 he was first appointed Warden of the Mint, first jointly then on his own. With the Civil War he established the mints at Shrewsbury and Oxford, where Thomas Rawlins made this unusual portrait depicting the sitter proudly holding one of his Royalist badges in his hand. After the Restoration he recovered his wardenship in 1660, and during the next few years presided over the re-minting of the old Commonwealth coinage and the adoption of mechanised production at the Tower. Parkhurst married (1619) Ann Elwes daughter of the Leiutenant of the Tower. He was knighted in later in the same year. A similar medal was sold in the Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s, 25 May 1977, lot 72, and re-offered at Morton and Eden, 21 May, 2003 (lot 1146). Two further specimens are in the British Museum and another in the Ashmolean. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb, 27 June, 2006 (lot 416).

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267. Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), confirmed as Captain-General, cast silver medal, 1644, armoured bust of Essex threequarters right, wearing plain collar, legend R.R.R. P.P.P. FIDISSIMVS 1644, rev., large initials SX above GL within a scroll, MAGS PROTECR LIBERATV PATRIÆ, 37mm (MI 312/141; Platt II, type F, pp. 82-83), Good very fine, some light chasing and wear on the highest spots, toned and very rare. £2,200-2,600 The seemingly curious obverse legend translates as, “Most faithful to the three Republics”, of England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1147); ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection Glendining’s, 27 May 1957. 268. Sir Richard Brown (1610?-1669), cast silver oval Military Reward, 1644, armoured bust of Brown three-quarters left, a sash across his shoulder, NON VIR SED VIRTVS, rev., armorial shield of Brown, FOR KING AND PARLIAMENT 1644, wreath and pellet border to both sides, 38 x 26.5mm. (MI 312/142; Eim. 144; Platt II, type A, pp. 59-62). Much as made, good very fine, some light chasing, toned and very rare. £1,200-1,500 Sir Richard Brown successfully commanded a small Parliamentary army in the Abingdon area and was present at the siege of Oxford. He was several times a Member of Parliament, but became disillusioned with the Parliamentary cause. At the Restoration he greeted Charles II on his entry to the City; he was created a baronet also elected Lord Mayor of London for 1660. An engraved portrait dated to 1647 and signed R.S. (NPG D27151), shows a very similar, though reversed portrait. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1148); ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s, 25 May 1977 (lot 73).

269. William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury, trial and execution, silvered electrotype copy of the excessively rare medal, 1645, perhaps by Thomas Simon, bust right in ecclesiastical robes and hat, 36.5mm (MI 315/146; Platt II, p. 189). Very fine, much as made. £120-150 Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin until 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, February, 2005; ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 27).

270. William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury, trial and execution, silver memorial medal, by John Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right in ecclesiastical robes and hat, GVIL LAVD ARCHIEPPISC CANTVAR X IAN 1644, rev., infant genii hold crown and mitre over London river panorama, SANCTI CAROLI PRÆCVRSOR, 58mm (MI 315/147; Eim 145; Platt II, pp. 189-90; vL II, 273; Weiss Fig 9). Very fine, die flaw below bust, edge bruise on reverse at 4 o’clock. £250-350 Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin until 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, (lot 508).

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271. General Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax, gilt-silver Military Reward, 1645, an oval badge, armoured bust three-quarters left, plain collar, leaf border both sides, raised on obverse, rev., armorial shield of Fairfax, Sr THO FAIRFAX Knt FOR KING & PARLmt, 36 x 23.5mm (MI 317/149; Platt II, type C, p. 103). Very fine. £400-600 The image derived from the portrait by Robert Walker. Fairfax was a leading Parliamentarian general of the First and Second Civil Wars and LordGeneral of the New Model Army. He refused to fight against Charles II in the Third Civil War and supported the Restoration. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

272. General Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax, silver Military Reward, 1645, an oval badge, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust left, plain collar, mantle tied at shoulder, THO FAIRFAX MILES MILIT PARL DVX GEN, rev., MERVISTI in three lines, POST HAC MELIORA 1645 around, 38.5 x 28.5mm (MI 317/150; Platt II, type A, p. 97). Very fine with a strong portrait, dark tone. £800-1,200 Provenance: Bt. Lion Passant [Exeter], September, 2000.

273. General Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), 3rd Lord Fairfax, silver Military Reward, 1645, small oval badge, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust of Fairfax left, with plain collar and mantle fastened on left shoulder, rev., MERVISTI 1645, in four lines, POST HAC MELIORA around, 27 x 19mm (MI 318/151; pl. XXVII, 14; Eim. 146b; Platt II, type B, pp. 98-99). Good very fine, rare. £700-900 A Military reward bestowed by Parliament and the City of London on those who served with Fairfax at the battles of Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645. Provenance: Bt. Lion Passant [Exeter], March, 2001.

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274. Sir Robert Heath (1575-1649), judge, politician, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice, silver badge, 1645, by Thomas Rawlins, signed R on obverse, bust left in robes of office, Collar and wearing cap, EFFIG R HEATH MIL CAP IVS D BANC REG - ÆTAT SVÆ 71 1645, rev., armorial shield of Heath in incuse, within laurel branches, 40.5 x 25mm (MI 319/154; Platt II, pp. 150-51), integral suspension loop and loop also at bottom. Good very fine, seemingly once gilt and uneven tone, very rare. £1,500-2,000 Heath was MP for the City of London and then East Grinstead. Dismissed from office in 1645 he fled to France three years later. He died in Calais in 1649. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

275. Johan van Reede van Renswouden, Baron de Reede (1593-1682), Dutch diplomat and politician, silver portrait medal, 1645, by Thomas Simon, capped bust of de Reede left, wearing broad collar and doublet, rev., legend recording de Reede’s appointment and creation as Baron in his 52nd year, 1645 IO DE REEDE … ÆTAT 52, 34mm (MI 320/156; Platt II, p. 257; Humphris 86, this piece). An old and probably contemporary cast, a flaw leaving a hole behind the truncation of the bust, lightly chased, fine. £400-600 A similar, but reversed image is found in an engraving by Wenceslas Hollar, dated 1650. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1152).

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276. John Campbell, Earl of Loudon (1598-1663), silver portrait medal, 1645, by Abraham Simon, signed AS on truncation, capped bust of Campbell, to left, wearing plain collar and doublet, rev., legend, IOHAN COM LOVDOVN SVMMVS SCOTIÆ CANCELLARIVS 1645, 36mm (MI 321/157; Eim. 148; CP 97/5; Platt II, p. 63), A strong portrait, cast and very lightly chased, good very fine and very rare. £1,600-1,800 Campbell was a member of the General Assembly of 1638 and opposed the imposition of the new prayer book by Charles I and Archbishop Laud and the King’s interference with the traditions of the Scottish nobility. He became a leading spokesman for the Covenanter movement and was one of the seven Scottish nobles who signed a letter to the King of France requesting his aid. The discovery of this letter led to his arrest for treason and committal to the Tower but with the support of the Marquis of Hamilton he was released and permitted to return to Scotland. In 1641 he was appointed to be the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and was also First Commissioner of the Treasury and President of the Privy Council, positions he held till he was deposed at the Restoration in 1660. He was Chancellor of St. Andrew’s University. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1153).

277. Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin (1614-1674), silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, signed AS on truncation, armoured bust of Lord Inchiquin left, wearing lace cravat and sash, rev., legend and title as Lord President of the Province of Munster, 36mm. (MI 324/161; Eim. 150; Platt II, pp. 242-43; Brady 14-15, this piece). Cast and lightly chased, with old trace of mounting-mark at top, good very fine and very rare. £1,800-2,000 The Earl of Inchiquin fought against the Catholic Rebels in Ireland in 1642 before changing to the Parliamentary forces. He was ruthless in the sacking and burning of several towns, earning the nickname “Murrough of the Burnings”. He cleared the Catholics from Cork, Youghal and Kinsale. The medal’s reverse gives him the title of Lord President of the Province of Munster. On the Restoration he transferred his allegiance once more to the Crown but by then he was regarded as a traitor by both sides. He visited Rome seeking pardon from the Pope for his past atrocities and spent his remaining years in penance. The emergency coins issued in Ireland by the Lords Justices in 1642 are sometimes called “Inchiquin Money”. For an account of the the medals, see Gerard Brady, The Lord Inchiquin Medal of 1646 (Abraham Simon), Numismatic Circular, March 1989, pp 41-43. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1154); ex G. D. Paterson, Christie’s, 25 November 1969; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining’s, 27 May 1957 (lot 221).

278. Albert Joachim (1560-1654), Ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces, aged 86, cast pewter portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, robed and bearded bust left, plain collar, hair short, rev., legend in seven lines, 1646 ALB IOACHIMI EQ FÆDERAT BELG POST VARIAS IN EVROP LEGAT IAM ORDINAR IN BRIT AN 22 ÆT 86, 36mm (MI 324/162; Eimer 151; Platt II, pp. 178-79). Very fine, a cast of considerable age and believed contemporary. £250-350 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3008).

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279. Albert Joachim (1560-1654), Ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces (aged 86), uniface cast silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, robed and bearded bust left, plain collar, hair short, rev., engraved inscription, THo PARR / AGED 152 / AND 2 MONETHS, 35mm (for the obverse see MI 324/162; Eimer 151; Platt II, pp. 178-79). Nearly very fine, a cast of considerable age. £250-350 The inscription on the reverse is intriguing and fits well with this medal. Thomas Parr or Old Tom Parr (1483 (?) - 1635) of Winington in the Parish of Alberbury, was indeed reputed to be 152 years old at the time of his death, having lived on a diet of “subrancid cheese and milk in every form, coarse and hard bread and small drink, generally sour whey”. He was said to have had an affair when he was over 100 years old and fathered a child born out of wedlock. After the death of his first wife, he married his child’s mother at the alleged age of 122. On his death Charles I arranged that he be buried in Westminster Abbey. See also the previous lot. The medal’s previous owner, James David Anthony [J. D. A.] Thompson, a curator at the Ashmolean Museum, would have relished the reverse inscription. Provenance: Ex. J. D. A. Thompson (d. 1970) Collection; ex. Glendining Auction, 3 October, 2002 (lot 1082).

280. Sir Charles Erskine of Alva (1617-1663), cast bronze portrait medal, 1647, by Abraham Simon, bust left, long hair falling over plain lace collar and buttoned doublet, rev., legend, 1647 CAR ÆRESKINVS EQV ÆT 30, 35.5mm (MI 330/173: Platt II, p. 94). A well-worn cast that appears to be contemporary, pierced twice, to left and right of bust, extremely rare. £200-300 Medallic Illustrations lists a single specimen in gold and two others, both silver. The date of Sir Charles Erskine’s birth is shown elsewhere as 1611 (not 1617 as implied by the medal). He was the 4th son of John, 8th Earl of Mar and married Mary Hope in 1639. In 1645 he was a commissioner negotiating the Treaty of Uxbridge, a significant but abortive negotiation to try to end the First Civil War. In the same year he also served as a Commissioner for Scotland at the Westminster Assembly of Divines the purpose of which was to restructure the Church of England. Provenance: Bt. eBay, December, 2008.

281. Giles Strangways (1615-1675), imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1645-1648, large silver medal, 1648, by John Roettier, signed IAN. R . F, struck after the Restoration, draped bust right, ÆGIDIVS STRANGWAYS DE MELBVRY IN COM DORCESTER ARMIGER, rev., view of the White Tower of London flying Royal Standard, sun bursting from clouds above, DECVSQVE ADVERSA DEDERVNT, in ex., INCARCERATVS SEPT 1645 LIBERATVS APR 1648, 60.5mm (MI 333/177; Eim. 153; Platt II, pp. 291-92). Nearly extremely fine, small rim knock on reverse £450-650 Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1155).

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282. Charles I, the call to unanimity, silver medal, 1648, by Nicholas Briot, laureate bust right, CAROLVS I DG ANG SCOT FR ET HIB REX, signed B (on its side) below, rev., three crowns of the kingdoms linked with cord, VNITÆ INVICTÆ, stars in legend, 28mm (MI 336/179; Eim. 154; Platt I, p. 213, type A). Nearly extremely fine, scarce. £400-500 Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 14 April, 2004 (lot 586).

283. Charles I, the call to unanimity, silver medal, 1648, by Nicholas Briot, laureate bust right, CAROLVS I DG ANG SCOT FR ET HIB REX, signed B below, rev., three crowns of the kingdoms linked with cord, VNITÆ INVICTÆ, without date and rose at base, 28mm (MI 336/180; Eim. 154; Platt I, p. 213, type B). Extremely fine, scarce. £400-500 Provenance: Bt. A. Howitt, September, 2011.

284. Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins], bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a hammer striking a diamond placed on an anvil, INEXPVGNABILIS, 42.5mm, (MI 340/187; cf Eim. 157; Platt I, type A, pp. 244-45), with integral ring for suspension. Very fine with original gilding, an extremely rare variety. £700-900 This variety is made up of a combination of two medals, this obverse being found with the “Salamander Medal” (see following two lots); whilst the reverse is usually paired with a similar obverse, though it has a changed legend and the initials C – R before and behind the bust.

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285. Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a salamander amid flames, CONSTANTIA CAESARIS IAN 30 1648, 42mm (MI 341/188; Eim. 157; Platt I, type B, pp. 244-45; Farquhar p. 270). Good very fine with original gilding, rare. £1,200-1,500 Provenance: Bt. Spink Numismatic Circular (no. 5898); old dealer’s ticket (£3-10s) and old collector’s ticket, “Ex A H Baldwin’s Jan 1951”.

286. Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a salamander amid flames, CONSTANTIA CAESARIS IAN 30 1648, 42mm (MI 341/188; Eim. 157; Platt I, type B, pp. 244-45; Farquhar p. 270). Good very fine with deep tone, rare. £800-1,200

287. Charles I, Death and Memorial, silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, hair long, wearing armour with lion shoulder-plate, mantle tied at shoulder, and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, rev., a rock buffeted by the winds and waves, IMMOTA TRIVMPHANS - IAN 30 1648, 29mm (MI 341/190; Eim. 158; Platt type D, p. 247; vL II, 321). Extremely fine with dark tone, scarce. £800-1,200 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett List, June 2005 (no. 215).

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288. Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, his hair long and holding a crown of thorns to his chest, CHRISTI TRACTO, legend around in two lines, IANII 30 1648 CAROLVS PRIMVS MORITVR ET VIVIT EST NOBILE VICENDI GENVS PATIENTIA, floral border, rev., in imitation of engraving, a rock buffeted by the winds and waves, IMMOTA TRIVMPHANS, corded border, 26. 5mm (MI 342/191; Platt I, type E, pp. 247248; Farquhar p. 270; Farquhar p. 269). Nearly extremely fine, obverse deeply toned, extremely rare. £1,800-2,200 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

289. Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, his hair long and holding a crown of thorns to his chest, CHRISTI TRACTO, legend around in two lines, IANII 30 1648 CAROLVS PRIMVS MORITVR ET VIVIT EST NOBILE VICENDI GENVS PATIENTIA, floral border, rev., in imitation of engraving, a rock buffeted by the winds and waves, IMMOTA TRIVMPHANS, corded border, 27.5mm (MI 342/191; Platt I, type E, pp. 247-48), integral suspension loop and ring. Good very fine, obverse deeply toned, extremely rare. £1,500-2,000

290. Charles I, silver cliché Memorial medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust of king left, mantle around shoulders, hair long, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET H REX, 36 x 30mm (MI 344/194; Platt I, type H, pp. 249-50). Good very fine and very rare. £350-500 This is an unusual cliché striking of the obverse of what is normally a two-sided medal. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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291. Charles I, small silver Memorial Badge, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust of king left, hair long, Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., C - R to either side skull and between celestial and earthly crowns, GLORIA VANITAS, outer legend, BEATEM ET ETERNAM SPLENDIDAM AT GRAVEM, 26.5 x 20.5mm (MI 344/196; Platt I, type A, p. 264), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine with grey tone, very rare. £600-800 The badge merits a long footnote in Medallic Illustrations. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett List, 2001 (no. 218).

292. Charles I, gilt-bronze Memorial medal, 1649, struck after the Restoration, by Norbert Roettier, armoured bust right, hair long and love-lock over left shoulder, CAROL I DG M B F ET REX, signed NRF below truncation, rev., in 6 lines, REX PACIFICVS VICTVS VINCEBAT HOSTES VICTOR TRIVMPHAT IN COELIS, 59mm (MI 346/199; vL II, 320; Platt I, type A, p. 260). The gilding marked, but very fine and gilt examples very rare. £250-350 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, August, 2003.

293. Charles I, copper Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right wearing armour, hair long and love-lock falling over left shoulder, CAROL DG MB F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 51mm (MI 346/200; Eim. 162a; Platt I, type B, p. 262; Weiss, Fig. 1). Extremely fine, a little mottled toning to reverse. £140-180 Traditionally described as by John Roettier, the medal is now believed to have been issued c.1695 by James and Norbert Roettier (cf A. Griffiths, “Advertisements for Medals in the London Gazette”, The Medal, No. XV, pp.4-6). Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, August, 2003.

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294. Charles I, gold Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Extremely fine and excessively rare in gold. £2,500-3,000 The second known specimen, Platt records aother in the Ashmolean Museum. Provenance: Woolley & Wallis Auction, 31 January, 2007 (lot 680).

295. Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Extremely fine and toned. £250-350 Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 23).

296. Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Somewhat buffed and mark in field on reverse, very fine. £200-250

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297. Charles I, an oval silver memorial portrait cliché medallion, undated, by John Roettier, his bust right, in plain armour, hair long and love-lock over left shoulder, CAROLUS DG MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX GLORIA MEMO, and below bust, OBIT IA 30 1648 ÆTAT 49, 96 x 79mm (MI 347/202; Platt p. 107, this piece illustrated; Farquhar I, pp.276-277), in late 18th century glazed and ebonized frame. The surface a little crimped, good very fine and excessively rare. £800-1,000 This piece is the earliest in a small group of extremely rare royal portrait medallions. Examples are known of Charles I, Charles II, James II, William III and Mary and they are discussed at some length in the text to Medallic Illustrations plate CLXXXIII. Provenance: Spink Auction, 22-23 June, 2011 (lot 785).

298. Charles I, the Oxford Memorial, 1649, silver-gilt medal, an altar inscribed “P.M. Acad: Oxon.”, dividing the date 16-48, rev., legend “DEO, Ecclesiæ, Principi victima.”, 29 mm (MI 348/205; Eim. 165; Platt p. 266, type A), integral suspension loop. Good very fine and rare with bright original gilding. £800-1,200 The Parliamentarians removed many of the top academics from their positions for their royalist beliefs. These medals, of which there a several varieties, were issued following the execution of the king. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1160).

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299. Charles I, cast copper Memorial medal, 1649, probably of Dutch manufacture, bust of the King right, on stippled background, wearing armour and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS REX in field, legend within border, POPVLE MEVS QVID FECI TIBI, 1649, rev., head of a screaming Medusa, two concentric circles divided by flaming sword, thunderbolt and trophies, inner legend, CONCILIABVLVM ANGLIÆ, outer legend, BLASFEMANT DEVM NECANT REGEM - SPERVNT LEGEM, 57mm (MI 349/208; Eim. 161; Platt I, pp. 254-56; vL II, 321). A contemporary cast of good quality, nearly extremely fine and very rare. £500-800 Recorded in Medallic Illustrations and elsewhere only in silver. Provenance: Bt Baldwin’s List, July 2004 (15).

300. Charles I, 1649, cast oval silver Memorial medal, of Dutch manufacture, bust of the King right, on stippled background, wearing armour and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS REX, date 1649 below, rev., crowned crossed sceptres with CR at sides, lightly stippled background both sides, 43 x 37.5mm (M.I. - ; Platt - ; v.L. - ). A handsome medal, good very fine and apparently unrecorded. £800-1,200 The portrait is virtually identical to the proceeding lot. The Morton & Eden catalogue refers to it being “indistinctly marked .I.P. (?) on truncation”, but the present cataloguer feels this is more a roughness in the casting. Traces of the casting sprue remain on the edge between 8 and 9 o’clock. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1162)

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301. Charles I, a German [Saxony] hollow silver Memorial medal, 1649, by Hans Reinhardt the younger, signed HR in monogram on reverse, conjoined busts right of Charles and Henrietta Maria, he, in armour slightly turned, hair falling over plain lace collar, wearing Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAROLVS ET MARIA DG MAG BRITAN FRANE ET HIBER Rx ET Ra, rev., a seven headed monster rampant over the head of Charles and the crown and scepter, HEV QVÆNAM HÆC INSANIA VULGI !, 75mm (MI 350/209, illus.; vL -; Eim. 159, this piece illustrated; BDM VIII, 155-156; Platt p. 259). A superb medal, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare. £4,000-5,000 The obverse was first used on the medal for the Anglo-Dutch Fishing Treaty of 1636, with the numerals of the date 16=36 to either side of the busts and with a reverse depicting Justice and Peace embracing (MI 279/ 84). Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer, January 2008.

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302. Charles I, a uniface gilt-bronze Memorial medal, 1649, by Hans Reinhardt the younger, a variation on the previous medal, conjoined busts right of Charles and Henrietta Maria, he, in armour slightly turned, hair falling over plain lace collar, wearing Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAR ET MAR DG ANGL FRANC ET HIBER RR, the design and legend against a stippled background, 73mm (cf MI 350/209; Eim. 159; cf Platt p. 259), with ornate integral suspension loop. A second superb medal, extremely fine. £2,000-2,500 The maker has carefully tooled the design, ‘improved’ the fine detail and simplified the legend.

303. Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, of German or Dutch manufacture, signed F, armoured and draped bust three-quarters left, hair long, lion shoulder-plate, legend in two lines around, F LEYDEN GOTT UND OBRIGKEIT - CARL I V G G KÖNIG VON ENGEL SCHOTT UND IRRLAND, rev., a sevenheaded monster rampant over the decapitated head of Charles, the crown and sceptre beside it, BEY DES POFELS MACH TUND STREIT, 46mm (MI 352/210; Eim. 163; Platt I, p. 257; vL II, 321). Choice extremely fine with light tone. £600-800 Provenance: Bt. T. Millet, List, June 2005 (no 220)

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304. The Phoenix Medal, the death of Charles I and the accession of Charles II, silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust right, signed “R” below, CAROLVS I DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., a phoenix, wings spread, rises from the flames, CAROLVS II DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX - EX CINERIBVS, beaded border to both sides and diagonally milled edge, 31mm (MI 352/211; MI Plate XXX/12; Platt I, p. 253). Good very fine, perhaps better, grey tone and an exceptional rarity. £2,000-2,500 Platt writes, “An excessively rare medal, known only in silver”. Medallic Illustrations lists two specimens, one in the Hunterian Collection, the other in the Bavarian Royal Collection, Munich [now housed in the Münchner Residenz]. The British Museum subsequently acquired their specimen in 1899 and it appears in the Plates to Medallic Illustrations. The medal is hard to date, old obverse die medal displays a slight central die flaw from the top to bottom and another, more marked, extending from the beak of the phoenix to the edge (between HIBER and REX). The reverse is in a somewhat differing style and no other medals of the period have a milled edge. The dies may have broken, this would explain its rarity, but the theme of the medal with the name of Charles II linked with the image of a phoenix would not have been popular in Cromwellian England. Thomas Rawlins was believed to have moved to France by 1648 and although he returned to England in 1652 he was no reinstated as Chief Engraver at the Mint till after the Restoration in 1660. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, January, 2014; A. Morris Collection; ex. Glendining’s. 22 January, 1996 (lot 555)

305. Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast bronze medal or token, c. 1649, crowned rose, C - R to either side, PRAY FOR THE KING, rev., legend in three lines, LORD / GIVE THY / BLESING, 22mm (MI - ). Good fine and seemingly unpublished. £200-300 Somewhat in the style of the 17th century Halfpenny tokens and of the medal for the “Royal Standard Erected, 1642” (MI 294/111). Provenance. Bt. T. Millett, List, 2001 (no. 221).

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306. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles right with falling lace collar and close-buttoned doublet, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria left, signed below, T.RAWLINS F, her hair drawn back, wearing bodice and mantle around, with pearl necklace and pendant, HENRETTA MARIA DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REG, 42 x 32mm (MI 354/215; Eimer 169; Platt I, type A, p. 195), suspension loop and ring. Tooling to the fields both sides and to reverse image, very fine and toned. £700-1,000 Provenance: Ex. John Noble Collection, Dix, Noonan, Webb, 20 June, 2001 (lot 1001).

307. Charles I, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar, wearing Garter Collar and George, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI D, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria left, her hair tied back, decorative dress tied with bow, pearl necklace with drop, signed T RAWLINS F below, HENRETTA MARIA DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REG, wreath border around to both sides, 57 x 40mm (MI 354/216; pl. XXXI,6; Eim. 166; Platt I, type A, p. 186-87), integral suspension loop and small loop at bottom (to take pearl drop). Very fine. £1,400-1,800 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

308. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned and armoured bust of Charles right, in high relief, with lace collar, sash and Garter George on ribbon, incised legend, CAROLVS DG REX, the outer border as Garter with incised motto, HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE, rev., bust of Henrietta left, her hair tied back and curled at sides, wearing pearl necklace, incised legend, HENRETA MARIA DG REG, 35.5 x 26mm (MI 355/217; Platt I, type C, p. 188). Good very fine and toned, but lacks suspension loop, extremely rare. £1,200-1,500 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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309. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate and armoured bust of Charles left, with lion shoulderplate and Garter George on chain, rev., bust of Henrietta left, her hair tied back and curled at sides, wearing pearl necklace, 33 x 21mm (MI 355/218; pl. XXXI, 9; Eim. 170b; Platt I, type A, p. 192; Farquhar I, 211). Extremely fine, cast and lightly £600-800 Provenance: John Noble Collection, Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 20 June, 2001 (lot 1002)

310. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate and armoured bust of Charles left, with lion shoulderplate and Garter George on chain, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI DE, rev., bust of Henrietta left, her hair tied back and curled at sides, wearing pearl necklace, signed below, HENRETTA MARIA DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REG, 42 x 31mm (cf MI 355/218 for obverse; MI 354/216 for reverse), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine, lightly chased the gilding light and contemporary and a seemingly unpublished variety. £800-1,200 The Rawlins portrait of the King on this badge is found on others (see previous lot), sometimes with and sometimes without a border, but it is not recorded in this larger sized and with a legend. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

311. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver Royalist Badge, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles almost full-face, in armour and wearing Garter George on a ribbon, C - R to either side, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria, nearly full-face, wearing pearl necklace, lovelock on her right shoulder, M - R to either side, ‘civic’ wreath border both sides, suspension loop and ring attached, 35 x 26.5mm (MI 357/222; Platt I, p. 199, type C; Farquhar I, 211). Very fine and very rare. £600-800 Derek Allen attributed the medal to Thomas Simon. Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 September, 2012 (lot 832).

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312. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, small silver Royalist Badge, bare-headed bust of Charles left, with long hair with love lock on left shoulder, wearing falling lace collar, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria, nearly full-face, wearing pearl necklace, 26.5 x 19mm (MI 357/223; Platt I, type B, p. 287). Very fine and toned, very rare. £450-550 Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, June 2005.

313. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, small gilt-silver Royalist Badge, bare-headed bust of Charles left, with long hair and falling lace collar, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria left, hair tied in knot behind, with high lace collar and pearl earing, 27 x 20mm (MI 358/224; Platt I, type C, p. 287), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine, scarce. £450-550 Provenance: Bt. Lion Passant [Exeter], December, 2000.

314. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, small silver Royalist Badge, bare-headed bust of Charles left, with long hair with love lock on left shoulder, wearing falling lace collar, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria left, hair tied in knot behind and wearing necklace with pendant, leaf border to both sides, 22.5 x 14mm (MI 358/225; Platt p. 287, type D), integral loop for suspension and ring. Very fine, scarce. £450-550 Provenance: SNC, March 1998 (no. 1628); Spink Auction 26 March, 2008 (lot 32).

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315. Charles I, silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar and close buttoned doublet, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., in imitation of engraving, crowned shield of Royal arms, Garter around, wreath border around to both sides, 57 x 40.5mm (MI 360/231; Eimer 167; Platt I, pp. 167-171), integral suspension loop. Some weakness to obverse legend, very fine. £500-800

316. Charles I, silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar and close buttoned doublet, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., in imitation of engraving, crowned shield of Royal arms, Garter around, plain rim, 37 x 28mm (MI 360/231; Eimer 167; Platt I, pp. 167-171), integral suspension loop. Very fine or nearly so.

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317. Charles I, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar and close buttoned doublet, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., crowned shield of Royal arms, Garter around, plain rim, 42 x 28mm (MI 360/231; Eimer 167; Platt I, pp. 167-171), integral suspension loop (broken with age). The gilding part-worn, very fine or nearly so. £300-500

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318. Charles I, gilt-silver Royalist Badge, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles I right with falling lace collar, wearing Garter Collar and George, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI D, rev., large crown over shield of Royal arms within Garter, plain rim, 39.5 x 29mm (MI 360/232; Eim. 168; Platt I, pp. 160-61), a broken, but contemporary suspension loop replaces the original. The gilding part-worn, very fine and very rare. £500-800

319. Charles I, silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles right, wearing ornate lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS DG MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX FI D, an additional engraved legend, “Semper idem - Martyr Populi” rev., the royal arms within Garter and crowned, additional engraved legend, “Ecclesiae - Patronus”, wreath border with roses to both sides, 51.5 x 39.5mm (MI 360/232; Eim. 168; Platt I, pp. 167-171). A stunning example that has been mounted into an 18th century glazed frame with gold edge, original integral suspension loop protrudes, choice extremely fine. £4,000-6,000 Medals with the additional engraved legend, added after the execution of the king, are extremely rare. The cataloguers of Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980, pointed out in the footnote to lot 393 (a similar though un-glazed example), that “examples are lacking from most of the important collections of historical medals”. Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer.

320. Charles I, silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I left, incuse legend, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HI RX, rev., in incuse, crowned shield of arms within Garter, 31.5 x 23.5mm (MI 361/234; Platt I, p. 179), integral suspension loop (with much frayed black material attached). Very fine and toned. £500-800 The 1978 Spink ticket (in the present cataloguer's own hand) states, though without any support, "ribband believed to be from the King's cloak". Provenance: Ex Spink, 1978.

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321. Charles I, small gilt-silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I left, hair long, falling lace collar, rev., in incuse, crowned shield of arms within Garter, 21 x 17mm (MI 361/235; Platt I, p. 289, type I). Good very fine but lacks suspension loop. £350-450 Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

322. Charles I, small silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I right, falling lace collar over armour and Garter George on ribbon, rev., small crowned shield of arms within Garter, leaf border around both sides, 23 x 18.5mm (MI 362/238; Platt I, p. 289, type M), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine and very rare. £400-500 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, List, April 2002 (no. 211).

323. Charles I, a miniature silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles I left, his hair falling over plain lace collar, rev., in incuse, crowned shield of arms within Garter, 15.5 x 11mm (MI 363/240; pl. XXXII/18; Platt I, p. 290, type O, not illustrated), integral suspension loop. Very fine with dark tone and very rare. £300-400 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin, 2008.

324. Charles I, small silver Royalist badge, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of the King right, wearing lace collar, rev., central crown, legend in incuse in band around, LONG MAY KING CHARLES REIGNE, border around, additionally engraved initials E - B and date 1655, 27 x 18.5mm (MI 365/246; Platt I, p. 290, type S). Good very fine and extremely rare. £1,000-1,200 Provenance: Bt Baldwin, August 2005.

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325. Charles I, cast lead Military Reward or Badge, bust of Charles I right, rev., GOD BLES THE KING, with retrograde D and N, 34mm x 26mm (MI 367/251; Platt p.164, type B; NC XIII, pl. IV, 33). A delightfully naïve piece, very fine for issue and extremely rare. £600-700 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 28 September, 2010 (lot 3003); Glendining Auction, 16 March, 1989 (lot 113).

326. Charles I, the “Forlorn Hope” portrait, uniface openwork silver Royalist Badge, c. 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of the King three-quarters right, hair long and lovelock over his left shoulder, in armour, scalloped lace collar and ribbon for Garter George, leaf border, the background field cut-away, 46.5 x 32.5mm (MI 368/ 253; pl XXXIII/4; cf MI 301/122; pl XXVI/8; cf Platt I, p. 298, type B; Farquhar, Forlorn Hope, Pl XXIII, I), integral suspension loop and base finial. Very fine, a scratch through the King’s right eye, and an extreme rarity. £1,500-2,000 Medallic Illustrations records just one openwork badge (MI 368/254 - Platt, p. 181), this from a single specimen in the British Museum. An example of this uniface badge, though with its background intact, is again described from a single specimen in the British Museum, however since then the Fitzwilliam Museum has acquired an example. Like the British Museum specimen this piece has two small rivets on the reverse perhaps for attachment to clothing, a book cover or snuff box. Platt describes one further openwork badge with a previously unpublished left-facing bust (p. 181, type I).

327. Charles I, Royalist Badge, a 19th century bronzed electrotype copy of the central obverse portrait from a badge by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, 26 x 22mm (cf MI 371/260; cf Platt p. 166, type E). Fine. £20-30 Provenance: Bt. eBay, June, 2007.

328. Charles I, cast oval silver Royalist Badge, on a thick flan, bust of the King three-quarters left, long flowing hair, wearing a decorative falling lace collar and the ribbon of the Garter George, incuse legend, CAROLVS PRIMVS, rev., engraved with the Royal Arms, within a Garter and crowned, with C R to either side, striated field, raised rim to the edge, 34 x 23.5mm (MI - ; Eim. - ; Platt I, p. 178, type C). Good very fine, and a wonderfully visual piece. £700-1,000 The portrait, three-quarters left, is not found on any other badges. Not listed in Medallic Illustrations or Medallic Illustrations plates, it is properly published by Platt for the first time. Helen Farquhar does not note it, nor did she have one in her collection. There were no examples in the Montagu or Murdoch Collections nor, more recently, Heckett or the “English Collector”.

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329. Prince Charles, oval silver Royalist badge, c. 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, young bust of the Prince left, long flowing hair, wearing richly decorated armour with lion shoulder-plate, Garter George on chain Collar, rev., royal armorial shield within Garter, large crown above, 49 x 34mm (MI 372/263; Platt I, p. 298; Farquhar, Folorn Hope, Pl XXIII, I), suspension loop and finial. A superb portrait badge, very fine, lightly chased and with even tone, extremely rare. £2,500-3,000 The portrait is closely similar to that on the reverse of the “Forlorn Hope” Medal of 1643. Provenance: Bt. Spink; ex Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 394); ex J. M. Elger Collection; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining’s, 27 May 1957 (lot 14).

330. Charles I, Tower mint, Pattern Half-Groat, undated, Briot’s uncrowned bust right wearing ruff collar, CAR D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HI R, rev., crown above two interlocked C’s, signed ‘B’ below between pellets, FIDEI DEFENSOR, 16.5mm (North 2687; S. 2856A). Nearly extremely fine, toned. £180-220

331. Charles I, “so-called” pattern silver Shilling, by Thomas Rawlins, bust of King left with lovelock on shoulder, legend with engraved letters around, + CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., engraved design (or struck in imitation of engraving), crowned shield of arms within Garter, foliate scrolls around, 27.5mm (MI 372/65, illus.; North -; Platt p. 174, type A), integral suspension loop. Very fine, extremely rare. £850-1,200 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, March, 2009.

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332. Charles I, Pattern gold Unite, or medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms within Garter, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35mm, 10.7g (MI 373/266, silver only; North - ; Wilson & Rasmussen - ; Platt p. 274, type B). Unrecorded in gold and believed to be unique, die flaw or crease follows the monarch’s nose from X of REX to inner border, some tooling, obv, nearly extremely fine, rev. choice, excessively rare. £8,000-10,000 The medal is not a rarity when found in silver, where it is referred to as a “so-called” pattern halfcrown, see lot 333.

333. Charles I, “So-Called” Pattern Halfcrown, or gilt-silver medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms within Garter, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35.5mm (MI 373/266, silver only; North - ; Wilson & Rasmussen - ; Platt p. 274, type B). Nearly extremely fine, a little wear to gilding on reverse. £500-800 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 983).

334. Charles I, “So-Called” Pattern Halfcrown, or silver medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms in small shield, helm, crown and lion above, within Garter, Lion and Unicorn supporters, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35.5mm (MI 373/267; North - ; Platt I, pp. 275-76, type C). Good very fine, rich tone. £500-800 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1250); old collector’s ticket states “Spink June 1907 £2-15”.

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335. Charles I, pattern gold Unite, by Abraham Vanderdoort [van der Doort], mm. lis, armoured bust left, long hair falling over lace collar, wearing ribbon of the Garter George, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, between crowned C - R, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 7.49g, 30mm, (MI 374/269; Allen vi; Brooker 1239; North 2655; Wilson & Rasmussen 22; cf. Farquhar I, 178; Platt - ). Slightly creased, very fine and very rare. £8,000-10,000 For a detailed account see ‘Abraham Vanderdort and the coinage of Charles I’, by Derek Allen from Helen Farquhar’s notes, NC 6, vol.1 (1941), pp. 54-75. This pattern (fig.6) is in the style of the pattern unite with mark of value, mm. plumes (fig.4) and the unique pattern five unites without mark of value, mm. rose (fig.5), better known as the Juxon Medal (see lot 337). Vanderdoort’s use of mint marks, here a lis, do not seem to fit in with those of the Tower Mint. See also Baldwin’s Auction 48, 26 September, 2006 (lot 5023), for the unique Triple Unite (sold £210,000) - this also giving a good account of Abraham Vanderdoort, “Keeper of the Cabinet Room” in the palace of Whitehall. Provenance: J.G. Brooker Collection. Ex. “Clarendon” Collection, pt. II, Bonhams Auction, 17 October, 2006 (lot 1269); ex Captain Vivian Hewitt Collection.

336. Charles I, pattern silver Unite or Shilling, by Abraham Vanderdoort [van der Doort], mm. lis, armoured bust left, long hair falling over lace collar, wearing ribbon of the Garter George, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, between crowned C - R, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 5.23g, 28mm (MI 374/269; SCBI Brooker 1240; North 2655; Platt - ). Strictly fine, has probably been a cherished pocket-piece. £250-350 J.G. Booker Collection. Ex.’’Clarendon’’ Collection, pt. II, Bonhams Auction, 17 October, 2006 (lot 1269) Captain VIvian Hewitt Collection (dispersed in private sales by Spink & Son, c. late 1960s - early 1970s). Provenance: Bt. eBay, September 2007.

337. Charles I, the Juxon Medal, or pattern Five-Broads, a gilt-metal electrotype copy of the unique specimen (now in the British Museum), by Abraham Vanderdoort, bust of Charles left, long hair falling over a lace collar, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 39.5mm (MI 374/270; North 2653; Platt I, p. 278; Wilson & Rasmussen 18; Farquhar I, 178). Much as made, about extremely fine. £200-250 Medallic Illustrations [1885] attributed the medal to Thomas Rawlins, but it is now accepted as the work of Abraham Vanderdoort. The unique original, now in the British Museum, was handed by the king when on the scaffold, to William Juxon (1582-1663), Bishop of London, immediately prior to his execution. Provenance: Bt Spink, July, 2005.

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338. Charles I, silver memorial locket, the top with hinged lid, engraved with two arrows piercing a heart, opening to reveal the small left-facing Thomas Rawlins portrait of Charles I; the base engraved “Quis tempery / a Lacluimis / Janit 30 / 1648”, within a decorative border, above arrows piercing heart, the openwork suspender may have been made to be resemble a skull, 44.5 x 21mm (cf MI 366/249; Platt p. 294, type E). Very fine and extremely rare. £2,200-2,600 “Quis tempery / a Lacluimis” is taken from the opening lines of Virgil’s Aeneid II:- quis (talia fando Myrmidonum Dolopumue aut duri miles Vlixi) temperet a lacrimis? (Who, even the Myrmidons or the tough soldier Ulysses, could refrain from tears when such things are sung ?”. It is a legend is found on other Royalist pieces - cf MI 343/193 and 366/249. A heart-shaped locket sold at Baldwin’s Auction 69, 5 May, 2011 (lot 4) had the legend “Quis Temperat a Lacrymis…”. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, January, 2013.

339. Charles I, silver memorial locket, the top engraved with two arrows piercing a heart, opening to reveal the small left-facing Thomas Rawlins portrait of Charles I; the base engraved with a weeping eye, 23 x 19mm (cf MI 366/249; cf Heckett 119; Platt p. 295, top). Very fine and extremely rare. £1,500-2,000 The Heckett specimen, obviously made by the same hand, contained a lacquered portrait of Charles I. Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, 9 November, 2004 (lot 52).

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340. Charles I, bronze coin weight, for the gold Unite of 20-Shillings, by Nicolas Briot, crowned bust left, CAROLVS REX, rev., crown above value of XX S, 19mm (Withers 975). Good very fine. £30-50 Provenance: Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 396, part)

341. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver counter, c. 1626-27, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, bust three-quarters right, in falling lace collar, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX, rev., bust of the Queen three-quarters left, with earring and pearl necklace with drop, MARIA DG MAG BRIT ET HIB REGINA, 27.5mm (MI - ). Very fine and a seemingly unrecorded variety. £150-200 Provenance: Ex “English Collector”, Glendining’s, 18 March, 1989 (lot 118, part).

342. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver counter, c. 1626-27, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, bust three-quarters right, in lace collar and broad hat, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., bust of the Queen three-quarters left, with high lace collar, earring and pearl necklace, MARIA DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, 27.5mm (MI 377/276). Very fine. £60-80 Provenance: Lockdales Auction 76 (lot 1571).

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343. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver counter, c. 1626-27, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, the obverse with engraved adaptation, bust three-quarters right, in lace collar and crowned, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., bust of the Queen three-quarters left, with high lace collar, earring and pearl necklace, MARIA DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REG, 27.5mm (cf MI 377/275 or 276). Very fine and very rare. £100-150 The addition of the crown has been well done. The cataloguers are unaware of any other specimens.

344. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver counter, c. 1626-27, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, conjoined busts right, he in falling lace ruff over doublet, she with deep lace collar, CAROLVS ET MARIA DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX ET REG, rev., three crowns of the kingdoms supported on crossed sword and sceptre, IN VNO TRIA IVNCTA, 26.5mm (MI 378/278). Very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Bt Spink, 2005; ex Spink Auction, 27 August, 2005 (lot 396).

345. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver counter, c. 1626-27, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, conjoined busts right, he in falling lace ruff over doublet, she with deep lace collar, CAROLVS ET MARIA DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX ET REG, rev., shield of the Royal arms, crowned and within Garter, wreath around, (MI 378/279); together with another, both 26.5mm. Very fine and fine. (2) £100-140

346. Sweden, Gustavus II Adolphus (1594-1611-1632) and Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1599-1655), silver counter, c. 1630, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, laureate bust right wearing lace collar over armour, rev., crowned bust of Eleonora left, wearing high lace collar, 30mm (MI 379/280). Very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Ex. R. Falkiner, January, 2014.

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347. Charles I and Henrietta Maria, the “Sovereigns of England”, c. 1632, by or from the workshops of Simon and Willem de Passe; a silver counter box containing a set of silver gaming counters, in imitation of engraving, each depicting a standing figure and reverses with arms and details of the reign and place of burial; the box of openwork design, bust left within scrolled foliate border, the side with two panels showing fanciful animals and birds with scrolls around, the base a later restoration, with a medal of the Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, for the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle, 1745, 32 wide x 25mm high; the counters, Edward the Confessor, Harold II, William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard II, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III – “BVRIED AT LECHESTER”, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, James I and Queen Anne, Prince Henry, Charles I and Henrietta Maria, Charles, Prince of Wales; together with Mary, Queen of Scots, Henry, Earl of Darnley, Frederick of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Bohemia and Charles Louis of Bohemia, 27mm (MI 379/281, for details of set), the whole contained in Georgian velvet-lined shagreen fitted case. The box generally in good order but some splits and small missing pieces of the scrollwork, the counters mostly very fine and very rare as a complete set. (qty) £3,000-4,000 The unsigned medal obverse (base of the box), shows the bust of Prince Charles Edward right, CAROLUS WALLIÆ PRINCEPS – 1745, and rev., (inside base), Britannia at the shore, ships beyond, AMOR ET SPES, 30mm (MI.600/251; Eim. 595b; Woolf 59:1). The medal is listed in MI and elsewhere as the “Expected Arrival of the Young Pretender”. The portrait is after a bust by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1680-1767). Provenance: Ex Collection Charles Lee (one time president of the British Antique Dealers' Association), Sotheby Auction, 28 November, 2001,

348. Charles I, the “Sovereigns of England”, c. 1636, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, a ‘set’ of silver gaming counters depicting the sovereigns of England, within a contemporary silver box: 33 circular counters, bearing halflength portraits of the kings and queens of England from Harold I to James I, with additional counters depicting relatives of James I, most reverses a shield of arms, each in imitation of engraving and the set contained in a contemporary cylindrical silver box (lacking the lid), with four panels decorated with military trophies and of arms and the base with a figure of Time, counters approx. 25mm; box approx. 28mm high x 28mm diameter (MI 380/282). The counters mostly fine and several very fine; the box somewhat ragged around the top rim. (lot) £3,000-3,500

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The counters included in the set are of Edward the Confessor, Harold II, William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Richard I, Henry II, John (2), Henry III, Edward I, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Philip II of Spain, Elizabeth I (2), James I (2), Anne of Denmark (2), Henry Prince of Wales, Charles II as Prince of Wales (2), Frederick of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Bohemia, and Charles Louis of Bohemia. Three monarchs are lacking from the set, as are Henrietta Maria, and James II as Duke of York. Provenance: Assembled from various sources.

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349. Charles I and Charles Prince of Wales, silver gaming counters (2), c. 1639, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, half-length busts of each in fine detail, the king robed, crowned and with sword and scepter, the prince with large lace collar over doublet, revs., armorial devices or shields, 25mm (MI 380/282 - the set). Very fine, the Prince of Wales counter gilt. (2) £100-150

350. Frederick of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Bohemia and Charles Louis of Bohemia, silver gaming counters (3), c. 1639, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, half-length busts of each in fine detail, revs., armorial devices or shields, 25mm (MI 380/282 - the set). Very fine. (3) £200-250 Provenance: last bt. D. Fearon, February, 2007.

351. Charles I, silver counter, 1638, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, bust three-quarters left, hair long over falling lace collar, with ribbon for Garter George, rev., in seven lines, CAROLVS DEI GRATIA MAGNÆ BRITANN FRANCIÆ ET HIBERNIÆ REX ANNO 1638, 25.5mm (MI 381/283; Eim 175; Platt p. 153). Very fine. £120-150 Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, 2001.

352. Queen Henrietta Maria, silver counter, 1638, struck in imitation of engraving, in the style of Simon de Passe, bust three-quarters right, her hair £120-150 in ringlets, wearing lace collar, necklace and pendant, rev., MARIA DEI GRATIÆ …, 25mm (MI 381/284; Eim 176; Platt p. 153). Very fine. Provenance: Bt A. Howitt, September, 2011.

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353. The Trial of John Lilburn (1615-1657), silver medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, bust of Lilburne left, in doublet and plain collar, legend around in three concentric circles, IOHN LILBORNE SAVED BY THE POWER OF THE LORD AND THE INTEGRITY OF HIS IVRY WHO ARE IVGES OF LAW AS WEL AS FACT OCT 26 1649, rev., central rose, the names of the Jurymen around in four concentric circles, MYLES . PETTY . STE . ILES . ABR . SMITH . ION . KING . NIC . MVRIN . THO . DAINTY . EDM . KEYSAR . EDW . PARKINS . RAL . PACKMAN . WIL . COMINS . SY . WEEDON . HEN . TOWLEY . OCTOBER . 26 . 1649, 33.5mm (MI 385/3; Eimer 167; Platt II, p. 202; Fearon 99.1). An unusually nice specimen of this medal struck on low relief, nearly extremely fine. £400-600 John Lilburn, political agitator and “Leveller” who fought for “Freeborn Rights”. He was acquitted of the charge of High Treason for libeling Cromwell and Ireton.

354. The Trial of John Lilburn (1615-1657), small oval gilt-silver medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, bust left wearing lace collar, rev., shield of arms, OCTOBER 26 1649, 25 x 21.5mm (MI 386/4; Platt II, p. 202-03; Vertue pl. XXII, B). Very fine and extremely rare. £1,500-2,000 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Bt Classical Numismatic Group, July, 2005; ex Spink NC, March 1979 (No. 3100) and ex Papillon Collection (but not in Bonhams auction).

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355. Henry Ireton (1611-1651), Lord-Deputy of Ireland, cast oval silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust of Ireton left, QVID TIBI RETRIBVAM, rev., soldier climbing a rock and setting fire to the roof of a cottage, a battle in the distance, IVSTITIA NECESSITAS Q IVBET, 29mm x 27.5mm (MI 387/6; Eim - ; Platt II, pp. 173-77). Extremely fine and extremely rare. ÂŁ4,000-6,000 Henry Ireton, MP for Appleby, 1645; Commissary General, 1645 (promoted on the day of the Battle of Naseby); Lord-Deputy of Ireland, 1650. He was born at Attenborough, near Nottingham, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before moving to the Middle Temple in 1629. He fought at Marston Moor, the second Battle of Newbury, Naseby and the Siege of Bristol. In 1646 he married Cromwell's daughter Bridget (1624-1662). Ireton accompanied Cromwell to Ireland in 1649, was present at the Storming of Drogheda and Wexford, and assumed command in 1650, on Cromwell's return to England. In the summer of 1651 he resumed the Siege of Limerick but was to die there of a fever on the 26th November. He was buried at Westminster Abbey but at the Restoration, as a regicide, his body was exhumed and hanged at Tyburn. An unpublished uniface portrait medal of Ireton was sold by Morton & Eden, 14 June, 2007 (lot 590). Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 11).

356. Naval Reward, Service Against Six Ships, cast silver medal, 1650, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, an anchor with the shields of England and Ireland suspended from the beams, MERUISTI, rev., a ship engaged with frigates to either side, SERVICE DON AGAINST SIX SHIPS JULY Y XX1 & AVGVST Y 1 1650. 45.5mm x 33.5mm (MI 390/11; MH 36; Platt II, p. 333; Vertue pl XVI,1 ), suspension loop added, probably early 18th century. Very fine and extremely rare. ÂŁ3,000-5,000 The six ships were Irish frigates, taken on and defeated by Captain Robert Wyard. Within days of the action the Council of State met to consider "what Reward and Recompence shall be thought fit to be given to Captain Robert Wyard for his good Service; and to the Master and Owner of the Ship, in respect of the Damage done to the Ship". Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer 2013.

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357. Naval Reward, Service Against Six Ships, 1650, a good quality electrotype copy of medal, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, an anchor with the shields of England and Ireland suspended from the beams, MERUISTI, rev., a ship engaged with frigates to either side, SERVICE DON AGAINST SIX SHIPS, 40.5 x 34.5mm (MI 390/11; MH 36; Platt II, p. 333), 19th century. Very fine. £200-250 See note to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. Bucks Coins.

358. Naval Reward, Service Against Six Ships, 1650, uniface Copper strike or squeeze of the reverse of the Award Medal, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, probably early 18th century, a ship engaged with frigates to either side, 45mm x 37.5mm (MI 390/11; MH 36; Platt II, p. 333). Well-worn but fine. £100-150 See footnote to lot 356. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1253).

359. Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, small uniface oval silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust left, THE LORD OF HOSTS, 18th century striking from original dies, 24mm x 20.5mm (MI 391/13; Eim. 181b; Farquhar I, 220). Nearly extremely fine, usual signs of die damage above head, toned. £100-150 Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1254).

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360. Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, cast silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust of Oliver Cromwell to left, WORD AT DVBAR - THE LORD OF HOSTS - SEPTEM Y 3 1650, rev., the Speaker seated facing, in the assembled chamber of Parliament, 35mm x 28mm, 18th century striking (MI 392/14; Eim. 181a; H & P pl. 30, 7; Platt I, p. 312-14). Very fine and a contemporary or near contemporary example. £150-200 Provenance: Glendining’s Auction, 13 September, 2001 (lot 115).

361. Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a pewter / lead cast of an unrecorded copy of the medal by Thomas Simon, perhaps 18th century, bust left (as on the original small-size medal), rev., crowned Royal arms, milled edge, 22 x 19.5mm (cf MI 391/13 for obv.). The reverse slightly off-centre, the details blurred but about very fine and rare. £150-250

362. William II of Orange (1625-1650), disputes with the States of Holland, silver medal, 1650, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust of William II three-quarters right, in armour, with plain collar and Garter George on a ribbon, against background of scrolled orange plants, WILHELMVS II DG PRINC AVRAICÆ COM NASS EC, signed PVA, rev., shield of arms suspended on ribbons from crown, Garter around, HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE, 64mm (MI 393/16; vL II, 333; Friedricks 1/1a). Good very fine and extremely rare. £2,000-3,000 Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 802).

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363. William II of Orange (1625-1650), Death; and his widow, Princess Mary, cast gilt-pewter medal, by Pieter van Abeele, 1650, bust of William three-quarters right wearing Garter George over armour, WILHELMVS II DG PRINC AVRAICÆ COM NASS EC, rev., bust of Mary left, with pearl necklace and earring and others in her hair, MARIA DG PRINCEPS M BRIT AVRANT DOTARIA ETC, 64.5mm (MI 393/17; Scher [1997] 17; vL II, 340). Probably contemporary or nearly so, very fine. £80-120 William died of smallpox in 1650, eight days before his son William, the future William III, was born. William III, was elected to his father’s office of Stadtholder in 1672, aged 22. He married Princess Mary, daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2005 (lot 1421).

364. Charles II, Scottish Coronation at Scone Palace, cast silver medal, 1651, believed designed by Sir James Balfour, crowned bust right wearing Coronation robes and Collar of the Garter, CAROLVS 2 DG SCO ANG FRA & HI REX FI DE cor i ia scon 1651, rev., the crowned Lion of England, rampant and holding thistle, NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET, 31.5mm (MI 394/18; Eim. 183; Woll iv; Platt II, pp. 351-52). Very fine and very rare. £2,000-2,500 Charles had attempted to obtain the English throne by being first acclaimed as King of Scotland. Having accepted the “Deed of Covenant”, drawn up by the Protestants, he and future monarchs were prevented from intervention in matters of religion and Catholicism was rejected. Charles was crowned King of Scotland on 1st January 1651 but by September he had fled from the Battle of Worcester into exile. There have been no further coronations in Scotland since then. The antiquarian and royalist Sir James Balfour of Denmylne, 1st Baronet, (c.1600 - c.1658), of Perth and Kinross, was well placed to have designed the medal. Provenance: Glendining Auction, 1 June, 2002 (lot 922); ex. Sanda Lipton.

365. Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), King of France, the hostility of England to France, French silver jeton, 1651, unsigned, bust of the young king right, mantle around shoulders, LVD XIIII DG FR ET NAV REX, rev., sun shines on a lily growing in France whilst a cold wind blows from England, MAIOR AB AQVILONE FLORES ET FRONDES, 27.5mm (cf MI 395/21, this with armorial obverse; Feud. 6674, in copper only). Nearly very fine and rare. £200-300 Provenance: Elsen Auction, 18 June, 2005 (lot 2620).

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366. The Naval Reward for Captains, gold medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, the socalled Blake Medal: the united shields of England, Scotland and Ireland suspended from the beams of an anchor, a rope scrolls around, signed with TS monogram at top of anchor, rev., a naval engagement, the sea filled with ships, in the forefront a Dutch ship sinks, its stern with the signature SIMON, the prow of another signed TS, 46 x 36mm; 28.8g (MI 400/28; Lessen PB1; Platt II, pp. 335-35, type C; Eim 185*; MH 36; BBM 14B; DF 103.1*; Tancred p. 31), integral suspension loop and ring. A superb gold medal, extremely fine and excessively rare. £30,000-40,000 This, the smaller Naval Reward, was awarded to Captains and officers of lower rank of the ships involved in the last of the three great naval battles of the First Dutch War, Portland, Gabbard, and Texel on 31 July 1653, during the course of which Admiral Tromp was killed. Lessen has established that 80 specimens were issued and awarded. The survival rate has not been good and whilst listing 15 specimens he has demonstrated the confusion of pedigrees from named sales, some going back to the 18th century, and concludes that several of them must be the same pieces re-appearing, “seven distinct specimens can be defined today, with one or two more possibles out of the fifteen listed, so perhaps eight or nine [survive] in total”. Of these three are in English museum collections. Only three medals have appeared at public auction since the War, the first Glendining, 12 February, 1964 (lot 10), the second ex David F. Spink Collection, SCA 50, 6-7 March, 1986 (lot 930), and third this specimen as detailed below. A fourth, also ex David Spink, was sold privately by his estate in 1986. Provenance: Ex. Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 35); ex Greta S. Heckett (lot 216) believed also ex G. Hamilton-Smith (lot 1004) Collection. * Both Eimer and Fearon illustrate this actual medal.

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367. Admiral Robert Blake (1598-1657), “General of the Sea”, 1649, gilt-metal electrotype copy of the restitutional medal by Stuart, bust of Blake, turned almost full-face, wearing ruff collar and embroidered doublet, rev., a naval engagement with ships sinking, stern of nearest signed ‘A SIMON’, leaf border to both sides, 55 x 44mm (MI 401/31; MH 39), suspension loop and gold ring. Good very fine and very rare. £350-450 The medal, as Medallic Illustrations points out, is a fabrication, with the obverse copied from MI 401/30 and the reverse from the Naval Reward (MI 398/26). Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, September 2010.

368. Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés bound by a rim, bust in armour, three-quarters right, wearing the Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, engraved ornamentation behind, MART HERP TROMP …, rev., helm over his shield of arms, griffin supporters, a naval engagement £1,500-1,800 within cartouche below, OBYT Æ 56, 70.5mm (MI 402/32; vL II, 364; MH 540). Nearly extremely fine and rare. Tromp established his reputation with the destruction of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of the Downs in 1639, a battle that effectively ended Spanish sea power. The Battle of Texel [Scheveningen] was fought between the Dutch and English forces as the Dutch tried to break the English blockade of the Dutch coast. The outcome was indecisive and heavy losses were incurred on both sides. Tromp was killed by a sharpshooter in the rigging of William Penn’s ship. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, May, 2008.

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369. Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by O. [Wouter] Müller, formed of two clichés joined at the rim, two cherubs hold crown above bust in doublet, three-quarters right, wearing the Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, engraved ornamentation behind, legend on ribbon below, “Myn hert en handt was voor het landt”, rev., a naval engagement at close-quarters, in high relief, smoke billowing from English ship, “Waarom doet Muller … obÿt den 10 aug 1653”, 75mm (MI 403/34; cf vL II, 364; MH 542; Salton 145) Chased in obverse field and obverse deeply toned, nearly extremely fine and rare. £1,500-1,800 See footnote to previous lot. This is one of very few medals throughout Medallic Illustrations with “Her Majesty” amongst the listed provenances. Provenance: Bt. Schulman, November, 2001.

370. Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by O. [Wouter] Müller, formed of two clichés joined at the rim, two cherubs hold crown above bust in doublet, three-quarters right, wearing the Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, engraved ornamentation behind, legend on ribbon below, “Myn hert en handt was voor het landt”, rev., a naval engagement at close-quarters, in high relief, smoke billowing from English ship, “Waarom doet Muller …”, but lacks the word “obÿt”, 70.5mm (MI 404/35; vL II, 364; MH 543; Scher [1997] 24). Chased in obverse field, nearly extremely fine and rare. £1,500-1,800 See footnote to previous lot and 368. Provenance: Bt T. Millett, November, 2000.

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371. Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by Dirck van Rijswick, formed of two clichés joined at the rim, armoured bust three-quarters right, in high relief, with lion shoulder-plate, plain collar and Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, MARTINVS HERPERTI TROMPIUS EQUES ET THALASSIAR HOLLANDIÆ XX ANS, ÆT LV, rev., a naval engagement at close-quarters with, to the right, a sinking ship, VICTOR HOSTIUM FORTITER PRO PATRIA PUGNANS OCCUBUIT …, 56.5mm (MI 404/36; Scher [1997] 25; vL II, 364; MH 544). The border shaped at top to take suspension loop, some tooling but a choice example, extremely fine and very rare. £1,500-1,800 From a design by Jan Lievens (1607-1674). Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 792).

372. Major-General John Lambert (1619-1684), Parliamentarian and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, a restitutional small uniface oval silver portrait medal, by Stuart, after Thomas Simon [1653], his bare head left, with short, curled hair, his name behind, LAMBERT, 25 x 22mm (MI 405/39, var.; Platt II, pp. 182-83), contained in its original and delightful shagreen case, this with an old inked label, “M G Lambert”. Extremely fine, toned and very rare. £350-450 John Lambert was born in Calton Hall, Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire in 1619. He served under General Thomas Fairfax. He fought in several battles before, in 1647, he was placed in command of the Northern Forces. In 1652 Cromwell appointed him Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Under the military rule imposed in 1655 Lambert ran the Northern District from York. He was opposed to Cromwell being appointed Lord Protector and refused to take the oath of loyalty. He resigned from office and retired to Wimbledon where he spent his time painting and gardening. In 1659 he attempted to organise resistance to the restoration of the monarchy and marched against Monk. However his army was to desert him and he was imprisoned in the Tower then exiled to Guernsey where, after spending 24 years in prison, he died on Drake’s Island in February, 1684. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, April, 2006; ex Papillion Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 36).

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373. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, cast silver medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, armoured and draped bust left, OLIVERVS DEI GRA REIPVB ANGLIÆ SCO ET HIB & PROTECTOR, rev., lion displaying arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVAERITVR BELLO, 38mm (MI 409/45; Eim. 188b; Platt I, pp. 338-39; Farquhar I, 222). Very fine. £250-350 Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, 1998

374. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, cast silver medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, armoured and draped bust left, OLIVERVS DEI GRA REIPVB ANGLIÆ SCO ET HIB & PROTECTOR, rev., lion displaying arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVAERITVR BELLO, 38mm (MI 409/45; Eim. 188b; Platt I, pp. 338-39; Farquhar I, 222). Very fine. £250-350

375. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, copper medal, 1653, in the style of Thomas Simon and signed T.S., but struck in Geneva, draped and armoured bust three-quarters right, OLIV DG RP ANG SCO ET HIB PRO, rev., lion displaying arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVAERITVR BELLO, 34mm (MI 410/46; Eim. 189; M. Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, copy 1; Platt I, p. 340). Very fine. £120-150 Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 26).

376. Philip IV of Spain, the Spanish Declaration of War against the English, Dutch copper jeton, 1655, struck in Brussels, armoured bust of Philip IV right, PHIL IIII DG HISP ET INDIAR REX, rev., a scepter on an anvil between olive branch and sword, PERSISTAM AD VTRVMQVE PARATVS, 30.5mm (MI - ; vL II, 396; Dugn., 4074). Very fine, scarce. £80-120 Provenance: Laurens Schulman.

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377. Peace with Holland - the Peace of Westminster, between England and the United Provinces, European silver medal, 1654, by Sebastian Dadler, Britannia, a harp across her knees and Hollandia, a Belgic lion with arrows at her feet, holding aloft the cap of Liberty, MENTIBUS UNITIS PRISCUS PROCUL ABSIT AMAROR , rev., a British and a Dutch ship along side on calm sea, their sails furled, a crew member from each ship greet each other, both sterns signed SD, legend in double lines, LUXURIAT GEMINO NEXU TRANQVILL SALO RES EXCIPIT UNANIMES TOTIUS ORBIS AMOR, 60.5 mm (MI 415/52; Eim. 191; vL II, 371/3; Pax 209; MH 549; Wiencek 149). Choice extremely fine with light tone, very rare. £2,000-2,500 The medal is remembered for the way Dadler has executed such stunning ship portraits. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1177).

378. Peace with Holland - the Peace of Westminster, between England and the United Provinces, Dutch silver medal, 1654, by Jerian Pool, Neptune, with shields of the Commonwealth and Holland, seated in naval-car drawn by two hippocamps, advances, a Triton blowing horn to either side, radiant background, AMANTIVM IRA AMICITÆ REDINTEGRATIO EST, rev., legend in script in fifteen lines, “Ter Memorie der Vrede, Unie en Confoederatie …“ 60mm (MI 416/53; vL II, 383; Pax 210). Nearly extremely fine, edge bruise on obverse at 2 o’clock, very rare. £1,500-2,000 Provenance: Bt T. Millett, List 2001 (no. 223).

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379. Mary, Princess of Holland and her son Prince William, silver medal, 1654, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust of Mary left against a scrolled floral background, wearing pearl earing and necklace and pearls in her hair, MARIA DG PRINCEPS M BRIT AVRANT DOTARIA ETC, signed behind bust, rev., bust of the infant prince three-quarters right wearing feathered bonnet, wide border of oranges around, legend on scroll, WILHELMVS III DG PRINC ARAVS ETC, AN 1654, 64.5mm (MI 417/55; Eim. 192; vL II, 375; Scher [1997] 18; Fred. 1e/2c; Farquhar III, 7). Light tooling on reverse, extremely fine and an attractive child portrait. £2,000-3,000 Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 805).

380. Prince William III (1650-1689-1694-1702; stadtholder 1672-1689), the education of the Prince, silver medal, 1654, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust of the infant prince three-quarters right wearing feathered bonnet, wide border of oranges around, legend on scroll, WILHELMVS III DG PRINC ARAVS ETC, AN 1654, rev., the infant Prince stands before Minerva, seated left, with shield and spear ָ radiating above, TIME DEVM, 64.5mm (obv. as MI 417/55; vL II, 388; Scher [1997] 18; Fred. 1e/2c; Farquhar and owl at her feet, points to the name ‫ה ֹוהְי‬ III, 7; Weiss Fig 25). Good very fine, reverse deeply toned. £800-1,200 Provenance: Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 804).

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381. James Ashe (d. 1671), member of Parliament for Bath, and active Parliamentarian, an 18th century uniface oval silver restitutional portrait medal, by Stuart in imitation of a 17th century medal, bust left, his hair long and over collar, IACOBVS ASCHEVS AET 56 (cf MI p. 422, un-numbered entry), 35.5 x 30.5mm, in 18th century snakeskin case. Extremely fine and very rare. £100-150 When making his series of restitutional medals it would seem that Stuart was misinformed and copied a Dutch medal of one James Pasch, aged 36, and made him into James Ashe, aged 56. Ashe is an important figure in the history of Bath, being elected MP in 1640 and again in 1656. He was later appointed Recorder for the City. He married Margerey Harrinton in 1652. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1256); ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1988 (lot 37) Collection; and Spink Auction, 13 October, 1982 (lot 157); ex Papillion, (lot 37)

382. Louis XIV, the Battle of the Dunes or Battle of Dunkirk, French copper medal, 1658, by J. Mauger, youthful bust right with flowing hair, rev., Victory advances over prone bodies, sea and mountains beyond, VICTORIA PACIFERA, in ex., HISPANIS CAESIS AD DUNQUERCAM, 41.5mm (MI 427/70; Divo 48; vL II, 417). Extremely fine. £120-150 The French army commanded by General Turenne and assisted by Commonwealth troops, defeated the Spanish who were fighting with English Royalist troops and French Fronde rebels. From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2572).

383. Louis XIV, the capture of Dunkirk, French copper medal, 1658, by J. Mauger, youthful bust right with flowing hair, rev., standing Victory holding palm branch and shield of Dunkirk, DUNKERCA ITERUM CAPT, 41mm (MI 429/72; Divo 49; vL II, 418). Extremely fine. £120-150 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s list, July 2004 (20).

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384. Elizabeth Cleypole [Claypole] (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, uniface tin / pewter memorial medal, 1658, by Thomas Simon, bust right, wearing single strand of pearls, hair tied back, 35mm, (MI 430/74; Platt II, p. 38), 17th / 18th century (?). Good very fine, a sharp impression though of uncertain date, minor surface spotting. £150-200 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3015).

385. Elizabeth Cleypole [Claypole] (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, struck copper medal, by John Kirk copying Thomas Simon, struck mid-late 18th century, bust right, her hair in ringlets, wearing necklace, rev., within olive wreath, ANN CLEYPOLE DAUGHTER OF OLIVER CROMWELL, 35.5mm (MI 430/75; Platt II, p. 39). Very fine. £120-150 The name Ann, in the reverse legend, is an un-explained error by the medallist. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin, June, 2008.

386. Elizabeth Cleypole [Claypole] (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, oval uniface bronze medal, a Stuart restitution after the medal by John Kirk copying Thomas Simon, struck mid-late 18th century, bust right, her hair in ringlets, wearing necklace, within raised laurel wreath border, 50 x 41mm (MI 431/76; cf. Platt II, p. 40). Extremely fine. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. eBay, April, 2010.

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387. Oliver Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello (1622-1647), called Masaniello, compared, silver medal, 1658, by O (Wouter) Müller, formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust of Cromwell almost full-face, wearing plain collar over armour, classical soldiers to either side holding wreath above his head, legend in cartouche below, OLIVER CROMWELL PROTECTOR V ENGEL SCHOTL YRLAN 1658, rev., bust of Masaniello almost full-face, hair short, shirt open at the neck, between two sailors supporting a crown over his head, MAS’ANIELLO VISSCHER EN CONINCK V. NAPELS 1647., stippled field to both sides, 71.5mm (MI 432/78; vL II, 364, 3; Eim. 198; Scher, The Proud Republic, 26; Platt I, p. 345; Weiss Fig 3). Extremely fine and very rare. £2,000-3,000 Cromwell had little in common with Masaniello other than republican ideals. The latter was the leader of a revolt in Naples in 1647 against a tax that was levied on fruit. The tax was repealed on 13 July, but Masaniello was assassinated by dissident members of his own party three days later. Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 827).

388. Oliver Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello (1622-1647), called Masaniello compared, copper medal, c. 1700, by Ferdinand de St Urbain, laureate and draped bust of Cromwell left, OLIVAR DG RP ANG SCO HIB &c PRO rev., bust of Maseniello left, wearing doublet and cap, THOMAS ANIELLO DE AMALPHI, 46mm (MI 432/79; Eim. 199; Platt I, p. 346). Very fine. £200-250 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. Coincraft, London, March, 2001.

389. Oliver Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello (1622-1647), called Masaniello compared, pewter or white metal medal, c. 1700, by Ferdinand de St Urbain, laureate and draped bust of Cromwell left, OLIVAR DG RP ANG SCO HIB &c PRO rev., bust of Maseniello left, wearing doublet and cap, THOMAS ANIELLO DE AMALPHI, 45mm (MI 432/79; Eim. 199; Platt I, p. 345). Very fine. £100-150 See footnote to lot 387. Provenance: Bt. eBay, May, 2007.

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390. Oliver Cromwell, death 1658, silver medal, by Thomas Simon, a later cast of a struck medal, laureate and armoured bust left, OLIVAR DG BP ANG SCO HIB &c PROTECTOR, rev., shepherd with flock by tree, NON DEFITIENT OLIVA …, 21mm x 19mm (cf MI 433/82; Eimer 202; Platt II, pp. 25-26). Beautifully worked, extremely fine. £150-200 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3017).

391. Oliver Cromwell, death 1658, silver medal, a late 18th century restitution of Thomas Simon's medal by Stuart, laureate and armoured bust left, OLIVAR DG BP ANG SCO HIB &c PROTECTOR, rev., shepherd with flock by tree, NON DEFITIENT OLIVA …, 21mm x 19mm (cf MI 433/82; Eimer 202; Platt II, p. 26). Beautifully worked, extremely fine. £200-250 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3018).

392. Oliver Cromwell, death 1658, gold medal, struck in Holland, in imitation of Thomas Simon’s medal, laureate bust left, OLIVAR D G RP ANG SCO HIB PRO, rev., olive tree, a shepherd beneath, NON DEFITIENT OLIVA SEP 3 1658, milled edge, 28.5mm (MI 434/84; Eim. 201; vL II, 420). Choice extremely fine. £1,500-2,000

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393. Oliver Cromwell, death 1658, Dutch cast bronze medal, laureate and armored bust left, OLIVAR D G RP ANG SCO HIBERNIÆ PROTECTOR, rev., a shepherd stands below tree, tending to his flock, NON DEFITIENT OLIVA SEP 3 1658, 47.5mm (MI 435/85; Eim. 200; vL II, 420; Platt II, pp. 25-26). Fine. £100-150

394. Oliver Cromwell, Memorial, struck c. 1773-1775 for “The Sentimental” magazine, by John Kirk, laureate bust left, rev., OLIVAR CROMWELL £20-30

1658, 25.5mm (MI 435/86; Platt II, p. 10). Very fine.

Provenance: Bt. eBay, April, 2009.

CHARLES II (1630-1649-1660-1685)

395. Charles II, Exile, a heart-shaped silver locket, top, a crowned head hidden in tree, crown above and two birds on ground, on band across, THE ROYAL OAK, base, sun and moon, BE TRUE IN HEART, 28 x 24mm. Very fine and extremely rare. £800-1,200 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett.

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396. Charles II, Exile, small oval gilt-silver badge, 1649, young bust three-quarters right, in rich armour, hair long, and with medal on ribband, “Carolus ‘ Secondus”, rev., shield of Royal arms, crowned and within Garter, stamped in imitation of engraving, 25mm x 19.5mm (MI 437/1, illus), integral suspension loop. A delightful specimen with rich gilding, very fine and rare. £400-500 Provenance: T. Millett, List, 2001 (no. 224).

397. Charles II, exile, small oval silver badge, 1649, bust three-quarters right, hair long, in armour and with medal on ribband, “Carolus ‘ Secondus”, date “1649” below, rev., shield of Royal arms, crowned and within Garter, stamped in imitation of engraving, 18mm x 16mm (MI 438/4; Pl XL, 9). Edge smoothed and without suspension loop, good very fine and very rare. £400-500 Provenance: Classical Numismatic Group, November 2013; Baldwin’s Auction 29 September, 2009 (lot 1211).

398. Charles II, Exile or Restoration silver badge, crowned and draped bust left, hair long, CAROLVS SECVNDVS, rev., two angels support a crown, 22.5 x 17mm (MI 439/7, illus.; pl. XL, 12), suspension loop and ring. Very fine. £250-350 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

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399. Charles II, Exile or Restoration gilt-silver badge, crowned bust right, hair long over lace collar, in incuse, CAROLVS SECVNDVS, rev., in incuse, crowned Royal arms within Garter, C - R to either side of crown, 32.5 x 21.5mm (MI 440/9, illus.; pl. XL/14), integral suspension loop. Very fine. £350-450 Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 27, part).

400. Charles II, Exile or Restoration gilt-silver badge, crowned and draped bust left, hair long, rev., crowned Royal arms within Garter, wreath border to both sides, 19.5 x 15.5mm (MI 440/8, var.; pl. XL, 13). Suspension loops broken top and bottom, the gilding tooled, pleasing very fine. £250-350 Medallic Illustrations records the badge from an example with the CAROLVS SECVNDVS legend. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, October, 2003.

401. Charles II, Exile or Restoration silver badge, bust right, long hair falls over plain lace collar, incuse legend, CAROLVS SECONDVS, rev., Royal arms within Garter, crowned, C - R to either side, 24.5 x 16.5mm (MI 441/11). Casting flaw follows the line of the King’s head, good fine, scarce. £150-250

402. Charles II, Exile or Restoration silver badge, bust right, long hair falls over plain lace collar, rev., an arched crown, 23mm x 20.5mm (MI 442/12). Very fine, uneven colour, perhaps traces of original gilding, very rare. £400-600 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 14).

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403. Charles II, Exile or Restoration silver badge, bust right, long hair falls over plain lace collar, rev., a phoenix, in imitation of engraving, rises from the flames, 23 x 17mm (MI 443/15; pl. XL, 20), suspension loop and ring. Obverse fine, reverse very fine, rare. ÂŁ200-250

404. Charles II, Exile or Restoration small oval silver badge, bare head right, C - R to either side with respectively, 2 and crown above, rev., a phoenix, stamped in imitation of engraving, 24.5mm x 16.5mm (MI 443/16), suspension loop. Obverse fine, reverse very fine, rare. ÂŁ200-250 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

405. Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket, crowned bust left with long hair, C - R to either side, the base engraved in two lines, empty of content, 27 x 21mm (cf Heckett 143; for portrait type), integral twisted silver wire suspension loop. Much as made, toned and nearly extremely fine, very rare. ÂŁ800-1,200 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett.

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406. Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket [1660], applied bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either side, plain base and empty of content, 23 x 19mm (cf MI pl.XL, 18; Heckett 137), small integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. £400-600 Provenance: Ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby, 25 May, 1977 (lot 137); ex George Thorn Drury Collection, Sotheby’s 29 November, 1965 (lot 10, part).

407. Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket [1660], applied bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either side, base with cupid firing arrow to right, empty of content, 23.5 x 19mm (cf MI pl. XL, 18, obv.; Heckett 138, this piece). Very fine and rare. £400-600 The Heckett catalogue describes the base (with imagination) as “stamped with a figure of St. Michael (?)”. Provenance: Ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s Auction, 25 May, 1977 (lot 137); ex Helen Farquhar Collection, Glendining, 25 April, 1955 (lot 268, part).

408. Charles II, Restoration, oval silver badge, (?) by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, with long hair, rev., in imitation of engraving, Royal arms within Garter, crowned, C - R to either side, 36 x 28.5mm (MI 444/19, illus.; Eim. 204; Platt II, p. 354), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine and rare. £400-600 Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 27, part)

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409. Charles II, Restoration, oval silver badge, (?) by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, with long hair, ornamental border, rev., incuse design, in imitation of engraving, shield of Royal arms within Garter, crown above dividing C R, striated field, 39 x 30mm (MI 444/19; Eim. 204; Platt II, p. 354), integral suspension loop. Good very fine, the gilding contemporary, cast, lightly chased and scarce. £700-900

410. Charles II, Restoration, oval silver badge, (?) by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, with long hair, ornamental border, without reverse, 37 x 28mm (MI 444/19, obv.; cf Eim. 204), integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. £250-350 Provenance: Bt. Classical Numismatic Group, September, 2011.

Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1184); ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby’s, 25 May 1977 (lot 149).

411. Charles II, Restoration silver cliché badge, crowned bust left, long hair falls over robe, wearing Garter Collar, C - R to either side, 19.5mm (unpublished; cf MI 447/26; pl XLI, 8). An unusually well made piece with a good portrait, good very fine and extremely rare. £250-350 Provenance: Lockdales Auction 89 (lot 1481).

412. Charles II (1660-1685), Restoration, 1660, cast silver-gilt Badge, by Thomas Rawlins (often attributed to Thomas Simon), bust right with long flowing hair, CAROLVS II DG MAGNÆ BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev., three crowns on branches of a leafless oak, TANDEM REVIRESCET, 34.5mm (MI 453/38; Eim. 215, var.; Farquhar 1905, 273), shaped suspension loop. Very fine, a contemporary cast of what is normally a hollow medal made of two struck clichés joined by a wide rim. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, List, March, 2003 (no. 236).

413. Charles II, Restoration, oval silver badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, with long hair, incised legend, CAROLUS SECVNDUS, rev., incuse image and legend, three crowns on leafless oak, TANDEM REVIRESCET, additionally engraved to either side of the tree with the initials of £500-800 the wearer, “I - S”, 46 x 32 (MI 454/40), integral suspension loop and ring. Very fine and lightly chased, very rare. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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414. Charles II, Restoration, small oval silver badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, with long hair, CAROLUS SECVNDUS, rev., incuse image, three crowns on leafless oak, 28 x 23mm (MI 454/41), integral suspension loop. Very fine and darkly toned, however a slight casting flaw follows truncation of bust, extremely rare. £350-450 Provenance: T. Millett, List, June 2005 (no. 227).

415. Charles II, the Restoration, Dutch cast bronze medal, 1660, of crude workmanship, bust three-quarters left, hair long, with cravat and Garter George on ribbon, CAROL II CON V ENG, rev., three regal crowns, VER.L SCHOL ET FRANRY. [Ireland, Scotland & France], 47mm (MI 455/43). About fine and excessively rare. £350-450 The example of the medal in the British Museum is listed in M.I. as “Unique?” . Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 4 May, 2006 (lot 2087).

416. Charles II, the Embarkation at Scheveningen, silver medal, 1660, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust three-quarters right, hair long and wearing cravat and Garter George on chain, CAROLUS II DG MAGNA BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev., Fame flies over fleet, holding scroll, legend around, IN NOMINE MEO EXALTABITUR CORNU EIUS. PSAL 89, and below in shell, “S M is uit Hollant van Scheveling …”, 68.5mm (MI 455/44; Eim. 210; vL II, 462; Scher [1997] 20; Fred 13b/16h; Platt II, p. 357; MH 42; Weiss Fig 4). Good very fine and toned, slight bruise in field behind head. £1,000-1,400

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417. Charles II, Restoration, the landing at Dover, silver medal, 1660, by John Roettiers, armoured bust of the king right, hair long, wearing the Garter George on ribbon, within two olive branches, legend in double lines around, CAROLUS II DG MAGN BRITANN FRANC ET HIBERN REX, and above, DEUM PROVIDENTIAL ATQ MISERICORDIA VIVO and below, ANNO RESERATEA SALUTIS 1660 DIE 29 MAII, rev., watched by the eye of Providence, Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia await on shore for the approaching ship’s arrival, offering the three crowns on a cushion, SI DEUS EST CUSTOS QUIS MEUS HOSTIS ERIT, 57mm (MI 457/48; Eim. 211 var.; vL II, 464; Platt II, p. 357; MH 46). Extremely fine with deep tone. £1,200-1,500 A sail on the ship’s mizzen mast carries the inscription, IPSO FAVENTE COELO. The obverse die flaw, which is found on all specimens, is here at an early stage. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

418. Charles II, the Restoration, “Gigantomachia”, silver medal, 1660, by George Bower, bust left, hair long, with lace cravat and wearing the robes, Collar and George of the Order of the Garter, CAROLVS. II. DEO. GRATIA. MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB. REX, rev., Jupiter, seated on his eagle, hurls his thunderbolts onto the giants who lie prostrate in a desolate landscape, signed ‘G Bower. F’ on a rock below, ornamental border both sides, 63.5mm (MI 458/50; Eim. 213; Platt II, p. 357). A superb medal, extremely fine and very rare. £2,000-2,500 Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20 May, 2003 (lot 1188).

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419. Charles II, The Restoration, “INVIDIA MAIOR”, silver medal, 1660, by George Bower, laureate and draped armoured bust right, rev., Britannia as Pallas pierces the prone figure of Envy with her spear, 35mm (MI 459/52; Eim 216; vL II, 461). Good extremely fine with light tone, extremely rare. £350-450 Medallic Illustrations speculates that the medal alludes to the pardon granted by the king to many supporters of the Commonwealth. From an old Dutch collection and contained in a pierced card holder. Provenance: Schulman auction, 4 November, 2011 (lot 1074)

420. Charles II, the Restoration, “Moses”, silver medal, 1660, by T. Rawlins, Moses watches the Israelites making bricks under their Egyptian taskmasters, CVM. DVPLICATVR. ONVS. REDIT. MOYSES rev., legend within oak wreath, IN ÆTER MEMOR CAROLI II MA BR FRANC ET HIBERN CLEMENTISSIMI REGIS REDS 29 MAII 1660, 30.5mm. (MI 462/56; Eim 217; vL II, 464). Extremely fine with pleasant tone. £200-250 Provenance: Bt. Heritage Auction, January 2011 (lot 3013).

421. Charles II, the Restoration, “Moses”, silver medal, 1660, by T. Rawlins, Moses watches the Israelites making bricks under their Egyptian taskmasters, CVM. DVPLICATVR. ONVS. REDIT. MOYSES rev., legend within oak wreath, IN ÆTER MEMOR CAROLI II MA BR FRANC ET HIBERN CLEMENTISSIMI REGIS REDS 29 MAII 1660, 30.5mm. (MI 462/56; Eim 217; vL II, 464). Very fine. £200-250 Provenance: St. James’s Auction 12, 5 November 2009 (lot 875)

422. Charles II, Pattern Broad or Restoration medal, in silver, 1660, by Thomas Simon, laureate and armoured bust right, rev., crowned shield of arms, MAGNA OPERA DOMINI 35mm, (MI 463/59; North 2776; M. Lessen, “Simon’s Milled Gold Coins and Medals of Charles II”, BNJ 65 [1995], p. 153). Very fine, toned, scarce. £800-1,000 Provenance: Classical Numismatic Group, May, 2001.

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423. General George Monk (1608-1670), 1st Duke of Albemarle [1660], Commander-in-Chief, politician and key figure in the Restoration of Charles II, small base metal badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust right, rev., ducal coronet above the arms of Monk, within Garter, stippled background to both sides, 31mm (MI 466/64; MH 48; Platt II, p. 222). Four neat but large piercings, very fine and rare. £200-400 The piercings suggest that it was made for use as, perhaps, a cap badge, or supporters badge to be worn on clothing. In the casting the signiature TS of Thomas Simon has been lost. Provenance: Bt. eBay, March, 2005.

424. General George Monk (1608-1670), 1st Duke of Albemarle [1660], Commander-in-Chief, politician and key figure in the Restoration of Charles II, silver badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins (?), armoured bust left, incised legend, GEORGE DVKE OF ALBEMARLE, rev., ducal coronet above the arms of Monk, within Garter, stippled background, wreath border to both sides, 40 x 31mm (MI 466/65, illus.; Eim. 218; MH 49; Platt II, pp. 222-23), suspension loop and ring. Nearly extremely fine, a little light tooling to obverse, extremely rare. £2,000-2,500 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s.

425. General George Monk (1608-1670), 1st Duke of Albemarle [1660], Commander-in-Chief, politician and key figure in the Restoration of Charles II, small silver badge, 1660, in the style of Thomas Simon, bust right, hair falling over plain lace collar, incised legend, GEORGE DVKE OF ALBEMARLE, rev., incised design, ducal coronet above the arms of Monk, border of roses and thistles to both sides, 27.5 x 24mm (MI 467/66; MH 50; Platt II, p. 223) lacks suspension loop. Nearly very fine, very rare. £400-600 Provenance: Lockdales Auction, 27 January, 2013 (lot 1986)

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426. Charles II, Coronation 1661, the official medal, in gold, by Thomas Simon, crowned bust right, wearing ornate lace cravat and wearing Garter Collar and George, CAROLVS II DG ANG SCO FR ET HI REX, rev., the King enthroned, crowned by Peace, EVERSO MISSVS SVCCVRRERE SECLO …, 29.5mm; 12.0g (MI 472/76; Eim. 221; vL II, 470; Woll. v; H & P pl. 30, 6; ; Platt II, p. 358; Farquhar I, 229). A superb specimen, virtually mint state & rich in colour. £2,500-3,000 The medal, when silver, was struck for distribution at the Ceremony on Tuesday, 23rd April, 1661, as noted by Samuel Pepys, “And three times the King at Arms went to the three open places on the scaffold, and proclaimed, that if any one could show any reason why Charles Stewart should not be King of England, that now he should come and speak. And a Generall Pardon also was read by the Lord Chancellor, and meddalls flung up and down by my Lord Cornwallis, of silver, but I could not come by any.” Medallic Illustrations notes that Simon was paid £110 for making the medal and continues that it “has never been surpassed fore minuteness and delicacy of work”.

427. Charles II, Coronation 1661, the official medal, in silver, by Thomas Simon, crowned bust right, wearing ornate lace cravat and wearing Garter Collar and George, CAROLVS II DG ANG SCO FR ET HI REX, rev., the King enthroned, crowned by Peace, EVERSO MISSVS SVCCVRRERE SECLO …, 29.5mm (MI 472/76; Eim. 221; vL II, 470; Woll. v; H & P pl. 30, 6; ; Platt II, p. 358; Farquhar I, 229). Very fine. £200-250 The medal was struck for distribution at the Coronation Ceremony. See footnote to previous lot.

428. Charles II, Coronation 1661, silvered-copper medal, unsigned [by Thomas Rawlins], crowned bust left, long hair over lace collar, wearing Garter Collar and George, legend ends CORO , rev., Charles as a shepherd, DIXI CVSTODIAM - XXIII APRIL 1661, plain edge, 33mm (MI 475/81, listed only as Æ gilt; Eim. 220 var). Some discolouration to the silver, otherwise better than very fine, very rare. £600-800 Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011 (lot 1032, as MI 474/80); Croydon Coin Auctions, September 1995.

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429. The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded 1348, bronze impression of the Great Seal of the Order, by Thomas Simon, St. George in armour with plumed helm, on horseback charging to right and about to slay the dragon, MAGNVMI SIGIILVM NOBILLISS ORDINIS GARTERI, 111mm (Vertue p. 57, pl. XXXV), early-mid 18th century. Very fine and rare. £600-800 A highly spirited design made shortly after the Restoration of the monarchy. A similar patinated bronze impression was sold in Baldwin’s Auction 31, 15 October, 2002 (lot 1005). Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 20 June, 2005.

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430. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, small silver medal, 1662, by George Bower, conjoined busts right, CAROLVS II ET CATHERINA DG MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX ET REGINA [N’s reversed], rev., the naked figures of Jupiter and Venus, he with eagle, she encouraged by Cupid, MAIESTAS ET AMOR, 27mm (MI 481/91; Eim 226). Very fine. £150-200

431. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, silver medal, 1662, by George Bower, laureate and armoured bust of Charles right, the armour with lion shoulder-plate, CAROLVS II DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., bust of Catherine right, her hair held back with small Portuguese tiara, CATHARINA DG MAG BRIT FRAN HIB REG, lettered edge, HINC PROGENIEM VIRTVTE FVTVRAM EGREGIAM ET TOTV QVÆ VIRIBVS OCCVPET ORBVM, 54mm (MI 482/94). Nearly extremely fine. £600-800 The medal is most usually found with the edge reading SIC SINE FINE DVOS AMBIAT VNVS AMOR, whilst others are found with a plain edge. This, in common with the specimen in the Ashmolean Museum [Bodley Collection], has the error ORBVM for ORBEM. Provenance: Leipziger Münzhandlung Auction, 20 April, 2013 (lot 1039).

432. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, oval gilt-silver badge, 1662, crowned bust of Charles left, incuse legend, CAROLVS SECONDVS, rev., bust of Catherine left, with small coronet and falling hair, 21 x 16.5mm (MI - ; pl XLVI, 14 obv., XLVI, 10, rev.), suspension loop and ring. Good very fine, the gilding original and intact, an unrecorded combination of types, very fine. £400-500 Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer, October, 2008.

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433. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, oval silver badge, 1662, crowned bust of Charles left, wearing robes, C - R crowned to either side, PACE TRIVMPHANS rev., draped bust of Catherine left wearing coronet, a crown before her, FVTVRI SPES, 35.5 x 27.5mm (MI 483/96; Eim. 225; Platt II, p. 354; Farquhar p.278), integral suspension loop and ring. Good fine. £250-300

434. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, oval silver badge, 1662, crowned bust of Charles left, wearing robes, C - R crowned to either side, PACE TRIVMPHANS rev., draped bust of Catherine left wearing coronet, a crown before her, FVTVRI SPES, 35.5 x 27.5mm (MI 483/96; Eim. 225; Platt II, p. 354; Farquhar p.278), integral suspension loop. Good fine. £250-300

435. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, oval silver badge, 1662, crowned bust of Charles left, wearing robes, C - R crowned to either side, rev., draped bust of Catherine left wearing coronet, a crown before her, FVTVRI SPES, 23.5 x 20.5mm (MI 483/96; Eim. 225; Platt II, p. 354; Farquhar p.278). Good fine, but lacking suspension loop and obverse legend blurred. £200-250 The blurred obverse legend reads PACE TRIVMPHANS. Provenance: Bt. eBay, March, 2010.

436. Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, small heart-shaped silver locket [1662], crowned bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either side, base with bust of Catherine of Braganza to left, her hair layered, empty of content, 20 x 15mm, (cf MI pl.XLVI, 10; Millett 2004, 245; Heckett 143), small integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. £400-600 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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437. Catherine of Braganza, oval silver marriage badge, 1662, bust of Catherine left, with small coronet, her hair in ringlets, INFANTA DONA CATHERINA, rev., two orange trees with stems entwined, 29.5 x 22mm (MI 486/104, illus.), suspension loop and ring. An unusually good example, very fine. £400-600

438. Catherine of Braganza, oval silver marriage badge, 1662, bust of Catherine left, with small coronet, her hair in ringlets, INFANTA DONA CATHERINA, rev., two orange trees with stems entwined, 25.5 x 21.5mm (MI 486/104, illus.), lacks suspension loop and ring. Very fine. £250-300 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

439. Charles II, silver cliché portrait counter, c. 1662, bust left, hair long, wearing arched crown, C R to either side, beaded border, 24mm (MI - ). Good very fine and toned, extremely rare and seemingly unpublished. £150-200 Provenance: ‘Games et al’, 30 March, 2009.

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440. Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, a pair of silver cliché portrait counters, c. 1662, both bust left, he crowned, she with hair tied back; another, a full rose, crowned, each beaded border, each 24mm (MI 487/106; 488/107; 488/108). Only fine and of poor workmanship, very rare. (3) £150-200 Provenance: ‘Games et al’, March, 2009.


441. Charles II, silver cliché portrait counter, c. 1662, crowned bust left, beaded border, 24mm (MI 487/106) Good fine, of poor workmanship, very rare. £50-70 Provenance: Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

442. Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, marriage or complimentary silver medal, 1662, by John Roettier, heads of each to right, he laureate, signed R below truncation; she with love-lock falling to shoulder, 35mm (MI 489/110). Extremely fine, pleasant tone, though two slight edge bruises on obverse at 4-5 and 8 o’clock, rare. £400-500 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1261).

443. Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, the “Golden Medal”, silver marriage medal, 1662, by John Roettier, laureate and armoured bust of Charles right, CAROLVS II DEI G MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., bust of Catherine to right, hair tied back, with love-lock falling to shoulder, CATHARINA DG MAG BRI FRAN ET HIBER REGINA, 43mm (MI 489/111; Eim. 224; Farquhar I, 255; vL II, 471). Extremely fine, light tone to reverse but darker on obverse. £400-600

444. Queen Catherine as St. Catherine, complimentary silver medal, 1662, by John Roettier, unsigned, bust of Catherine of Braganza right, CATHARINA DG MAG BRI FRAN ET HIBER REGINA, rev., St. Catherine standing facing, a broken wheel beside her, PIETATE INSIGNIS, 43mm, unidentified punch mark in obverse margin (MI 490/112). Very fine, somewhat uneven tone. £300-350 Provenance: Stack’s, Bowers & Ponterio Auction, 7-8 November, 2013 (lot 20689).

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445. Catherine of Braganza, uniface silver portrait medallet, c. 1662, believed from a model by Abraham Simon, probably made for insertion into jewellery, her draped bust left, hair tied back in net and falling in ringlets, 15.5 x 14mm (MI 492/117, illus.). A delightful small portrait, very fine and extremely rare. £300-400 Provenance: Bt. Spink.

446. Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, Nürnberg counter, brass, c. 1662, by L. G. Lauffer, conjoined busts right, rev., royal arms and supporters, 28.5mm (MI 493/118); Charles II, Nürnberg counter, brass, by L. G. Lauffer, bust right, rev., crowned shield of arms, 27mm. Fair to fine. (2) £50-70 Provenance: Bt eBay, January, 2005.

447. Charles II, Nürnberg counter, gilt-brass, c. 1662, coin-like design by L. G. Lauffer, bust right, rev., cross of arms, linked C’s in angles, 21.5mm, much as made, good very fine; another, similar but smaller, 18.5mm; others (2), William and Mary, bust either side to right, 28.5mm (MI 692/86); conjoined busts, rev., shield of arms, 18mm; and earlier Nürnberg jeton, ‘rechen meister’ type, money changer, rev., alphabet in five lines, 27mm (cf Mitchener 1426), these about fine. (5) £70-90 Provenance: Second bt. eBay, March, 2009; Third bt. eBay, June 2008.

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448. Louis XIV, the cession of Dunkirk, copper medal, 1662, by J. Mauger and (rev) Thomas Bernard, youthful bust of Louis XIV right, LUDOVICUS XIIII REX CHRISTIANISS, rev., kneeling figure of Dunkirk, the prow of galley behind, offers the town keys to standing figure of Louis XIV, DUNKERCA ACQUISITA, 41mm (MI 498/128; Divo -). Good extremely fine. £100-140 Louis paid the sum of 5 million livres to Charles II and on 1 December, 1662, he made a public entry into the city. From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin’s Auction, 7 July, 2004 (lot 21).

449. Thomas Wriothesley, (1607-1667), 4th Earl of Southampton, Lord High Treasurer, 1660-1667, cast silver medal, by Abraham and Thomas Simon, 1664, bust left wearing cap and gown, his hair over his collar, the field slightly stippled, rev., THOMAS COMES SOVTHAMPTONÆ SVMNVS ANGLIÆ THESAVRARIVS, …, 41.5mm (MI 502/137; Eim. 227: H & P pl 30, 4; Platt II, 326, this specimen illustrated; Rosenheim 611, this piece). An excellent cast portrait, but a casting flaw in the flan to the left (between 9 and 10 o’clock), extremely rare. £600-800 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, 2003; ex Morton & Eden, 21 May, 2003 (lot 1199); ex “English Collector” Glendining Auction, 16 March 1989 (lot 195); ex Rosenheim Collection, Sotheby, 3 May, 1923 (lot 611, “the metal has failed in the field”).

450. James, Duke of York, and Lord High Admiral of England, the Battle of Lowestoft, lead or pewter medal, 1665, by J. Roettiers, draped and armoured bust of James right, IACOBVS DVX EBOR ET ALBAN DOM MAGN ADMIRALLVS ANGLIÆ, rev., scene of the action, NEC MINOR IN TERRIS, 77.5mm (MI 504/142; Eim. 228; vL II, 505; MH 55; Farquhar II, 241; Weiss FIG 10). Some bruising, very fine, rare. £200-250 James distinguished himself at the Battle of Lowestoft, fought on 3rd June, 1665, at which 24 Dutch ships were captured or destroyed. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 14 December, 2004 (lot 1177).

451. The Dominion of the Seas, pewter medal, 1665, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate and armoured bust left, signed TR on truncation, rev., starboard view of ship in full sail, NOS PENES IMPERIVM, 41 x 38mm (MI 506/144; MH 58; vL II, 507; Farquhar I, 245). A later (19th century?) cast, very fine. £120-150 Believed a naval reward following the Battle of the 3 June, 1665. See also lot 485. Provenance: Bt e-bay, November, 2009; sold with an old unidentified collector’s ticket.

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452. George Berkeley, 9th Lord and 1st Earl of Berkeley (1627-1698), French cast pewter complimentary medal, 1666, by Jean-Baptiste Dufour, armoured bust right, mantle around, hair long, rev., tree with, on branches, shield of arms and lion supporters, crown below and coronet above, REGIBVS ATAVIS - VIRTVTE NON VI, 50.5mm (MI 513/156; BMC [Jones] - ; BDM I, 642). Very fine and extremely rare. £200-300 Berkely was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and succeeded his father in 1658. During the reign of Charles II he was a member of the Committee of the East India Company, a founding Fellow of the Royal Society, Governor of the Levant Company, Master of Trinity House and in 1678 a Privy Counsellor. No specific reason has been found for this medal. The British Museum have a specimen in silver and Medallic Illustrations records no further examples. Provenance: Bt. eBay, January, 2005.

453. Louis XIV, the alliance of France with Holland, French copper medal, 1666, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., France as Minerva, holds spear and protective shield over Holland, who stands at altar, RELIGIO FOEDERUM, 41.5mm (MI 514/159; Divo 89). Extremely fine. £80-120 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. U.S.A., August, 2010.

454. Louis XIV, French conquest of the Island of St. Christopher, West Indies, French copper medal, 1666, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., American Indian princess seated on rock holding the French shield, COLONIA FR. STABILITA, 41mm (MI 517/163; Divo 90; Betts 42). Choice extremely fine, trace of inked numeral 124 in reverse field. £140-180 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. iNumis, April, 2011.

455. The Battle of the Four Days, naval action with the Dutch, 1666, silver medal of the city of Amsterdam, a Roman general with Belgic lion stands before a cityscape, Manhafticheyt beschermt het land …, rev., legend, in form of a poem, and date, in thirteen lines, Toen Munster week en Carels kielen vloon, liet Vander Wey dees silvre stempel smade …, 46mm (MI 520/166; vL II, 524; MH 573). Extremely fine and rare. £400-600 The medal, which also commemorates the peace concluded with the Bishop of Münster, was struck at the expense of Van der Wey for presentation to members of the 3rd Company of the Town Guard. The obverse legend is in two rhyming sentences and the reverse continues in the form of a poem. Provenance: Schulman Auction, 8 November, 2008 (lot 922).

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456. Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), naval action with the Dutch, 1666, cast pewter medal, by O [Wouter] Müller, bust of de Ruyter facing in armour and cravat, wearing Collar and Order, two tritons holding a naval crown above, naval trophies behind his shoulders, rev., view of the engagement, legends both sides in imitation of engraving, 79mm (MI 521/167; Eim. 237; MH 567; vL II, 527). A solid cast of a rare medal normally formed of two clichés bound by a rim; wear to high spots, about very fine. £300-500 Issued following his success in the Four Days Battle fought in June 1666. Provenance: P & D Medallions, August 2011.

457. Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), naval action with the Dutch, 1666, struck silver medal, by Christoffel Adolfszoon, armoured bust of de Ruyter turned slightly left, wearing Collar and Badge of of the Order of St. Michael, a mantle tied at the shoulder, MICHAEL DE RVITER PROVINCIARVM CONFOEDERAT …, rev., a naval engagement with, to the front, a dismasted ship on fire, a small boat alongside, in ex. PVGNANDO, 70mm (MI 522/169; Eim. 239; vL III, 176; MH 568). A superb example with extraordinary detail in the reverse design, good extremely fine and very rare. £2,000-2,500 Issued following his success in the Four Days Battle fought in June 1666. The obverse image is taken from the portrait by Ferdinand Bol, painted after the action. Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 793).

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458. Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), ships burnt in the Medway, 1667, a cast bronze complimentary medal, by Pieter van Abeele, bust of de Ruyter facing in armour and cravat, wearing Collar and Order, MICHIEL ADr DE RVYTER R L ADM V HOLL E WESTV Ec, rev., garnished £200-300 shield of arms, ANNO 1667, 72mm (MI 526/174, obv.; MH 578; Frederiks 22/22). Almost very fine and darkly patinated. The medal a cast of a silver piece made in two separate halves and united at the rim. Provenance: Peuss Auction, 31 October 2013 (lot 1241).

459. The Peace of Breda, Dutch silver medal, 1667, by Jan Lutma the Younger (1624 - 1685/89), the Dutch Lion trampling over cannon and trophies, beyond a fleet in full sail, chronogrammatic legend, SIC FINES NOSTROS, LEGES TVTAMVR, ET VNDAS - LEO BATAVUS, rev., legend in nineteen lines below small shield of Amsterdam, DEO AVSPICE ASSERTIS NON MINORE ANIMO …, 70mm (MI 529/177; vL II, 534; MH 583; Scher [1997] 37). A splendid medal in high relief, extremely fine and extremely rare. £1,500-2,000 It was through the Peace of Breda that the English acquired New Amsterdam. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, March, 2006.

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460. The Peace of Breda, Dutch lead or pewter medal, 1667, unsigned, Peace, helped by a cherub, sets fire to a pile of military trophies, BELLO AB ANGLIS ILLATO …, rev., an aerial panoramic view of Breda, BREDA BELLONÆ SEDES …, 87mm (MI 530/178, not recorded in lead; vL II, 534). Large piercing at top, reverse fine, obverse perhaps better. £150-200 Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011.

461. The ships burnt in the Medway and the Proclamation of Peace, silver medal, 1667, by Pieter van Abeele, the burning ships near Chatham, to right a vessel sinks, inscription on a ‘shell’ below. “Jun . 1667 Door Order van haer E. Hoogh Mog onder ‘t’beleyt van d . Heer . R . Mich . A . d . Ruyter L . Ad . generael syn besprongen op de Rivier van Chattam d Coninckx Oorloogh Schepen en die verbrant en gesonken”, rev., Peace seated on trophies, infant genii to either side and stands of shields, “Den 6 Serptembr Ano 1667 is de Vreede …van Groot-Britanien gepublifeert” , 72.5mm (MI 533/182; vL II, 559; Pax 266; MH 584). Very fine and extremely rare. £3,000-3,500 Provenance: Sotheby, 3 May, 2001 (lot 816).

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462. The Proclamation of the Peace of Breda, Dutch silver medal, 1667, by Jerian Pool, Neptune in sea-chariot, drives forward to quell a naval engagement, SIC CVNCTUS PELAGI ICECIDIT FRAGOR, rev., cityscape of the town of Breda, infant genii hold four linked shields above, NULLA SALUS BELLO, PACEM TO POSCIMUS OMNES, 52mm (MI 534/183; vL II 538.3). Suspension loop added, nearly very fine, rare. £250-350 Provenance: Schulman auction, 4 November, 2011 (lot 1078)

463. The Peace of Breda and the Alliance of England and Holland, Dutch Silver Medal, 1667, by Christoffel Adolfszoon, two ships, Dutch (to front) and English, sail peacefully alongside each, rev., shields of arms below wreath and with floral festoons, BRITAN BATAV PAX, 44.5mm (MI 534/184; Eim 242; vL II, 538; MH 63 & 583a). Choice extremely fine and toned. £500-600 Provenance: Teutoburger Münzauktion, 20 September, 2011 (lot 555).

464. The Peace of Breda and the Alliance of England and Holland, Dutch Silver Medal, 1667, by Christoffel Adolfszoon, two ships, Dutch (to front) and English, sail peacefully alongside each, rev., shields of arms below wreath and with floral festoons, BRITAN BATAV PAX, 44.5mm (MI 534/184; Eim 242; vL II, 538; MH 63 & 583a). Choice extremely fine and toned. £500-600 Provenance: Classical Numismatic Group Auction 256, 25 November, 2011 (lot 917).

465. The Peace of Breda and the Alliance of England and Holland, Dutch Silver Medal, 1667, by Christoffel Adolfszoon, two ships, Dutch (to front) and English, sail peacefully alongside each, rev., shields of arms below wreath and with floral festoons, BRITAN BATAV PAX, 44.5mm (MI 534/184; Eim 242; vL II, 538; MH 63 & 583a). Extremely fine and toned. £400-500 Provenance: Schulman Auction (lot 617).

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466. Charles II, The Peace of Breda, “Favente Deo”, copper medal, 1667, by John Roettiers, laureate and draped bust right, CAROLVS SECVNDVS DEI GRATIA MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., Britannia seated on rocks by the sea-shore, holding spear and shield, the fleet sails beyond, FAVENTE DEO, in ex, BRITANNIA, lettered edge, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITUTOR AVGVSTVS, 56.5mm (MI.535/185; Eim. 241var.; vL II, 522). Good very fine and unpublished in copper.

£300-400

Provenance: Bt. eBay, February, 2010.

467. Charles II, The Peace of Breda, “Favente Deo”, silver medal, 1667, by John Roettiers, laureate bust right, CAROLVS SECVNDVS DEI GRATIA MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., Britannia seated on rocks by the sea-shore, holding spear and shield, the fleet sails beyond, FAVENTE DEO, in ex, BRITANNIA, lettered edge, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITUTOR AVGVSTVS, 56.5mm (MI 535/186; Eim. 241; MH 64; vL II, 522). Very fine. £400-600 Provenance: Bt. R. Gladdle.

468. Charles II, The Peace of Breda, “Favente Deo”, silver medal, 1667, by John Roettiers, laureate bust right, CAROLVS SECVNDVS DEI GRATIA MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., Britannia seated on rocks by the sea-shore, holding spear and shield, the fleet sails beyond, FAVENTE DEO, in ex, BRITANNIA, lettered edge, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITUTOR AVGVSTVS, 56.5mm (MI.535/186; Eim. 241; MH 65; vL II, 522). Very fine and toned. £400-600 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 15).

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469. Charles II, the State of Britain, small silver medal, 1667 (?), by Philip Roettier, bare head right, with short hair, CAROLO SECVNDO, rev., a sleeping lion to left, QVIESCIT, in ex., BRITAN, 28mm (MI 541/193; Eim.244). Good very fine, toned and rare. £300-500 Provenance: Bt. Sanda Lipton, November, 2000.

470. Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1647-1702), beauty at the Court of Charles II, portrait medal in lead, c.1667, by John Roettier, a 19th century striking, bust left, loosely draped, her hair drawn up and with plain diadem, 70mm (MI 541/195; MI pl LV, 1). Very fine and showing the usual flaws and rust marks. £100-150 The die for this medal, from which no specimens were struck in the 17th century, was one of a number of Roettier family dies sold by a Mr. Cox to the coin dealer and jeweller Matthew Young, of Ludgate Hill (London), in 1828. Young was to give all of the dies to the British Museum in 1829 and only a very few specimens were struck. Frances Stuart - La Belle Stuart - was a notable beauty at the court of Charles II and was married in March 1667. Roettier worked on medallic portraits of two further beauties, all unfinished, but that of the Duchess of Richmond was to be used by him, in a reduced size, as the model for Britannia on the medal for the reverse of the Peace of Breda (MI 535/185-186) and the subsequent new copper coinage. Whilst the diarist John Evelyn was to write of “the fair Mrs. Stuart”, Samuel Pepys, 25 February 1667, wrote of the Breda medal “where in little is Mrs. Stewart’s face, as well done as ever I saw anything in my whole life, I think; and a pretty thing it is that he should choose her face to represent Britannia by”. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 6 February, 2010 (lot 384).

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471. Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1647-1702), beauty at the Court of Charles II, portrait medal, c.1667, by John Roettier, a lead backed electrotype copy of the 19th century striking, bust left, loosely draped, her hair drawn up and with plain diadem, 70mm (MI 541/195; MI pl LV, 1). Good very fine and reproducing the usual flaws and rust marks. £100-150 See footnote to previous lot. The electrotype process was a product of the 1840’s and this piece probably dates from that time.

472. Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1647-1702), beauty at the Court of Charles II, silver uniface oval plaquette, c. 1667, her loosely draped bust left, a love-lock falling to shoulder, stippled field, 80mm x 67mm (unlisted in Medallic Illustrations or Medallic Illustrations plates). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £800-1,200 See footnote to lot 470. Provenance: Ex. Michael Hall Collection, Baldwin’s Auction, 10 May, 2010 (lot 649)

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473. Charles XI (1655-1660-1697), King of Sweden, appointed a Knight of the Garter, white metal medal, 1669, by Arvid Karlsteen [unsigned], the Garter Collar in circle passing through two crowns and two pairs of inter-linked C’s, CONCORDIA REGUM, rev., St. George slays the dragon, SALUS POPULORUM, 43.5mm (MI 544/198; Hildebrand I, S. 395, 22). Very fine, rare. £150-200 The honour was awarded to Charles XI for the support he gave to England and Holland in thwarting the ambitions of Louis XIV in the Spanish Netherlands. Medallic Illustrations only records the medal in silver. Provenance: Bt. Strandbergs Mynthandel & Aktiesamlaren, May, 2013.

474. Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, British Colonisation, silver medal, 1670, by John Roettier, conjoined busts right, CAROLVS ET CATHARINA REX ET REGINA, rev., the globe, centred on Africa and showing the Eastern seaboard of North America, DIFFVSVS IN ORBE BRITANNVS 1670, 41mm (MI 546/203; Eim. 245; Betts 44; Farquhar I, 256). Very fine with dark tone.

£400-500

Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, November, 2007.

475. Johann Georg II (1613-1656-1680), Elector of Saxony, his installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medallic Thaler, 1671, Dresden mint, St George on horseback slays the dragon, rev., legend in nine lines within wreath, DU TR… HAUT TR… PUISSANT ... PRINCE CHARLES II ..., 47mm (MI 548/205; Eim. 246; Davenport 7633; KM 565). Good very fine and toned. £150-250 Johann Georg II had been installed as a Knight of the Garter in Windsor, on 29 May 1671. See also lot 489. Provenance: Bt. Saltford Coins, January, 2005.

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476. Charles XI (1655-1660-1697), King of Sweden, his installation as a Knight of the Garter, gold medal, 1671, by John Roettier, St. George slays the dragon, CAROLVS XI REX SVE…, rev., two crowned crossed C monograms linked by the Garter, Star in centre, Collar around, CONCORDIA REGVM SALVS POPVLORVM, 43mm; 54.62gms (MI 549/206; Eim. 247; Hildebrand I, 396, 25). Some edge knocks and scratches, good very fine and rare. £4,000-5,000 Provenance: St. James’s Auction 17, 24 May, 2011 (lot 878)

477. John Maitland, Second Earl and First Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682), silver medal, 1672, by John Roettier, believed struck to commemorate the latter appointment, bust of the Duke right, his hair long and curled, in armour with lion shoulder plate, rev., Minerva seated with shield and spear and, in her left hand, a crested helmet, CONSILIO ET ANIMIS, signed and dated in the exergue, 62mm (MI 550/ 208; Eim. 248; CP 100/10; Platt II, 212). Very fine with the usual die flaw on obverse above the bust. £500-600 Lauderdale’s career had started in the reign of Charles I and although a party to the King’s surrender at Newcastle, he was against his imprisonment. Captured at the Battle of Worcester he spent the period of the Commonwealth in confinement, being appointed Secretary of State at the Restoration and later High Commissioner of Scotland, virtually ruling that country from 1669 to 1680. One of his various titles was Baron Petersham and he lived in the village at Ham House, now a National Trust property. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 4 October, 2004 (lot 949).

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478. William II of Orange, appointed Stadtholder, Captain and Admiral-General, Dutch silver medal, 1672, unsigned, William on horseback to left, WILHELMVS III DG PRINC AVR C NAS, rev., crowned shield of arms with Garter around, 37.5mm (MI 552/211; vL III, 47; Farquhar V, 51). Very fine, rare. £300-400 Provenance: Münzentrum Rheinland Auction, 5 September, 2013 (lot 2083).

479. William II of Orange, appointed Stadtholder, Captain and Admiral-General, small Dutch silver medal, 1672, unsigned, rampant Belgic lion, wounded by an arrow, reaching for young orange tree, A IEHOVAH HOC FACTVM EST, rev., crowned shield of arms within Garter, 25.5mm (MI 553/213; vL III, 70). Extremely fine, toned. £200-250 Provenance: Bt. Mevius Numisbooks International, April, 2008.

480. William II of Orange, appointed Stadtholder, Captain and Admiral-General, Dutch silver medal [1672], by Christoffel Adolfszoon, armoured bust right, hair long and wearing cravat and Garter George on ribbon, signed CA on truncation, WILHELMVS III DG PRINC AVR C NAS, rev., standing figure of Pallas Athena, holding spear and shield, with lightning above, an orange tree to right and phoenix amidst flames, NEC SORTE NEC FATO, 56mm (MI - ; vL). Nearly extremely fine and very rare. £1,500-2,000 The reverse legend, NEC SORTE NEC FATO (Not by favour - Not by force), refers to the events of 1672 and the Prince’s claim to a rightful heritage.

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481. Charles II, Liberty of Conscience, silver medal (1672), by Philip Roettiers, laureate, draped and armoured bust right, his hair short, OPTIMO PRINCIPI CARLO II DG M BRIT FRAN ET HIB REGI, rev., Liberty seated on a dais inscribed LIBERTAS, holding a book in her left hand, a sword and cornucopia in her right, FIDEI DEFENSORI RELIGIONIS REFORMATAE PROTECTORI, 58.5mm (MI 553/214; Eim. 249; ). Choice extremely fine, without patination, rare. £600-800 On 15 March, 1672, Charles II issued his “Royal Declaration of Indulgence.”, which extended religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists and Roman Catholics especially, in the case of the latter, lifting the penalties for those who refused to attend Anglican Church services. Provenance: Jean Elsen Auction, 24 October, 2004 (lot 3143).

482. Christ’s Hospital, Nautical School, silver-plated cloak badge, 1673, by John Roettier, the three figures of Arithmetic, Astronomy and Mathematics stand around a Bluecoat boy in traditional uniform, AVSPICIO CAROL SECVNDI REGIS 1673, 82mm (MI 557/218; Eim 252; Grimshaw 1), wide border with 10 piercings for attachment. Very fine, somewhat stained. £120-150 Provenance: Bt eBay, October 2009.

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483. Christ’s Hospital, Henry Stone badge, silver-plated badge, 1673, by John Roettier, three boys around a table with instruments of learning and to left, a globe, NVMERO PONDERE ET MENSVRA, in ex., EX MVNIFICENTIA HEN STONE ARM, 78 x 88.5mm (MI 557/219; Grimshaw 2), the wide border with multiple piercings for attachment to gown. The silver much worn away but about very fine and considerably rarer than the Nautical School badge. £150-200 Henry Stone (1631-1693) was a Governor of the school and his legacy of £57 - 6s - 8d, given during his lifetime sponsored the education of twelve boys. On his death the school inherited Skellingthorpe Manor, in Lincolnshire. The school also has a fine portrait of Stone. Provenance: Bt. eBay, November, 2010.

484. Captain Jan Paulusz van Gelder, killed at the Battle of Texel [or Kijkduin], a Dutch cast bronze medal, 1673, by Christoffel Adolfszoon, Neptune atop a garnished shield of arms and inscribed tablet, legend in incuse around, VAN GELDER S ZEEVOOGDS …, rev., naval battle with ships engaging at close quarters, DE VADER WON DE SLAG …, 78.5mm (MI 560/224; vL III, 115; MH 593). Much as made, good very fine and extremely rare. £700-1,000 Jan van Gelder was Captain of the Steenbergen at the Battle of Texel, 21 August 1673, fought between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets. It was the last major battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War. van Gelder was also the son-in-law of the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral de Ruyter and he had been present when the Dutch fleet sailed up the Thames to Chatham. Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 785).

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485. Charles II, Pattern Farthing, 1676, struck in silver, by John Roettier, laureate bust left with long hair, CAROLVS A CAROLO, rev., Britannia seated left with shield, spear and olive spray, QVATVOR MARIA VINDICO, in ex, BRITANNIA, 26mm (MI 507/117; BMC [Peck] 492). Better than fine. £80-120 The first Pattern Farthings were dated 1665 and were struck “during that dispute for the Dominion of the Seas”. Provenance: Bt. eBay, November, 2009.

486. Princess Mary [later Queen Mary], marriage to William III, Prince of Orange, silver medal, 1677, by Nicholas Chevalier, unsigned, bust of William right, GVILH III DG PRIN AVR HOL ET WES GV, rev., bust of Mary left wearing pearl necklace and her hair entwined with strings of pearls, MARIA DG AVR PRIN NAT DE IORC, plain edge, 42mm (MI 568/235; vL III, 222; Farquhar III, 12; Weiss Fig 29). A choice example, virtually as struck, with dark tone, rare. £800-1,200 This medal was the inspiration for Hautsch’s Coronation medal, see lot 534. Provenance: Schulman Auction, 2 November, 2007 (lot 665).

487. Princess Mary [later Queen Mary], marriage to William III, Prince of Orange, hollow Dutch silver medal, 1677, by O [Wouter] Müller, sun radiates on the young couple, dressed in their finest attire, shake hands, a flaming heart between them, a landscaped garden around, below in cartouche, armorial shield, rev., youthful figures of Britannia and Hollandia, in armour and with attributes, holding lances with flags which Peace unites with a wreath, scrolled background, 82mm (MI pl. LVIII, 5; MI -; vL - ), feint assay mark on edge. Good very fine, small flaw at bottom (by casting air-hole on edge), extremely rare. £1,500-1,800 The medal’s reverse was first used by Müller in 1654 on a medal for the Peace of Westminster. Provenance: Sotheby’s Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 829)

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488. Anne Eldred (1606-1678), née Goodman, cast hollow silver memorial medal, 1678, armorial shield of Eldred, ANNE THE WIFE OF IO ELDRED ESq DIED MAR THE 31 1678 AGED 72, rev., a veiled female figure seated in mourning, holding skull and leaning on a pedestal bearing an urn, A WISE WOMAN BVILDETH HER HOVSE, 51.5mm (MI 571/241). Good very fine, some chasing and pierced at top, very rare. £500-600 The expertise in making hollow silver medals at this period, was with the Dutch and it is probable that this medal was made in Holland. Anne Eldred was married to John Eldred who died in 1682. Provenance: Bt. C. Eimer, April, 2008.

489. Johann Georg II (1613-1656-1680), Elector of Saxony, Knight of the Garter, St George’s Day Celebrations at Dresden, silver medallic Thaler, 1678, Dresden mint, St George on horseback slays the dragon, rev., legend in nine lines within wreath, DU TR… HAUT TR… PUISSANT ... PRINCE CHARLES II ..., 49.5mm (MI 572/242; Molinari 343; Davenport 7633; KM 565). Very fine. £150-200 A “Great Festival” was held at Dresden in honour of the Order of the Garter, on 23 April, 1678. Johann Georg II had been installed as a Knight of the Garter in Windsor, on 29 May 1671. Provenance: “History in Coins”, November 2011.

490. The Peace of Nijmegen [Nimeguen], small silver medal, 1678, the three shields of France, England and United Provinces, rev., sun radiates over cityscape with Cathedral, viewed across the Waal, PAX OPTIMA RERVM, 27mm (MI 573/244; Pax 295; vL III 235; Dugn 4397). Slight crease in flan, very fine and rare. £300-350 The medal was commissioned by Christian Rumpf, the Dutch minister to the Court of Sweden and distributed to those attending a magnificent celebratory firework display he organised. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction 70, 28 September, 2011, (lot 490).

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491. The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), gilt-silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, bust of Godfrey right, two hands strangling him with his cravat, rev., the Pope watches as Godfrey is murdered by Robert Green, TANTVM RELLIGIO POTVIT, dated on lettered edge, edge inscribed CERVICE FRACTA FIDEM. SVSTVLIT ATLAS XNS 1678, 39mm (MI 577/247, no gilt examples listed; Eim. 257). Choice extremely fine. £350-450 The murder of Godfrey, supposedly instigated by the Roman Catholics, remains something of a mystery. In December 1678 one Miles Prance, was arrested for conspiracy and confessed that he had taken part in the murder which was committed in the courtyard of Somerset House. Godfrey, he stated, was strangled in the presence of three priests, by Robert Green, Lawrence Hill and Henry Berry and the body was taken to Hampstead. Green, Hill and Berry were arrested and in February 1679 they were hanged. This and the following medals depict various aspects of the story. The reverse legend on this medal is extracted from Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, part of the famous observation on the evil deeds inspired by religious zeal. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2008.

492. The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, bust of Godfrey right, two hands strangling him with his cravat, rev., the Pope watches as Godfrey is murdered by Robert Green, TANTVM RELLIGIO POTVIT, dated on lettered edge, edge inscribed CERVICE FRACTA FIDEM. SVSTVLIT ATLAS XNS 1678, 39mm (MI 577/247; Eim. 257). Extremely fine and lightly toned. £300-400 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Baldwin’s List, 2005 (no. 17).

493. The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, bust of Godfrey right, two hands strangling him with his cravat, rev., in a night landscape, Lawrence Hill on horseback supports the body of Godfrey whilst an accomplice walks in front, stars in sky, Primrose Hill beyond, EQVO CREDITE TVCRI, lettered edge, CERVICE FRACTA … 1678, 39.5mm (MI 577/24; Eimer 258a). Extremely fine with pleasing dark tone. £450-550 See footnote to lot 491. Provenance: Spink Auction, 24 September, 2013 (lot 806); ex Seaby, 1978.

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180º 494. The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, bust of Godfrey right, two hands strangling him with his cravat, rev., a double, reversible, head of the Pope and Devil, ECCLESIA PERVERSA TENET FACIEM DIABOLI, dated on lettered edge, CERVICE FRACTA … 1678, 37.5mm (MI 578/250; Eim. 259). Very fine, some peripheral toning. £400-500 See footnote to lot 491. Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011 (lot 1040)

495. The Murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), silver medal, 1678, by George Bower, the strangled Godfrey walks in a rural landscape, GODFREY WALKS VP HIL AFTER HEE IS DEAD …, rev., St. Denis, after his martyrdom, walks carrying his head, DENNYS WALKS DOWNEHIL …, plain edge, 38.5mm (MI 579/251; Eim. - ). Very fine, minor edge knocks, toned. £250-350 See footnote to lot 491. Provenance: Gorny & Mosch Auction, 18 October, 2013 (lot 4837)

496. Titus Oates and the Popish Plot, silver medal, 1678, by G. Bower, janiform heads of a monk and a Jesuit, first in cowl, other a biretta, O WHY SO FICKLE, rev., cluster of seven faces with, it is believed, Charles II in centre, BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER, 36.5mm (MI 579/252; Eim. 260; Weiss Fig 8). Very fine, rare. £600-800 Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011 (lot 1041); Bt. Mrs. I. Allen, September, 1995.

497. Titus Oates and the Popish Plot, small copper / bronze portrait medal commemorating the Popish Plot, 1678, bust three-quarters left, rev., a man spies on the King, walking by a pond (in St. James’s Park), 18.5mm (MI 580/253). Very fine and extremely rare. £500-600 Provenance: Frank Ernest Macfadyen [Newcastle-on-Tyne] Collection, Sotheby’s, 15-16 July, 1907 (lot 227), sold with collector’s ticket; Bt D. Fearon, January, 2011.

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498. Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), Earl of Shaftesbury, released from the Tower, gilt-silver medal, 1681, by George Bower, bust right with long hair and mantle, ANTONIO COMITI DE SHAFTESBVRY, rev., London cityscape from [old] St. Paul’s to the Tower, with London Bridge towards centre, 40.5mm (MI 583/259; Eim. 261). A superb example, choice extremely fine, rare. £600-800 Anthony Ashley Cooper, prominent politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II, whose downfall was to support the claims on the Duke of Monmouth. He was a patron of John Locke. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October 2008.

499. John Gidley (1632-c. 1713), surgeon, uniface oval bronze portrait medal, 1682, bust right, mantle around shoulders, JOANNES GIDLEY LOND, AD 1682 E S 50, 71 x 58mm (MI 590/268; Brettauer 401). Very fine and extremely rare. £350-450 John Gidley was born and baptized in Winkleigh, Devon. He finished his education at Exeter College, Oxford, 1653/54 and gained an M.A. in 1660. He was a Freeman of the City of London and a member of the Barber-Surgeons’ Company. His brother Bartholomew was a famous Royalist during the Civil War whist some of his descendants emigrated to Newport, Rhode Island. Provenance: Bt T. Millett, March 2009.

500. John Gidley (1632-c. 1713), surgeon, small copper medal on his 50th birthday, 1682, IOHN GIDLEY OF LONDON CHIRVRGEON, rev., arms [a tower] in shield, BORNE MAY 21 1632, 24.5mm (MI 590/269; Brettauer 402). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £250-350 See footnote to previous lot. Provenance: Bt T. Millett, March 2009.

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501. Charles II, the Rye House Plot, silver medal, 1683, by George Bower, Charles, naked, as Hercules, wards off a Hydra with seven human heads, PERIBVNT FVLMINIS ICTV, rev., a shepherd watches his flock, a distant panorama of London beyond, two wolves hang from gibbet, DEVS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT, 45.5mm (MI 593/274; Eim. 265). Very fine, but edge bruised and several scuffs and scratches, extremely rare. £600-800 The Plot took its name from Rye House, a manor in Hoddeston, Hertfordshire, owned by a well known Republican, Richard Rumbold. The plan was to conceal a force of 100 men in the grounds of the house and ambush the King and the Duke of York on their return to London after the races at Newmarket. However a fortunate fire forced the King’s party to return early and the attack was thwarted. The Hydra represents the Devil together with the members of the plot, Monmouth, Lord William Russell, Hampden, Algernon Sidney, the Earl of Essex and Algernon Sidney, with the wolves on the gibbet being Sidney and Russell, who were tried by Judge George Jeffreys and beheaded. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1264).

502. Marriage of Princess Anne to Prince George of Denmark, silver medal, 1683, by George Bower, busts of George and Anne vis-à-vis, GIORGIVS CIMBORVM PRINCEPS ET ANNA IACOBI DVCIS EBORACENSIS FILIA, rev., large oak tree with acorns on the ground, FACTVRA NEPOTIBVS VMBRAM, 37.5mm (MI 593/275; Eim. 266). Extremely fine, rare.

£800-1,200

Princess Anne (1665-1714, Queen from 1702), daughter of James, Duke of York [James II] and Anne Hyde. Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (1653-1708). The reverse, with the many scattered acorns, expresses the hope that the marriage will be fruitful. Alas, this was not to be. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction 70, 28 September, 2011 (lot 491)

503. Charles II, silver Presentation medal (1683), by John Roettiers, armoured bust right with mantle and long hair, CAROL II DG ANGL SCOT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., lion atop plumed helm over richly garnished Royal arms within Garter, Lion and Unicorn supporters at sides, 53.5mm (MI 595/277; Eim 267). Good extremely fine, scarce. Provenance: Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1999 (3678).

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504. Louis XIV, the Capture of Coutrai and Dixmude, copper medal, 1683, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., Mars hands the Treaty of Nijmegen [Nimeguen], to the seated figure of Spain, MARS JUS NEGATUM REPETENS, 41mm (MI - ; Divo 198; vL III, 282; Pax 323). Extremely fine. £60-80 From the series of medals depicting the Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Ex Jean Elsen Auction (lot 104).

505. France, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), knight, senior painter to the French King, Chancellor of the Academy, French bronze medal, 1684, by Jean Bernard, bust of Le Brun left, hair long, wearing medal on ribbon, rev., the attributes of painting, drawing, architecture and sculpture, HAE TIBI ERVNT ARTES, 55.5mm. Extremely fine with light bronze patination. £250-350 Le Brun was also the subject of a somewhat similar, but right facing portrait medal, by Charles Jean François Cheron.

506. Charles II, possible Pattern Halfcrown for an Irish coinage, silver, undated, by George Bower (?), laureate bust left, CAROLVS A CAROLO, rev., crowned harp within Garter, 34mm (MI 599/285). Strictly fine but extremely rare. £800-1,000 The puncheon for the image is the same as that on the Samuel Morland medal of 1681 (MI 582/258), a piece which Medallic Illustrations does not hesitate to attribute to George Bower. That it is not struck “en médaille” (ie with a top common to both sides), does seem to point it to being a pattern coin; however if it is it has no official status. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, July 2007.

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507. James II, Accession, small cast brass medal, c. 1685, lion passant to left, GOD SAVE KING IAMES II, rev., fleur-de-lis, GOD SAVE KING IAMES II, 27.5mm (MI 604/3). Fair to fine, extremely rare. £45-60 Provenance: Bt. S. Monks, January, 2011.

508. James II, The Throne Protected, silver medal, 1685, by George Bower, laureate bust of the King right, long hair falling over mantle, IACOBVS II DG MAG BRI FRAN ET HI REX, rev., an angel protects the Crown which is placed on a chair of State, TUTAMEN AB ALTO, 43.5mm (MI 611/18). Nearly extremely fine, toned and rare.

£450-550

Provenance: Spink Auction, 24 September, 2013 (lot 807).

509. James II, Coronation 1685, the official silver medal, by John Roettier, laureate bust right, rev., wreath on cushion, hand holds crown above, £350-450

A MILITARI AD REGIAM, 33mm (MI 605/5; Eim. 273; Woll. Vi; Farquhar II, 221), 800 specimens struck. About extremely fine.

Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011 (lot 1043); Bt. Seaby November 1978.

510. Mary of Modena, Coronation 1685, the official silver medal, by John Roettier, laureate bust right, rev., the Queen seated on a mound, O DEA CERTE, 34mm (MI 606/7; Eim 274; Woll. Vii; Farquhar II, 222), 400 specimens struck. Extremely fine, toned. £300-400 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 23-24 September, 2008 (lot 706).

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511. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685), defeated at the Battle of Sedgmoor, cast bronze medal, 1685, of Dutch manufacture, armoured bust right, hair long and with lace cravat, IACOBVS DVX MONMOUTH, rev., the Duke falls from a column attempting to reach three crowns, military trophies around, PROVIDENTIA, in ex, IMPROVIDENTIA, 42.5mm (MI 614/24). Much as made and without wear, extremely fine and extremely rare. £400-600 James Scott (1649-1685), Duke of Monmouth, King Charles II’s natural son (with Lucy Waters) who claimed the Protestant throne on the death of his father and was indeed proclaimed King at Taunton on the 20th June, 9 days after landing at Lyme Regis. The medal’s portrait somewhat imitative of that by George Bower (MI 614/25). Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon; ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (Lot 77); ex Greta S. Heckett, Sotheby, 25 May, 1977 (Lot 187); ex Cochran Patrick, Sotheby, 8 November, 1949 (Lot 58).

512. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, beheaded, continental silver medal, 1685, perhaps by Jan Smeltzing, bare head right, IACOBUS INFELIX DUX MONETHENSIS, rev., the Duke’s decapitated head on the ground, spouting blood from the mouth, HUNC SANGUIENEM LIBO DEO LIBERATORI, in exergue CÆSA CERVIX LON IULY 15/25 1685, 37mm (MI 615/26; Eimer 280). Slightly scuffed, nearly extremely fine toned and rare. £1,200-1,500 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 16).

513. James II and Mary of Modena, The Spanish Wreck Recovered, silver medal, 1687, a modern restrike, by D. F. Payne after George Bower, 1971, for the Turks and Caicos Islands, conjoined busts right, rev., the salvage operation, SEMPER TIBI PENDEAT HAMUS, 54mm (cf MI 619/33; Eim 285, note; cf MH 71; cf Betts 67), numbered on edge 223. Mint state. £100-140 Provenance: Bt eBay, September 2010. The medal issued by the Crown Agents in a limited edition of 1000.

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514. James II, the execution of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, Dutch silver medal, 1685, by Regnier Arondeaux, laureate, draped and armoured bust on a pedestal, set with crowned arms and crossed scepters, sea beyond with ships and Neptune in sea-chariot, IACOBVS II DG MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., Justice stands over the decapitated bodies of Monmouth and Argyle, their £2,000-2,500 heads on blocks to either side, AMBITIO MALESUADA RUIT, 61.5mm (MI 615/27; Eim 281; vL III 307). Extremely fine. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 15 March, 2011 (lot 1045); Glendining Auction, 28 November 1990 (lot 44).

515. James II, the religious toleration of Britain, and the open letter of Gaspar Fagel to the British people in support of William of Orange, Dutch pewter / white metal medal, 1688, by Jan Smeltzing (?), a hand holds Fagel’s letter over a pedestal filled with religious objects and Liberty cap, LIBERTAS CONSCIENTIÆ HOC MONILI ORNATA, rev., a dog wearing rosary with three symbolic books, RES IMMODERATA CUOIDO EST, 58mm (MI 620/35; vL III 361). Only fine but very rare. £80-120 Provenance: Leipziger Münzhandlung Auction, 12 September, 2012 (lot 1114).

516. Archbishop William Sancroft (1617-1693) and the Seven Bishops, cast Silver Medal, 1688, by George Bower, bust of Sancroft right, in clerical robes and cap, rev., medallic portraits and the names of the Bishop of London and the six imprisoned bishops, 50mm (MI 622/37; Eimer 288b; Fearon, Sancroft, Figs 4 & 5; Weiss Fig 13; Weiss, Badge of Intolerance, Fig 1). Good very fine and toned. £150-200 The Bishops committed to the Tower of London were Henry Compton [London] shown in centre, and from top right and around, Francis Turner [Ely], Thomas Ken [Bath], John Trelawney [Bristol], Thomas White [Peterborough], John Lake [Chichester] and William Lloyd [St. Asaph]. Provenance: Bt. eBay, March 2010.

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517. James II and Mary, the birth of Prince James, silver medal, 1688, by George Bower, Prince James in his cradle as an infant Hercules, strangles two serpents, MONSTRIS DANT FVNERA CVNÆ, rev., the Prince’s Plumes within coronet, FVLTA TRIBVS METVENDA CORONA, 30mm (MI 628/48; Eim. 294; Woolf 3:10; vL III, 342). Very fine or nearly so. £180-220

518. James II and Mary, the birth of Prince James, silver medal, 1688, perhaps by George Bower, conjoined busts of James and Mary right, he laureate, rev., radiant sun disperses rain and clouds over a map of the British Isles marked ANGLI, SCOTIA and HIBERNIA, ILLAS FVGAT RECREAT ISTAS, five line legend in ex., 35mm (MI 629/49; Eim 293; Woolf 1:4b). Nearly extremely fine, the reverse with die flaw (approx. 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock), toned and very rare. £1,500-2,000 The medal was commissioned, following a directive from Whitehall, by Sir Gabriel Wood (sometimes known by his Latinised name “Sylvius”), Ambassador to the Court of Denmark and Norway and distributed at a celebratory fete held to commemorate the birth of the Prince who, as the medal’s reverse depicts, might dissipate the storms of the Protestant ascendancy. There are two varieties of the medal, the first to show a map of the British Isles, and both rare, Neil Guthrie, The Material Culture of the Jacobites [2013], suggests the medallist is Bower rather than B. Meier to whom it has also been attributed. Provenance: Bt. Classical Numismatic Group, March, 2012.

519. James II and Mary, the Birth of Prince James, Dutch satirical silver medal, 1688, by Jan Smeltzing, Truth, naked, standing on a snake, holds open the door in a plinth revealing a Jesuit placing Prince James on a cushion, SIC NON HEREDES DEERUNT, rev., the Trojan Horse, Troy burning in the distance, EQUO NUNQUAM TU CREDE BRITANNE, 58mm (MI 630/52; Eim. 291; vL III, 345; CP 50, 6). £350-400 The medal struck in the Protestant Netherlands, warns Britain not to trust in the promises of James which, like the Trojan Horse, conceal a treacherous intent. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, List June, 2002 (no. 236).

520. The Anti-Christian Confederacy, heavy silver Dutch satirical medal, 1688, by Jan Smeltzing, Suleiman II (1687-1691), Sultan of Turkey; Louis XIV, Hussein Mezzo-Morto (d. 1701), Dey of Algiers, and James II, all with swords drawn, stand round the blazing altar of Discord, rev., three lilies supporting a crescent, an imp above in a Jesuit’s cap, IN FOEDERE QUINTUS, 37mm (MI 632/54; Eim. 295; vL III, 347; Mont. 1087; Voltolina 1075). Extremely fine and extremely rare. £2,500-3,000 It was believed that there was an anti-Protestant treaty with France and the James II had allowed Algerian Corsairs to land Dutch prizes in England; whilst Louis XIV was said to be encouraging Turkish hostility towards the German states. The fifth member of the Confederacy was the Devil. Provenance: Jean Elsen Auction, 14 June, 2008 (lot 2295).

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521. The invitation to Willam and Mary of Orange, Dutch white metal medal, unsigned, perhaps Jan Smeltzing, conjoined busts of William and Mary right, he in armour, ATAVUM PRO LIBERTATE FIDEQUE, rev., Religion stands at altar, trampling on the emblems of Popery, IAM MIHI ROMA MINAX FISTULA DULCE CANIT, 63mm (MI 634/58; Eim. 296; vL III, 348). Very fine and very rare. £150-250 Provenance: Leipziger Münzhandlung Auction, 12 September, 2012 (lot 1115).

522. William of Orange lands at Torbay, Dutch silver medal, 1688, by Jan Smeltzing, William as Roman Emperor, tramples upon the shield of France, whilst holding up that of England, his army disembarks in the distance beyond, HANC EXTOLLIT ILLAM DEIICIT, further legend in exergue, rev., the sun shines on the Belgic Lion which wields a sword over a globe on which is placed a Liberty cap, laurel branch and rose, distant fleet beyond, MINATUR SOLI SED FAVET ORBI - LEO BELGICUS, 57.5mm (MI 638/63; vL III, 353). Very fine and very rare. £1,200-1,500 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, March 2011.

523. William of Orange lands at Torbay, cast silver medal, 1688, by George Bower, laureate and armoured bust of William right, rev., William on horseback leads his army, the fleet beyond, to the fore a warrior raises Justice, TERRAS ASTRÆA REUISIT, 49mm (MI 639/64; Eim 297B; MH 76; vL III, 353). Very fine. £200-250 Provenance: Bt Baldwin, March 2011.

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524. William of Orange lands at Torbay, Dutch silver medal, 1688, by Regnier Arondeaux, Britannia wearing a triple crown greets William who, dressed as a Roman Emperor, tramples on Discord, beyond, James, Father Petre and Prince James flee, DEO VINDICE IUSTITIA COMITE, rev., boats landing and troops, led by William on horseback, disembark at fortified harbour, a large fleet visible on the horizon, CONTRA INFANTEM PERDITIONIS, 49.5mm (MI 639/65; Eim 298; MH 77; vL III, 355). Extremely fine. £1,000-1,250

525. William of Orange lands at Torbay, Dutch silver medal, 1688, unsigned, Britannia stands beneath an orange tree with staff and Liberty cap, to right an inscribed tablet on column, SOLI DEO GLORIA, rev., Belgic lion one paw on bible, tramples a serpent, beyond ships sail to ‘BRITANNIA - TORBAY’, IN TVITIONEM RELIG PROTES, 43.5mm (MI 641/67; MH 78; vL III, 355). Extremely fine and lightly toned. £300-400 Provenance: Georg Wendel Münzen und Medaillen.

526. The flight of Prince James, silver medal, 1688, by Christian Wermuth, silver medal, Father Petre riding on a lobster and carrying the infant Prince, French ship to left, rev., a Jesuit cap above a shield showing a windmill, Garter around, lobster below, 31mm (MI 643/71; Eim. 300; Woolf 4:1a; Wohl 88.003). Good very fine, scarce. £250-350 Father Petre - Sir Edward Petre, 3rd baronet (1631-1699), was an English Jesuit, privy councillor, advisor and confessor to King James II. The lobster is representative of the Jesuits. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, June, 2008.

527. The abdication and flight of King James, 1688, centenary commemorated, 1788, white metal medal, unsigned, bust of William III right, rev., James and others rowed down the Thames, he drops the Great Seal over the side of the boat, buildings beyond, JAMES IIDS ABDICATION, 38mm (MI 646/75; BHM 287; Sandwich O/1). Slight corrosion mark, fine. £40-60 Provenance: Classical Numismatic Group, Auction, 25 May, 2011 (lot 918).

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WILLIAM AND MARY (1689-1694) (WILLIAM B.1650, MARY B.1662) 528. Louis XIV, James II received by Louis XIV, French copper medal, 1689, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., Gallia, in armour and helmet, receives James II and Queen Mary who holds infant Prince James, PERFUGIUM REGIBUS, 41.5mm (MI 652/8; Divo 225; Woolf 6:1). Choice extremely fine. £80-120 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. U.S.A., August, 2010.

529. Louis XIV, James II received by Louis XIV, French cast bronze medal, 1689, by Henri Roussel, laureate but right, LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS, rev., legend within wreath of roses and pomegranates, OB REGEM REGINAM ET PRINCIPEM MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ SERVATOS, 66.5mm (MI 654/12; Woolf 6.3b; vL III, 372). A cast of good quality, especially so the obverse, good very fine.

£250-350

The medal is a cast of a struck silver medal of which Medallic Illustrations states, “This is one of the rarest medals of Louis XIV”. Provenance: Bt. C. Riley, May, 2009.

530. William and Mary, James II received by Louis XIV of France, Dutch pewter / white metal medal, 1689, by Jan Smeltzing, laureate bust left, IACOBVS II DG BRITANNIARUM IMPERATOR, rev., above a coast-line the moon partially eclipses the sun, ORBATA LUCE LUCIDUM OBSCURAT, 59.5mm (MI 654/13; Woolf 7:5; vL III, 372). Good fine and extremely rare. £150-200 The medal is wrapped in an 18th century fold of paper with partial description though without indication of its early provenance.

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531. William and Mary, Restorers of the Anglican Church, struck gilt-silver medal, 1689, by George Bower, conjoined busts right he laureate, GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DG ANG FRA ET HIB REX ET REGINA FIDEI DEFENSORES &c, rev., classical statue of William III on pedestal and holding inverted sword and model church, figures of Time and History to either side, lettered edge, 52mm (MI 658/18; Eim. 307; vL III, 383). The edge slightly bruied and the legend weak, very fine and extremely rare as a struck medal. £400-600 Provenance: Bt. eBay, October 2007.

532. William & Mary, Coronation, the official struck silver medal, 1689, by John Roettier, conjoined busts of William and Mary to right, GVLIELMVS ET MARIA REX ET REGINA, rev., Jove hurls thunder at Phaeton falling from his chariot, NE TOTVS ABSVMATVR, 35.5mm (MI 662/25; Eim. 312; vL III, 379; Woll. Viii; Farquhar III, 27), 1200 specimens struck. Extremely fine. £350-450

533. William and Mary, Coronation, struck silver medal by George Bower, 1689, conjoined busts right, GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DG ANG FRA ET HIB REX ET REGINA FID DEF &c., rev., Perseus delivering Andromeda from a sea-monster, PRETIVMQQ ET CAVSA LABORIS, 38mm, 16.76g (MI 663/26; Eim. 311a; Farquhar III, 26). Choice extremely fine. £300-350

534. William and Mary, Coronation 1689, German silver medal, by Georg Hautsch and [reverse], Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer, busts of each to right and left, he laureate, long hair falls over armour, she with hair tied back, lovelock on left shoulder and wearing pearl necklace, lettered edge, CORONAT D XI APRIL ANNO MDCLXXXIX, 40.5mm (MI 666/35). Extremely fine the reverse especially choice. £400-500 The obverse shows a tiny ‘blob’ in the field close to the X of REX caused by some fault with the die. Provenance: Bt. C. Stadler.

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535. William and Mary, Coronation 1689, cast silver medal, by George Bower, conjoined busts right, he laureate and in decorative armour, she loosely draped, rev., William and Mary enthroned below canopy, archbishops to either side hold large crown over them, 54mm (MI 668/38; Eimer 310b). At some time lightly buffed, good very fine. £250-350

536. William and Mary, Coronation 1689, a Dutch silver medal, unsigned, conjoined busts right, he crowned and in armour, long hair falls over lace collar and wearing Garter Collar and George, she with pearl necklace, rev., crowned oval shield of Royal arms, seven smaller shields around, £700-900 PRINC AVR ET NASS HIC TERRÆ LÆTITIA, 43.5mm (MI 674/47; vL III, 383). Extremely fine and toned, very rare. Provenance: Busso Peus Auction, 4 November, 2011 (lot 2776).

537. William and Mary, Coronation 1689, a German silver medal, by Philipp Heinrich Müller, laureate and armoured bust of William right, GVLIELMVS REX … PATRIÆ DECVS ANGLIÆ PRÆSIDIVM, rev., a chronogrammatic legend within a Garter decorated with four shields, GVILIEM PRINCEPS AVRIACVS ANGLIAE..., lettered edge, by Friedrich Kleinert, REGIA CREDE MIHI RES EST SUCCURRERE LAPSIS (FK), 49mm (MI 675/50; vL III, 392, 2). A superb specimen, virtually mint state, the obverse lightly toned, very rare. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 17).

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538. William and Mary, Coronation 1689, a German silver medal, by Philipp Heinrich Müller, laureate and armoured bust of William right, GVLIELMVS REX … PATRIÆ DECVS ANGLIÆ PRÆSIDIVM, rev., a chronogrammatic legend within a Garter decorated with four shields, GVILIEM PRINCEPS AVRIACVS ANGLIAE..., lettered edge, by Friedrich Kleinert, REGIA CREDE MIHI RES EST SUCCURRERE LAPSIS (FK), 49mm (MI 675/50; vL III, 392, 2). Very fine, minor knock and two nicks to rim, very rare.

£600-800

Provenance: Dorotheum Auction, 22 May, 2013 (lot 423).

539. William and Mary, Coronation 1689, the festivities at Rotterdam, silver medal, palm tree before river and cityscape, rev bust of William atop triumphal arch, statue of Erasmus and crowds around, 32mm (MI 678/55; vL III, 391; Dugn 4558). Very fine. £120-140 Examples in silver were distributed to guests at a celebration banquet. Provenance: Bt. eBay, November 2013.

540. William III, The Act of Toleration, cast silver medal, 1689, a mule of two medal reverses, by Philipp Heinrich Müller [Nurnberg], Britannia, attended by Religion and Liberty, takes the hand of William III, TE SERVATORE NON SERVIMVS, rev., two rings and hearts on altar with other emblems of love and marriage, a building façade beyond, DITANT CONCORDES - NUMINA NUPTOS, 45.5mm (obv., MI 683/64; Eim. 314; vL III, 392, 1; rev., Gopp 4075; Kahane 172). Very fine. £250-350 The Act of Toleration gave freedom of religion amongst Protestants, though not Catholics. It seems an odd combination for a medal commemorating this cause to be joined to with a marriage medal. Provenance: Bt. eBay, August, 2009.

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541. William and Mary, an Italian baroque cast bronze complimentary medal, undated, ? by Antonio Selvi (1679-1753), armoured bust right, hair long and lace cravat, GVILH III D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev., bust of Mary left, in loose dress and pearl necklace, MARIA D G..., 82.5mm (MI 689/76; MI Plates LXXV, 4; V & T - ). Very fine, pierced. £300-400 The attribution to Selvi has not been confirmed and Medallic Illustrations dates the medal to c.1690, when Selvi would have been 11 years old! Selvi produced medals of a number of English sitters and it is believed he may have spent some time in England. Provenance: Ex. Michael Hall Collection, Baldwin’s Auction, 5 May, 2010 (lot 470).

542. William and Mary, complimentary silver medallet or “so-called” Pattern Farthing [1689], by James or Norbert Roettier, conjoined busts right, rev., two hand clasp to hold a sceptre which supports a crown, IVNGIT AMOR PATRIÆQ SALVS, 25.5mm (MI 692/87). Extremely fine and toned. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. Rex Coins, September, 2011.

543. William and Mary, complimentary silver medallet or “so-called” Pattern Farthing [1689], by James or Norbert Roettier, conjoined busts right, rev., a crown supported by three columns, HISCE SVFFVLTA, 25.5mm (MI 693/88; Eim. 318). Nearly very fine. £70-90 Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 September, 2013 (lot 836).

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544. William III, complimentary silver medallet or “so-called” Pattern Farthing [1689], by James or Norbert Roettier, laureate bust of William right, rev., sun in majesty, NON DEVIO, 22mm (MI 695/92). Extremely fine. £70-90 Provenance: Classical Numismatic Group, Auction, 24 October, 2012 (lot 535).

545. Mary, Regent, “so-called” Pattern Farthing, 1689, bust right, rev., rose and lily, CANDORE HÆC LILIA VINCIT, 22mm (MI 695/93). Extremely fine with rich tone. £140-180 Provenance: Bt. eBay, December, 2010.

546. Mary, Regent, complimentary gilt-copper medal, 1690, by James and Norbert Roettier, draped bust right, her hair tied back MARIA II DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REGINA, rev., full moon in majesty shines through clouds and stars over landscape, VELVT INTER IGNES LVNA MINORES, 49mm (MI 704/111; Eim. 320; vL III, 395). Richly gilt, a few minor edge nicks and marks, nearly extremely fine. £120-150 Provenance: Artemide Aste Auction, 18 June, 2010 (lot 3862).

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547. Louis XIV, naval action off Beachy Head [Bévéziers], French copper medal, 1690, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., naval trophies of captured British and French ships, MERSA ET FVGATA ANGLORVM ET BATAV CLASSE, 41mm (MI 708/120; Divo 229; MH 108). Extremely fine. £80-120 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. iNumis, April, 2011.

548. Louis XIV, naval action off Beachy Head [Bévéziers], silvered-bronze medal, 1690, by Henri Roussel, armoured bust of Louis to right, hair long, rev., Louis enthroned in pavilion gives instructions to Victory who holds palm branch and three arrows, VICTORIA OBSEQVENS, further legend in exergue, 73mm (MI 711/124; MH 109) The silver a little discoloured, die flaw on reverse, about extremely fine. £400-600 Provenance: Bt. R. Gladdle, October 2011.

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549. Louis XIV, naval action off Beachy Head [Bévéziers], French copper medal, 1690, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., Louis enthroned in pavilion gives instructions to Victory who holds palm branch and three arrows, VICTORIA OBSEQVENS, further legend in exergue, 41.5mm (MI 711/125; vL IV, 15, 3; MH 110; Divo 231). Choice extremely fine. £80-120 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. U.S.A., August, 2010.

550. The Amnesty in Ireland, German silver medal, 1690, by Georg Hautsch, laureate bust of William III right, in armour, rev., William, whilst crowned by Victory, presents an olive branch to Hibernia, HIBERNIA RESTITVTA, lettered edge, ARMIS IVNGIT AMOR NVNC TERTIA REGNA DVOBVS, 40.5mm (MI 721/146; Eim 331; vL IV, 12). Extremely fine, toned. £750-850 Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, December, 2011.

551. The Congress of the Allies, German silver medal, by Philipp Heinrich Müller, William III as Jupiter seated in the midst of the Gods, in council, INGENTES ANIMO, DIGNAS IOVE CONCIPIT IRAS / CONCILIUMQVE VOCAT, rev., Prudence stands by altar over which Courage and Concord clasp hands, CONSILIO CONCORDIA ET FORTITVDINE, lettered edge by Friedrich Kleinert, with chronogrammatic date, REX REGVM …, 49.5mm (MI 16/182; Eim. 334; vL IV, 41; Forster 672). Extremely fine and toned. £600-800 William, who had celebrated his “Triumphal Return” to the Hague, met with European Princes to discuss the proceedings to be taken against Louis XIV. The medal also exists as a wooden draughtsman. Provenance: Leipziger Münzhandlung Auction, 16 September, 2012 (lot 1116).

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552. Louis XIV, the capitulation of Mons, French copper medal, 1691, by J. Mauger, bust right with flowing hair, rev., Hercules, leaning on his club, holds the shield of Mons, distant cityscape beyond, TOTA EVROPA SPECTANTE ADVERSANTE, 41.5mm (MI 22/189; Divo 235). Extremely fine. £80-120 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Bt. U.S.A., August, 2010.

553. The Pacification of Ireland, Dutch silver medal, 1691, by D. Drapentier, conjoined busts of William and Mary right, he in armour and laureate, rev., a lion tramples on the Hydra whilst a spaniel fawns at the feet of a lioness, city beyond with, to left, ships in a bay, PARCERE SVBIECTIS, ET DEBELLARE SVPERBOS, lettered edge, ET REGNARE PARES, ET MIRE SE INTER AMARE, 54mm (MI 39/220; Eim 339; Woolf 11:10; vL IV, 57; Weiss Fig 38). Very fine, small edge knock by G of GUIL, and some spotting. £800-1,000 Provenance: Ex. Innisfree Collection “acquired privately from Spink”; Classical Numismatic Group, 18 December, 2012 (lot 915242).

554. The Pacification of Ireland, German silver medal, 1691, by Georg Hautsch, laureate bust of William III right, in armour, rev., William commands a battle, Dublin and Drogheda beyond, above, Victory and genii hold up shields naming towns, RESTITVTORI HIBERNIÆ lettered edge, ANNORVM GESTA DVORVM CERNIS: QVID PLVRES FACIENT, 41mm (MI 41/224; Eim 341; vL IV, 61). Choice extremely fine though deeply toned. £600-800 Provenance: Schulman Auction, 29 March, 2012 (lot 338).

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555. The Pacification of Ireland, German copper medal, 1691, by Georg Hautsch, laureate bust of William III right, in armour, rev., William commands a battle, Dublin and Drogheda beyond, above, Victory and genii hold up shields naming towns, RESTITVTORI HIBERNIÆ lettered edge, ANNORVM GESTA DVORVM CERNIS: QVID PLVRES FACIENT, 41mm (MI 41/224, not listed in Æ; Eim 341; vL IV, 61). Choice extremely fine though deeply toned. £400-600 Provenance: Ex. Innisfree Collection “acquired privately from Spink”; Classical Numismatic Group, 18 December, 2012 (lot 915246).

556. William III, Peace restored William’s throne established, oval silver medal, 1691, by D. Koene, bust right over arms, his hair high, rays above, WILHELMUS III DG BRITANNIARUM IMPERAT, rev., four warriors representing England, Scotland, Ireland and Holland, defend an orange tree, CAUSA DEI EST, lettered edge, REGNA MARI TERRAQUE TEGIT. TEGITURQUE VICISSIM, 38mm x 33.5mm (MI 45/232; Eim. 342). Good very fine and toned. £500-600 Provenance: Classical Numismatic Group Auction, 15 September, 2010 (lot 1580); ex. Spink, June 1978 and Papillon Collection (not in Bonhams auction).

557. The Battle of La Hogue, German silver medal, 1692, by Philipp Heinrich Müller, Neptune, wields his trident over Louis XIV, who falls from his marine car, the battle fought beyond, NON ILLI IMPERIVM SED MIHI SORTE DATVM, rev., Victory with palm branch and wreath stands on the prow of an antique galley, the sun sets on the wreckage of several ships, SE CONDET IN UNDAS, chronogrammatic lettered edge by Friedrich Kleinert, CONCASTIGATVS GALLORVM FASTVS ET ASTVS FLVCTIBVS ET PVGNA FRACTVS ATROCE FRAGOR (FK), 49mm (MI 55/251; Eim. 347; MH

87; vL IV, 36; Forster 676; Erlanger 2636). A handsome medal, extremely fine. £1,500-2,000 Provenance: Meister & Sonntag Auction, 8 April, 2009 (lot 173).

558. William III, the Battle of La Hogue, German silver medal, 1692, by Georg Hautsch, laureate and armoured bust of William III to right, rev., naval engagement between several ships, NVNC PLVRIBVS IMPAR, lettered edge, SIC PHAETHONTÆO TANDEM MARE SVFFICIT IGNI, 40mm (MI 59/258; MH 95; Eim. 348). Single small scratch to obverse otherwise extremely fine and richly toned. £700-900 Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 3 November, 2012 (lot 593).

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559. William III, the Battle of La Hogue, German silver medal, 1692, by Georg Hautsch, bust of William III on pedestal and within Temple of Fame, statues of four commanders around, MEMORIÆ ÆTERNÆ, rev., Fame and Victory hold up large tablet on which History writes, under the direction of Time, VOTA ORBIS CLASS GALL AB ANG ET HOLL …, lettered edge, MATVRATE FVGAM …, 45.5mm (MI 67/272; MH 108; vL IV, 36; Erlanger 2533). Extremely fine. £700-900 The four commanders honoured on the medal are: Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell (1653-1727), later 1st Earl of Orford; Vice Admiral of the Red Sir Ralph Delaval, responsible for the burning of Le Soleil Royal; Admiral of the Blue Sir John Ashby and the Dutch Admiral Philip van Allemonde. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, November, 2007.

560. Louis XIX, the Battle of Steinkirk [Steenkerque], copper medal, 1692, by J. Mauger, bust of Louis right, rev., a French soldier raises his sword £80-120 over a fallen enemy, VIRTVS PEDITVM FRANCORVM, 41.5mm (MI 74/284; Divo 241; vL IV, 109). Extremely fine. From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Meister & Sontag Auction, 4 June, 2013 (lot 395).

561. Johann Georg IV (1668-1691-1694), Elector of Saxony, appointed a Knight of the Garter, medallic klippe thaler, 1693, crowned monogram within Garter, arms at angles, date below, rev., crossed swords over wreath, arms at angles, value below, 54mm (MI 80/293; Dav. 7649; KM 642). Good very fine. £500-600 Provenance: Künker Auction, 9 November, 2012 (lot 4385).

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562. William III, the Battle of Landen [Neerwinden], Dutch gilt-silver medal, 1693, by Jan Boskam, armoured bust of William right, in high relief, hair long, mantle around shoulders, INVICTISSIMVS GVILLELMVS MAG, rev., falcon flying, pounces on a heron, landscape with battle beyond, FORTI SIC VICTOR VINCITVR ART, 59.5mm (MI 86/303; vL IV, 140). Good very fine, a few light edge bruises, the gilding original, very rare. £1,200-1,500 The medal has a superb portrait, previously used the previous year on a medal commemorating the execution of the Chevalier de Grandval for his plans to assassinate William III. The Battle of Landen, in Brabant, fought on the 29 July, 1693, was by far more a victory for the French commanded by the Marshal Luxembourg than for William. The losses for the allied armies are given as 19,000 men as against 9,000 French. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 5 May, 2010 (lot 1017).

563. The Death of Queen Mary, copper medal, 1694, by James and Norbert Roettier, bust right, rev., legend in four lines and around, SVBLATAM EX OCVLIS QVÆRIMVS INVIDI, 49.5mm (MI 111/343; Eim. 362; Farquhar III, 58). Very fine. £80-120 Provenance: Bt. Baldwin, March 2003

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564. The Death of Queen Mary, copper medal, 1694, by James or Norbert Roettier, Mary seated on globe holding palm branch, O GRAVE WHERE IS THY VICTORY, rev., legend in five lines, QVEEM MARY THE SECOND ÆTAT 32 OBIT DEC 28 ANNO DOM 1694, 40mm (MI 121/364; Eim. 363). Extremely fine. £150-200 Medallic Illustrations attibutes the medal to “probably” John Roettier, but it seems more likely to have been the work of James and / or Norbert Roettier. Provenance: Goldberg Auction, 21 September, 2013 (lot 4406).

565. The Death of Queen Mary, Dutch silver medal, 1694, by Jacob van Dishoeke, bust of Mary left, loosely draped, rev., sarcophagus with a cypress tree at each corner, in front a laureate skull and palms placed on a tablet, MERLIORI NATA CORONA, the edge with engraved legend, 49mm (MI 121/365). Extremely fine and very rare, the obverse lightly toned. £800-1,000 Provenance: Künker Auction, 12 March, 2008 (lot 5690).

WILLIAM III (1650-1689-1694-1702) 566. The bombardment of Dunkirk, French copper medal, 1695, by J. Mauger, bust of Louis XIV, right, rev., the harbor at Dunkirk with a ship sunk across the entrance, another beyond and a shell exploding, DUNKERCA ILEASA, 41mm (MI 127/376; Divo 261; vL IV, 211). Extremely fine. £120-150 From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 13 March, 2010 (lot 1476).

567. William III, the siege and recapture of Namur, Dutch silver medal, 1695, by Jan Boskam, laureate and armoured bust of William right, long hair falling over his shoulders, GVILLELMVS MAG INVICTISSIMVS, rev., William gallops to left ahead of his troops, the bombardment of Namur in background, CORAM C M HOST REPRES, 59.5mm (MI 132/384; Eim 365; vL IV, 197, obv.; Farquhar V, 50). A handsome medal, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, the reverse shows a die flaw, downwards from 1 to 4 o’clock, through the S of REPRES, slight edge bruise at top. £1,500-2,000 The Siege of Namur, 2 July - 1 September 1695, has been called the most important event in the Nine Years’ War. Provenance: Simmons Gallery, 26 April, 2013 (lot 7).

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568. William III, the siege and recapture of Namur, German white metal medal, 1695, by Georg Hautsch, a modern cast reproduction, Hercules holds medallic shields of William III and Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, rev., a panoramic view of the siege, NON AVRO VIRTVTE DVCVM, edge plain, 45mm (MI 139/395; Eim 366; vL IV, 203). Very fine. £60-80 Provenance: Rauch Auction, 7 June, 2012 (lot 1524).

569. Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717), Dutch Extraordinary-Ambassador to England, Dutch silver medal, 1695, bust right with long hair right, N WITSEN CONS AMST AD REGEM ANGLIAE LEGATUS MDCXCV, rev., a battering ram having breached a city wall, 24 mm (MI 147/408; cf vL III, 438). Extremely fine, toned and very rare.

£300-400

Witsen was a Dutch statesman, Burgomaster of Amsterdam thirteen times between 1682-1706. In 1693 he became administrator of the VOC. Whilst in England he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was a cartographer, specialist on shipbuilding and an an expert on Russian affairs. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, March, 2007.

570. William III, the assassination plot of Sir George Barclay, silver medal, 1696, by C.G. Lauffer (?), conjoined busts of James II and Louis XIV of France right, HERODES ATQVE PILATVS, rev., Louis, James, Father Petre and Prince James (on lobster), in an enclosure, armed men in a wood nearby, beyond a distant fleet, IRRITA CONSPIRATIO, in ex., ADVERS GVILIELMVM III ANGLIAE REGEM 3 MART 1696, 43mm (MI 151/414; Eim 369; Woolf 13:2; vL IV,

225). Good very fine, scarce.

£700-900

Provenance: Bt. Münzhandlung Ritter, December, 2010

571. William III, The National Association, German silver medal, 1696, perhaps by Sorberger, bust of William right, in ornate armour, his wig tall and flowing, GVILH M BRIT FR ET HIB REX, rev., Fame flies over globe, blowing trumpet and holding scroll, FELIX ASSOCIATIO A DOMINO, 48mm (MI 155/420). Nearly extremely fine, excessively rare. £700-900 Medallic Illustrations records a single specimen in the Ducal Library (now the Forschungsbibliothek) at Gotha. The National Associations were a form of expressing loyalty to William following the assassination attempt. Provenance: Künker Auction, 12 March, 2008 (lot 5691).

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572. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], German silver medal, 1697, by Philipp Heinrich Müller [Nürnberg], Peace with the emblems of agriculture stands before Mars who is seated on military trophies, SIC REDIT ALMA QUIES, rev., a cauceus balanced on globe marked EUROPA, ‫ הָוֹהְי‬above, COELO DEMITTITUR ALTO, lettered edge, PAX UNA TRIUMPHIS INNUMERIS POTIOR, 45.5mm (MI 162/433; Pax 369; vL IV 266; Julius 454; Forster 695; Mont. 1139). Extremely fine and rare. £600-800 Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 25 April, 2012 (lot 674).

573. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], German silver medal, 1697, by Philipp Heinrich Müller [Nürnberg], Peace with the emblems of agriculture stands before Mars who is seated on military trophies, SIC REDIT ALMA QUIES, rev., a cauceus balanced on globe marked EUROPA, the name Jehovah above, COELO DEMITTITUR ALTO, lettered edge, PAX UNA TRIUMPHIS INNUMERIS POTIOR, 45.5mm (MI 162/433; Pax 369; vL IV 266; Julius 454; Forster 695; Mont. 1139). Good very fine and rare. £300-400 Provenance: Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft, 20 September, 2013 (lot 1818).

574. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], German white metal medal, 1697, by Georg Friedrich Nürnberger, the Temple of Janus, its doors closed behind a garland of flowers, PACE TERRA MARIQUE PARTA IANUS CLUSUS, rev., Peace and Plenty clasp hands, the former burning trophies, FELIX TEMPORUM REPARATIO, 42.5mm (MI 162/434; vL IV, 266; Pax 368; Julius 448; Mont. 1137). Good extremely fine and extremely rare. £200-300 Medallic Illustrations states “No specimen of this piece has been met with”, and whilst a number have appeared in German auctions in the last decade, it is still extremely rare. Provenance: W. Frühwald Auction, 4 July, 2013 (lot 646).

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575. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], German [Nürnberg] silver medal, 1697, by Georg Hautsch, Fame, blowing her trumpet, flies over the Palace of Ryswick, rev., Peace stands with olive branch and armorial shields united in a garland, CONCORDI PACE LIGABO, lettered edge, ET PACEM ET OTIVM DABO IN ISRAEL. PARALIP. XXII, 37mm (MI 168/451; Pax 371; vL IV, 266; Mont. 1138; Erlanger II, 2537; Julius 451). Light tone, mint state. £350-450

576. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], German [Nürnberg] silver medal, 1697, by Georg Hautsch, Fame, blowing her trumpet, flies over the Palace of Ryswick, rev., Peace stands with olive branch and armorial shields united in a garland, CONCORDI PACE LIGABO, lettered edge, ET PACEM ET OTIVM DABO IN ISRAEL. PARALIP. XXII, 37mm (MI 168/451; Pax 371; vL IV, 266; Mont. 1138; Erlanger II, 2537; Julius 451). Almost extremely fine. £300-400 Provenance: Meister & Sonntag Auction, lot 491.

577. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], Dutch silver medal, 1697, by R. Arondeaux, a crowd of plenipotentiaries atand around the Temple of Janus and close the door, in front a sow laid by altar, CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA, rev., an aerial view of the palace and gardens of Ryswick, fourteen shields of arms of participating states around, 50.5mm (MI 169/453; vL IV, 273; Pax 378). Extremely fine, the reverse especially so. £400-600 Provenance: Sworders Auction, 6 February, 2007 (lot 212).

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578. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], small Dutch silver medallet, 1697, by Jan Luder, Charity raises a kneeling mother with child in her arms, rev., military trophies burning on an altar, DER VREEDE TOT RYSWK GESLOOTEN, 20.5mm (MI 174/464; vL IV, 248). Extremely fine. £70-90 These medallets (and there are several varieties, of which only one is signed), were given to those who participated in a celebratory lottery in the town of Muiden. Provenance: Bt. Münzhandlung Kapaan & Mades, January, 2012.

579. The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], small German silver medallet, 1697, by Christian Wermuth, a crown with olive sprays through it, above a globe maked EVROPA, ‫ הָוֹהְי‬at top, GOTT IST VERSOHNT, rev., legend in centre and around, DER ALLGEMEINE FRIDE …, milled edge, 22mm (MI 716/3, appendix; Wohl - ; Julius 447). Very fine and extremely rare. £120-150 Provenance: Meister & Sonntag Auction, 4 June, 2013 (lot 1979).

580. Prince James, the True-Born Prince of Wales and Elder Pretender, silver medal, 1697, by Norbert Roettier, draped and armoured youthful bust left with flowing hair, the breast-plate with sun in majesty, IACOBVS WALLIÆ PRINCEPS, rev., a storm tossed ship, her masts bare, 1697 IACTATVR NON MERGITVR VNDIS, 45mm (MI 192/500; Eimer 373; Woolf 14:1; vL IV, 188). Extremely fine, lightly toned and very rare. £700-900 The obverse die of this medal is in the British Museum. Following the Peace of Ryswick Louis XIV was no longer able to support the Catholic James II in his hopes to regain the British throne. This (and several other medals) were struck to draw attention to the circumstances of the Stuart family, their fortunes, like the ship, distressed but not destroyed. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 24 September, 2013 (lot 5269).

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581. Prince James, the True-Born Prince of Wales and Elder Pretender, copper medallets (2), 1697, by Norbert Roettier, bust left, IACOBVS WALLIÆ PRINCEPS, revs., (1) a mine explodes, QVO COMPRESSA MAGIS, 25mm; (2) a dove with olive branch flies over a calm sea, MANSVRÆ NVNTIA PACIS, 25mm (MI 194/502, 195/504; Woolf 14.2a & 4; Eim 375, 377; vL IV 247). Very fine and extremely fine. (2) £70-80 Provenance: Both bt. eBay, June, 2009.

582. William III, presentation of the new Lord Mayor’s Great Chain of Office and Medal to the City of Dublin, large silver medal, 1698, by James Roettier, armoured bust of William right, mantle around and hair long over right shoulder, GVLIELMVS TERTIVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, signed on truncation, James R. F., rev., legend in eight lines, GVLIELMVS III ANTIQVAM ET FIDELEM HIBERNIÆ METROPOLIN HOC INDVLGENTIÆ SVÆ MVNERE ORNAVIT BARTH VAN HOMRIGH ARM VRB PRÆTORE MDCXCVIII, 84.5mm, 232g (MI 197/509; Eim. 378; Westropp 67-08; Farquhar, BNJ IX, 1913, pp 3134, illus; Murdoch 421). A magnificent and exceptionally rare medal, a few minor marks but nearly extremely fine, lightly toned. £7,000-10,000 The reverse legend refers to Bartholomew van Homrigh, elected Lord Mayor in 1697. Charles II had presented the previous chain of office but this had been removed by Sir Michael Creagh during the troubles. van Homrigh had built Celbridge Abbey in 1697 and it was to the Abbey that Dean Jonathan Swift would frequently go to visit Van Homrigh’s daughter Esther, whom he immortalised as ‘Vanessa’. The Great Chain is composed of links representing the Tudor rose and links in the shape of the letter S whilst on each side is a harp and at the lowest point is a link in the shape of a porcullis. The medal, identical to this, is of gold. It is presently on display at the Civic Hall, Dublin. An image of the obverse of this medal forms the frontispiece to Medallic Illustrations, vol. II [1885] and it is fitting that a specimen of it is offered in Christopher Foley’s collection. See lot 3 for the medal that is the frontispiece to vol. I. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, April, 2002.

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583. Prince James, “My Successor”, silver medal, 1699, by Norbert Roettier, armoured bust of Prince James left, rev., radiant sun over a tranquil sea with ships, SOLA LVCE FVGAT, 26.5mm (MI 204/ 519; Eim. 381; Woolf 15:1). Good very fine. £150-200 Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, January, 2011.

584. James II and Prince James, double-portrait medal, in silver, 1699, by Norbert Roettier, laureate bust of James II right, IACOBVS II DG M B F ET H REX, rev., draped and armoured bust of Prince James left, IAC WALLIÆ PRINCEPS, 36mm (MI 201/515; Eim. 379; Woolf 15.5). Extremely fine, toned. £1,000-1,200 Woolf suggests that this medal was struck for distribution in England as no other medal struck in France that uses James’s title as King of France. Provenance: Baldwin’s Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 24)

585. James II and Prince James, double-portrait medal, in silver [1699], by Norbert Roettier, laureate bust of James II right, IACO II DEI GRATIA, rev., bust of Prince James left, IAC WALLIÆ PRINCEPS, 27mm (MI 202/516, illus.; Eim. 380; Woolf 15.3; Farquhar II, 222). Choice, virtually mint state, lightly toned. £350-450

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586. Princess Matilda and the Electress Sophia (1630-1714) and the Protestant succession, silver medal, 1701, by Samuel Lambelet, bust of Princess Matilda [daughter of Henry II] to right, legend in two lines around, MATILDAN FILIA H II R ANGL ..., rev., bust of Princess Sophia [granddaughter ÂŁ700-900 of James I] to right, legend in two lines around, SOPHIA EX STIRPE ..., 65mm (MI 218/542; Brockm 752; Stemper 197). Good very fine. The medal was struck to demonstrate how, following the lack of male heirs by either Queen Mary or Queen Anne, the Protestant line would succeed to the English throne, from the descendants of these two princesses, as indeed happened in 1714. Provenance: Sincona Auction, 27-29 May, 2013 (lot 947).

not actual size

587. A set of twelve silver gaming counters engraved with historical figures, c.1690-1700, each with portrait bust, three-quarters left or right and within leaf border, some identified, Anne Boleyn (?), Philip Sidney, James I, Francis Bacon, Prince Rupert, Charles II (?), Catherine of Braganza, James II (?), William III (?) and Queen Mary (?); others (2), reverses show a name, arms or crest, each approx. 34.5mm. Very fine, unusual and decorative. (12) ÂŁ2,500-3,000 See also lots 128 and 129 for Elizabeth I and Philip Sidney.

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588. William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), The Battle of Culloden, gold medal, 1746, by Richard Yeo, bust of Cumberland to right, in armour and draped, GULIELMUS GEOR II R FIL DUX CUMBRIÆ, rev., Cumberland as Hercules tramples upon Discord, while raising the seated figure of Britannia, PERDVELLIB EX ANG FVGAT AD CULLOD DEBELLAT 16 APR 1746, 50.5mm 93.1g (MI 613/278; Eim. 604; Woolf 55:2). A few minor abrasions to obverse, extremely fine and very rare. £2,800-3,200 Provenance: Sworders Auction.

589. Dissensions between Dr. Charles Lucas and the Corporation of Dublin, silver medal, 1749, by Thomas Pingo, Justice prevents Anarchy from stabbing Liberty, rev., Irish harp with broken strings above legend, THE GLORIOUS ATTEMPT OF L XIV TO PRESERVE THE CONSTITUTION, symbols of Dublin Corporation on ground below, plain edge, 40mm (MI 653/357; Eim. 623; Eimer, Pingo 4), struck with integral suspension loop. Choice extremely fine, very rare thus. £200-300 Provenance: Sworders Auction, 6 February, 2007 (lot 212).

590. FRANCE, Henri IV (1553-1589-1610), French restrike of the bronze medal, 1598, by Conrad Bloc, laureate and armoured bust right, rev., 1598, crossed sword and sceptres, DVO PROTEGIT VNVS, 42.5mm (BMC [Jones ] vol I, 181b), 20th century, ‘BRONZE’ on edge. Very fine. £30-50

591. ITALY, two satyrs, Venetian School, cast bronze medal, 16th century, a satyr head to left, incorporating some animal features, rev., a satyr-head to left, composed of a tangle of phalluses and testicles, 40.5mm (Attwood 416). Very fine, scarce. £200-250 The phallus-head medals are linked with the well-known poet Pietro Aretino (1492-1557), who was famous for his satirical poems. There have been several suggestions for the medal; that Aretino commissioned it and that the obverse is Paolo Giovio; that it is revenge by someone insulted by Aretino; that it alludes to Aretino’s homosexuality. One variety depicts Aretino on the obverse and the medal has legends on both sides. As an image, the phallus-head first appeared in a drawing attributed to Cecchino del Salviati and also on a maiolica plate from 1536.

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Silver Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd October 2014

ENQUIRIES Rupert Slingsby Tel: +44 (0)1722 424501 rupertslingsby@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers Tel: +44 (0)1722 424530 lucychalmers@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

A set of of four George II Irish silver Rococo candlesticks, by Thomas Williamson, Dublin circa 1740. Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000


Jewellery Thursday 23rd October 2014

ENQUIRIES Jonathan Edwards FGAA Tel: +44 (0)1722 424504 jonathanedwards@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Marielle Whiting FGA Tel: +44 (0)1722 424595 mariellewhiting@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

A natural pearl and diamond necklace. Estimate: ÂŁ80,000 - ÂŁ120,000


The Helen Espir Collection Wednesday 12th November 2014

ENQUIRIES John Axford MRICS ASFAV Tel: +44 (0)1722 424506 johnaxford@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Clare Durham Tel: +44 (0)1722 424507 claredurham@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Sophie Lister Tel: +44 (0)1722 424591 sophielister@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

A selection of European decorated Oriental ceramics taken from the collection of Helen Espir. Estimates ranging from ÂŁ600-5,000


Auction Information OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm and 10am to 1pm on Saturdays. VIEWING All our auctions are on view at least two days prior to the sale and details will be found in the relevant catalogues. BIDDING IN THE ROOM To bid at auction you will need a paddle number. This can be obtained from the office either during the view or on the day of the sale. We now provide permanent paddle numbers which can be used for any future sale, once registered. REGISTERING WITH US All first time buyers need to register with us. Once registration is complete you will be provided with a permanent paddle number which can be used in all future sales. To register, you will need to provide two forms of identification:

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING Live online bidding is now available for most of our auctions via the-saleroom.com, enabling you to take part in the bidding from anywhere in the world, live as it happens. To bid online you need to register at www.the-saleroom.com In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd, you: 1. authorise Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd, if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via thesaleroom.com, and 2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd are entitled to permit the shipping of the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

1. a passport or photographic driving licence 2. a utility bill or document showing your name and address You can register in person or by contacting the office on 01722 424500 or emailing enquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk You will be asked to show your documents, or fax or email copies. PLEASE NOTE: Registering with the-saleroom.com or through our website does not automatically register you with us. COMMISSION BIDDING If you are unable to attend the sale you can leave a commission bid. This will be executed on your behalf by the auctioneer who will purchase the lot as cheaply as possible bearing in mind any reserve price and other bids. TELEPHONE BIDDING It is usually possible to bid on the telephone by prior arrangement with the office.

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CONDITION REPORTS The relevant department will be pleased to give condition reports on any lot, where practical. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate. The colours printed in the catalogue are not necessarily true. SALE RESULTS These will be posted on our website shortly after the sale. BUYER’S PREMIUM Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% + VAT on the first £500,000 of the hammer price and 12% + VAT thereafter.


PAYMENT AND CLEARANCE Payment is due immediately after the auction in pounds sterling. If you are a first time buyer we will need your name, address and bank details and will require funds to be cleared before purchases can be released. The following methods of payment may be made: Bankers draft, cashiers cheque, personal cheque, travellers cheques, debit and credit cards and cash up to a sterling equivalent of €15,000. We are no longer able to accept card payments of over £1,000 where the card-holder is not present. Wire transfers should be sent to: Lloyds TSB, Blue Boar Row, Salisbury SP1 1DB. Account no. 00957707 Sort code 30-97-41 IBAN no. GB20LOYD30974100957707 BIC code LOYDGB21063 Credit cards: Visa or Mastercard for which there is a 2% surcharge + VAT Debit cards: Delta, Switch, Connect Where practical, payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction. Please note that furniture and clock lots will normally remain in our salerooms for three working days following each sale, after which they will be removed to our store and arrangements for collection must be made in advance with the office. Storage charges will be levied on all lots in the furniture and works of art and clock sales not collected within 30 calendar days of the sale. This will include a handling fee of £20 (+ VAT) per consignment and a storage charge of £2 (+ VAT) per lot per day. No goods will be allowed to be collected until these charges have been paid. VAT Lots marked with an asterisk (*) are subject to VAT on the hammer price. Lots marked with an omega (Ω) have been temporarily imported from outside the EU and are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium. In online catalogues, the Sales Tax % column indicates the rate of VAT on hammer price. CITES REGULATIONS Please note that lots marked λ may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported. The CITES Regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €12,500. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale. Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to €50,000 3% €50,000.01 - 200,000 1% €200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% €350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of €500,000 Up to a maximum levy of €12,500 Lots marked with a ‡ symbol are potentially subject to the levy. PACKING AND SHIPPING Woolley & Wallis do not offer a packing and despatch service but the following are carriers in our area. Alban Shipping

01582 493 099 info@albanshipping.co.uk www.albanshipping.co.uk

APS

0800 118 5868 sales@apservices.info 07736 544 362 www.apservices.info

Mailboxes

01264 360 333 info@mbeandover.co.uk www.mbe.co.uk/andover

Pack & Send

0845 465 0564 sales@packsend.co.uk www.packsend.co.uk

Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to items once they are in the hands of a carrier.

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SOCIETY OF FINE ART AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS and the ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1. Introduction. The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All sales are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand. 2. Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller. 3. Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. The lower estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not be below it. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive. 4. The purchase price. The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 22% on the first £500,000 and 12% thereafter + VAT at the appropriate rate. 5. VAT. (*) indicates that VAT at the current standard rate is payable by the purchaser on the hammer price as well as being an element in the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. The double symbol (**) indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium). Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax.

12. Collection and storage. Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges.

TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS 1. Interpretation. In these Terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor has the Seller’s authority to contract. Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneers. 2. Commission is charged to sellers at the following rates: 15% + VAT on each lot sold for up to £999, 10% + VAT on each lot realising £1,000 and above. 3. Removal costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility. 4. Loss and damage waiver. We are not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to clients. However, we for our own protection assume liability for property consigned to us at lower pre-sale estimate. To justify accepting liability, we make a charge of 1.5% of the hammer price plus VAT or, if unsold, our mid estimate of the hammer price. If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, they then remain at owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4 is inapplicable. 5. Illustrations. The cost of any illustrations is borne by you. If we consider that the lot should be illustrated your permission will usually be asked first. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us, the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue.

6. We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. However, in so far as we have examined the goods and make a representation about their condition, we shall be liable for any defect which that examination ought to have revealed to the auctioneer but which would not have been revealed to the buyer had the buyer examined the goods. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a 3 week time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

6. Minimum bids and our discretion. Goods may be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7.

7. Electrical goods. These are sold as ‘antiques’ only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician first.

8. Electrical items. These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

8. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required for the goods to leave the U.K. and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing the goods in question into the destination country because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Charges may be applicable for export licences. Ask us if you need help. The denial of any permit or licence shall not justify cancellation or rescission of the sale contract or any delay in payment. 9. Bidding. Bidders will be required to register before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification will be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding. 10. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone or fax. 11. Methods of Payment. As a general rule any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of the goods is permitted. Please discuss with our Office in advance of the sale if other methods of payment are envisaged (except cash).

7. We may sell lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us ‘discretion’ we may accept a bid of up to 10% below the formal reserve. . Reserves. (a) You are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage and insurance charges stipulated in these Terms of Consignment). (b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent. (c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally.

9. Soft furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request. 10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it.


11. Unsold and withdrawn items. If an item is unsold it may with your consent be re-offered at a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred. We reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a reasonable daily rate. 12. Withdrawn and bought in items. These are liable to incur a charge of up to 10% plus VAT of the reserve or low estimate on being bought in or withdrawn after being catalogued. 13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking. 14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain premium and interest. (a) You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement. (b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than the close of business on the day of the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these terms apply. 15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal. 16. Settlement. Subject to our normal trading conditions, payment will be made by BACS or cheque four weeks after the sale unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

CONDITIONS OF SALE Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein. 1. DEFINITIONS In these Conditions: (a) ‘auctioneer’ means Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) ‘hammer price’ means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) ‘terms of consignment’ means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) ‘total amount due’ means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising. (g) ‘‘You’, ‘Your’, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2. BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER (a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved. 3. INCREMENTS Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion. 4. THE PURCHASE PRICE The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 22% on the first £500,000 and 12% thereafter + VAT at the appropriate rate. 5. VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. (Please refer to ‘Information for Buyers’ for a brief explanation of the VAT position). 6. PAYMENT (a) Immediately a lot is sold you will: (i) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and (ii) pay to us the total amount due in pounds sterling (b) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied. 7. TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES (a) The ownership of any lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due (b) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges. (c) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for. 8. REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES (a) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (i) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (ii) to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; (iii) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (v) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (vii) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (viii) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. (b) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.


10. COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. 11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. 12. AGENCY The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers. 13. TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot. 14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (a) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 ‘information to buyers’. (b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation. 15. FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND PRINTS In accordance with long standing practice in Fine Art Sale Rooms certain terms used in descriptions in the Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them in the glossary below. Glossary Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expect or authority considered by them to be reliable. (a) Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named. (b) Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainly as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. (c) Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction. (d) Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil. (e) Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil. (f) Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date. (g) After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist. (h) The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. (i) The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand. (j) Dimensions are given height before width. (k) Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.

BOOK AUCTIONS If, on collation, any named item in this catalogue proves defective in text or illustration, the lot may be returned within 14 days of the sale with the defects stated in writing. This proviso shall not apply to defects stated in the catalogue or announced at the time of sale; nor to the absence of blanks, half titles, tissue guards or advertisements, damage in respect of bindings, stains, spotting, marginal tears or other defects not affecting completeness of text or illustration; nor to drawings, autographs, letters or manuscripts, signed photographs, music, atlases, maps or periodicals; nor to books not identified by title; nor to books sold not subject to return.

GENERAL 16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. 17. (a) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them. 18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting. 19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue. 20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE

21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

Lots marked with a ‡ symbol are potentially subject to the levy.

Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €12,500. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency by the auctioneer. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale. Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to €50,000 3% €50,000.01 - 200,000 1% €200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% €350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of €500,000 Up to a maximum levy of €12,500


Valuations PROBATE VALUATIONS We offer a speedy and professional service for executors and trustees and provide bound valuations for probate and duplicate copies when required. Since security is often a consideration, we can usually arrange for a house to be cleared and sent for auction, our Valuations Department ensures that executors are informed of which sales are involved and the results thereof.

Valuations are a core part of our business and are usually carried out by a senior specialist or directors. Accuracy, speed and above all confidentiality are paramount. INSURANCE VALUATIONS Written valuations for insurance can vary from a single item to a large estate. Before starting we discuss the various options available so that the valuation is specifically tailored to individual client’s needs.

We also carry out valuations for Family Division, Capital Gains Tax, and Private Treaty Sales.

For valuations of an entire house contents an itemised bound valuation is produced and can be accompanied by photographs when required. In addition to providing an inventory, written valuations can prevent painful arguments with a loss adjuster in the event of a claim.

Contact Christine Johnson 01722 424509 FREE AUCTION VALUATIONS Free verbal valuations of items for sale are available at our Castle Street salerooms. Please telephone the relevant specialist or call our office on 01722 424500.

Woolley & Wallis valuations are accepted by all leading insurance companies.

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WOO L LE Y & WA L LI S Absentee Bid Form The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection of English Medals of the 15th – 17th Centuries

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS Lot Number in numerical order

Brief Decription

Price Excluding buyer’s premium & VAT

Thursday 16th October 2014 Please bid, on my behalf, for the undermentioned lots up to the prices shown which do not include the buyer’s premium or any V.A.T. payable on lots. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids, and/or reserves if any, and subject to the Conditions of Sale printed in the Catalogue. Please note we cannot guarantee that bids received after 4pm on the day prior to the auction will be executed. Billing Name (please print)

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Postcode Daytime telephone Email All accounts must be settled within 21 days. There is no surcharge for debit card payments, but for credit cards there will be a 2% (+VAT) surcharge. ID is required for all first time bidders.

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AUCTION CALENDAR PAINTINGS 24th September – Oils, Watercolours, Prints & Miniatures 10th December – Part 1: Fine Old Masters & 19th Century Part 2: 20th Century & Contemporary Victor Fauvelle +44 (0) 1722 424503 • victorfauvelle@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jo Butler +44 (0) 1722 424592 • jobutler@woolleyandwallis.co.uk FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART 7th October Mark Richards +44 (0) 1722 411854 • markrichards@woolleyandwallis.co.uk SILVER 21st & 22nd October Rupert Slingsby +44 (0) 1722 424501 • rupertslingsby@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers +44 (0) 1722 424594 • lucychalmers@woolleyandwallis.co.uk JEWELLERY 23rd October Jonathan Edwards +44 (0) 1722 424504 • jonathanedwards@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Marielle Whiting +44 (0) 1722 424595 • mariellewhiting@woolleyandwallis.co.uk CLOCKS, WATCHES & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 29th October Richard Price +44 (0) 7741 242421 • richardprice@woolleyandwallis.co.uk ASIAN ART 12th & 13th November John Axford +44 (0) 1722 424506 • johnaxford@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Sophie Lister +44 (0) 1722 424591 • sophielister@woolleyandwallis.co.uk ENGLISH & EUROPEAN CERAMICS & GLASS 25th November – English & European Ceramics & Glass Clare Durham +44 (0) 1722 424507 • claredurham@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 20TH CENTURY DESIGN 3rd December – British Art Pottery Michael Jeffery +44 (0) 1722 424505 • michaeljeffery@woolleyandwallis.co.uk TRIBAL ART & ANTIQUITIES February 2015 Will Hobbs +44 (0) 1722 339752 • willhobbs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk


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