ENGLAND, AB 1707 GROSSBRITANNIEN, AB 1801 VEREINIGTES KÖNIGREICH Charles II, 1660-1685. Goldmedaille o. J. (1667),
ENGLAND, AB 1707 GROSSBRITANNIEN, AB 1801 VEREINIGTES KÖNIGREICH Charles II, 1660-1685. Goldmedaille o. J. (1667),
Estimated price : €6,000
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GOLD. In Gold von großer Seltenheit. Winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich Vgl. den Kommentar bei Hawkins, S. 536: "These medals by John Roettier have the great fault of being without date. [...] They commemorate the extraordinary efforts made by England during the year 1666 to increase her navy, thus enabling her to put to sea after the lapse of a few weeks the best fleet in regard to ships, artillery, and crew till then possessed by this country. [...] These medals were executed early in 1667, and the figure of the Britannia is a portrait of Mrs. Stuart, afterwards Duchess of Richmond, who was the fashionable beauty at Court at this time." Die Medaille wird sogar im berühmten Tagebuch des Staatssekretärs im Marineamt Samuel Pepy (1633-1703) unter dem Eintrag vom 25. Februar 1667 erwähnt: "[...] at my goldsmith's did observe the King's new medall, where, in little, there is Mrs. Steward'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."
Dieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung. / This lot cannot be sold under the margin scheme.
Information for lot 304 from Auction 232
| Nominal/Year | Goldmedaille o. J. (1667), |
|---|---|
| Rarity | In Gold von großer Seltenheit. |
| Quotes | Eimer 241; Hawkins S. 535, Nr. 186; Pax in Nummis 270; v. Loon II, vgl. S. 544 (Histoire metallique II, vgl. 522) |