Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1643

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15 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£35

Low Countries, Defeats by Spinola, 1606, a copper jeton, Dordrecht, 29mm (D 3611; M 2540); Fidelity of the Dutch, 1608, a copper jeton, Dordrecht, 29mm (D 3628; M 2552a); Moderation of the Archdukes for Peace, 1608, a copper jeton, Antwerp, 26mm (D 3631; v.L. II, 38); Assassination of Henri IV of France, 1610, a copper jeton, Dordrecht, 28mm (D 3665; M 2576); Religious Differences at the Conference of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1613, a copper jeton, Antwerp, 27mm (D 3697; M 2601); together with copper jetons issued by the Council of Groningen, 1590 (2), for 3 Stivers, both 22mm (Neumann 35346; M 2878, note) [7]. D 3628 and 3665 fine or better, others in varied state; all identified in envelopes £50-70

Provenance: D 3631 Glendining Auction, 9 October 1989, lot 566 (part); one Groningen Glendining Auction, 20 November 1991, lot 132 (part); others mostly bt R. Schulman November 1991