Auction Catalogue

17 December 2007

Starting at 1:30 PM

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Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1251

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17 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£150

Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, a cast gilt-bronze medal, unsigned [by G. van Bijlaer], fleets of ships, some capsizing in foreground, rev. heads of the Church and State, blindfolded, seated in discussion, feet on a spiked floor, 50mm (MI I, 144/111; v L I, 384/1; E 56). A contemporary cast, about very fine; with suspension loop (£150-200)