Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Netherlands, Hendrik Hooft, 1788, an oval silver-gilt uniface medal, unsigned, bust three-quarters right, wearing a long wig, 43 x 35mm (cf. Schulman, 20-2 April 1998, lot 1598). High-relief portrait, extremely fine; with ropework border, suspension loop and ring (£150-200)

Hendrik Danielszoon Hooft (1710-1801), burgomeister of Amsterdam 1787-8