Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Germany, Crown Princess Cecilie, 1915, a large uniface bronze portrait plaque by R. Küchler, bust three-quarters right within ornate border, imperial crown at top, 171mm. A striking portrait, extremely fine and rare (£90-120)

Illustration reduced. Princess Cecilie (1886-1954), Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), son of the Kaiser, in 1905. The couple had six children and a copy photograph of her holding one of them is affixed to the back of the plaque