Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

France, Jacques Macdonald, Due de Tarente, 1825, a copper medal by J.-A. Dieudonné, bust left in military dress, rev. legend in wreath, 50mm (BDM 1, 589). Practically as struck; in contemporary red shagreen case, outer lid stamped with the arms and motto of Macdonald of Clanranald, an interesting family heirloom £80-100

Provenance: BDW Auction 3, 1 December 1993, lot 186