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Woolley & Wallis
Lot 236

Endymion Porter (1587-1649), diplomat and royalist, black basalt medal, believed Wedgwood, after the bronze medal by Jean Warin (1635), his bearded bust right, wearing lace collar, ENDYMION PORTER R CAROLI A CVBICVLIS ÆTAT SVÆ 48, 71.5mm (cf MI 276/78; pl. XXIII, 3; cf BMC [Jones] 298; R & S, p. 282), late 18th century and without mark. As made. Reilly & Savage list an oval example and the Wedgwood Catalogue of 1779 mentions "E. Porter". Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2013.

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Lot 238

Charles I, the Anglo-Dutch Fishing Treaty, cast silver medal, 1636, by Hans Reinhardt, conjoined busts of Charles I and Henrietta Maria right, dividing date 16 - 36, he in armour wearing wide lace collar and Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAR ET MAR DG ANGL FRANC ET HIBER RR, rev., seated figures of Justice and Peace, embracing, two infant genii in attendance, IVSTITIA ET PAX OSCVLATÆ SVNT PSAL 84, 55mm (MI 278/81; Eim. 128). A superb example of this handsome medal, extremely fine and very rare. The Anglo Dutch Fishing Treaty of 1636 saw the Dutch pay £30,000 to be permitted to fish in British waters. Some of the money was financed the deployment of a fleet to clear the seas of pirates. Provenance: Bt. Bank Leu, June, 2005.

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Lot 243

Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, half-length bust of the Prince three-quarters right, wearing plumed hat, Garter robes and George suspended from chain, CAROLVS PRIN MA BR NOBMI ORD GART MILES 22 MAY 1638, rev., Prince`s plumes and motto, C P to either side, all within Garter, MAGNI SPES MAGNA PARENTIS, 26.5mm (MI 281/87; Eim. 132; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type A, p.144). Good very fine, toned and very rare. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, September, 1998.

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Lot 244

Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, sheep shelter beneath the tallest tree, above which his coronet, SERIS FACTVRA NEPOTIBVS VMBRAM, rev., legend in seven lines within Garter, CAROL M B REGIS FILIVS CAROL PRINC INAVGVRATVR XXII MAI MDCXXXIIX, 30mm (MI 281/88; Eim. 131; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type B, pp. 144-45). Very fine. Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 16)

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Lot 245

Prince Charles, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, silver medal, 1638, by Nicholas Briot, sheep shelter beneath the tallest tree, above which his coronet, SERIS FACTVRA NEPOTIBVS VMBRAM, rev., legend in seven lines within Garter, CAROL M B REGIS FILIVS CAROL PRINC INAVGVRATVR XXII MAI MDCXXXIIX, 30mm (MI 281/88; Eim. 131; BMC [Jones] 171; Platt, type B, pp. 144-45). Some slight damage to obverse field, partly tooled, fine, reverse better.

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Lot 246

Charles I, The Scottish Rebellion, silver medal, 1639, by Thomas Simon, signed S (on armour beneath horse), Charles I on horseback to left, holding staff and trampling armour, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., hand issuing from the clouds holds a cord uniting a rose and a thistle, QVOS DEVS, 30mm. (MI 282/91; Eim. 130; Platt, type B, p. 150). Very fine, some minor scuffs on reverse. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1139)

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Lot 247

Charles I, The Scottish Rebellion, silver medal, 1639, by Thomas Simon, Charles I on horseback to left, holding staff and trampling armour, CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., hand issuing from the clouds holds a cord uniting a rose and a thistle, QVOS DEVS, 27mm (MI 283/94; Platt, type E, p. 151). Extremely fine and toned and rare. This variety is signed TS on shoulder of armour, however this specimen, whilst sharply struck elsewhere, has `lost` the signature. Provenance: Bt. Sanda Lipton, November, 2000.

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Lot 248

The destruction of the Spanish Fleet by the Dutch off Dover [the Battle of the Downs], silver medal, 1639, by Johannes Loof [Middleburg], a naval action at close quarters with, to the fore, the crew escaping a sinking ship, rev., within a wreath of vines with grapes, legend in fourteen lines, "Æternitati S Ob Hisp classe … illustr Pr Hen Fred ausp a Martino Trompio Hollandiæ….", 62.5mm (MI 285/96; Eim. 135; vL II, 245,2; MH 535). Extremely fine and very rare. The Spanish fleet, carrying troops to the Spanish Netherlands, had requested shelter from the English, but were attacked by the Dutch before it could be granted and who violated English neutrality. Provenance: Bonham`s, 14 July, 2004 (lot 583).

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Lot 249

Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, cast silver medal, undated [1639], by Nicolas Briot, bust right, wearing plain collar over armour with lion`s head shoulder plate, Garter George suspended from ribbon, signed behind shoulder BRIOT, CAROLVS I DG MAG BRITANN FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., ship sailing right, NEC META MIHI QVÆ TERMINVS ORBE, 60mm (MI 285/97; BHM [Jones] 174; Eim. 136; MH 29; Farquhar I, 203; Platt, pp. 147-48). A choice example of a wonderful portrait medal, extremely fine, toned and rare. Whilst the reverse is identical to the second of the two earlier `Dominion of the Sea` medals (lot 217), the obverse shows an older king, in armour rather than a cloak. The medal emphasizes Charles`s position following the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover (lot 248), when the English were in negotiations with Admiral Antonio de Oquendo. Provenance: Ex Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 25 March, 1998 (lot 22); Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 371).

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Lot 25

Queen Mary, small restitutional copper medal, 18th century, perhaps by Stuart, after Jacques Jonghelinck and after the larger medal by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, c.1555, bust of Mary left in embroidered dress, jewelled cap and veil, rev., weakly impressed "Queen MARY", 33mm (MI 72/19; cf Smolderen F8; Arm I, 242, 5; van Mieris III, 378, II). Extremely fine, scarce. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auction, October 2012.

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Lot 250

Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660), marriage to Prince William II of Orange (1626-1650), German gilt-silver medal, 1641, by Johann Blum, the Prince and Princess joining hands below rays of light shining from heavenly dove between two cherubs, in the distance a palace, rev., William in the form of Pallas tramples on Bellona and receives an olive branch from Mary, 72mm (MI 287/100; Eim. 137; vL II, 251). An excellent example of a medal famous for its fine attention to detail, choice extremely fine. Princess Mary was the eldest daughter of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria and was the first princess to be granted the title Princess Royal. The marriage took place on 2 May 1641 at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace when the bride was only nine years old. In 1642, she moved to Holland with her mother. The couple`s son became William III of Orange on his father`s death, and king of England in 1689.

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Lot 252

Mary, Princess Royal (1631-1660), her arrival in Holland, copper medal, 1642, by Sebastian Dadler, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, seated on throne, trophies and shields around, his foes at his feet, LIBERTAS PATRIÆ ME DEFENSORE TRIUMPHAT …, rev., Prince William and Princess Mary meet within a fenced garden with central Belgic lion, ??????? radiating from clouds above, QUO TE MARS ET AMOR…, 72mm (MI 290/105; vL II, 257; Eim. 138; Wiecek 107). Traces of having been gilt, nearly extremely fine. The medal is unlisted in copper. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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Lot 253

Charles I, gilt-silver portrait medallion, c.1642, in the style of Jean or Claude Warin, bust right wearing lace collar over armour, two sashes, one with Garter George, his hair long with lovelock over his left shoulder, CAROLVS I DG MAGN BRIT FRANC ET HIB REX ET ÆTATIS SVÆ, rev., Aurora in her chariot drawn by a winged horse, VIRTVTIS FORMÆQ PRÆVIA, 70mm, 90.44g (MI 292/107; Platt p. 241, type B), integral shaped suspension loop with ring. A handsome medal, good very fine and extremely rare. This medal was originally known only from the specimen in the collection of Edward Pretty (see MI, where attributed to Jean Warin), which came to light when sold in the Hever Castle Collection sale (Sotheby, 15 June, 1969). [Sir] Mark Jones did not attribute the medal in BMC French Medals, however a note in his hand was sold with the specimen, in silvered bronze, in the Papillon Collection (Bonhams, 25 March, 1998, lot 24), stating, "It seems likely that it is a relatively early and possibly 17th century". The reverse of the medal is a direct copy of the reverse of Trezzo`s medal of Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga (Attwood 71; Kress 438). Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 5 May, 2005 (lot 1417).

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Lot 254

Charles I, the declaration of Parliament, silvered electrotype of the oval medal of 1642, by Thomas Rawlins and in the British Museum; a ship in full sail to left, in exquisite detail, rev., PRO RELIGIONE GREGE ET REGE, the two Houses of Parliament, with the King and Speaker, wide wreath border, 55 x 51mm (MI. 293/110; Platt p. 154, type A). Much as made, good very fine. Platt records three examples of original medals, all in Museum collections. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, June, 2009.

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Lot 260

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, the final meeting at Kineton, Gloucestershire, pewter medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, the King and Queen enthroned beneath sun and moon, a dragon slain beneath their feet, CERTIVS PYTHONEM INVICTI, rev., legend and date in twelve lines, XIII IVL / CAROL ET MARIÆ M B F ET H R R IN VALLE KEINTON AVSPICAT OCCVRRENT ET FVGATO IN OCCIDENT REBELLIVM VICT ET PAC OMEN OXON MDCXLIII, signed with horizontal "R" below, 36.5mm (MI 306/130; pl XXVI, 15; Platt p. 209, type A). Seemingly cast from a struck example, excessively rare. The meeting took place on 13 July, the same day as the decisive Royalist victory by Lord Wilmot over Sir William Waller at the Battle of Roundway Down, near Devizes, Wiltshire. Six specimens are now known, three in silver and three in pewter. MI listed just two, one of which reputedly destroyed in a fire in 1879 is, in fact, in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (together with another in pewter). A cast silver example, previously in the collection of Helen Farquhar, Glendining`s, 25 April 1955, lot 218 (part), was again offered for sale by Glendining`s [English Collector], 16 March 1989, lot 63a (£820), and is now in a private collection. A pewter example was sold by Buckland, Dix & Wood [now Dix, Noonan, Webb], 8 December, 1994 (lot 576), and is also in a private collection. This piece had been in a private collection for about 25 years prior to being sold. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3005).

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Lot 261

Charles I, Peace or War, silver medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust of the King right, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., sword and olive branch crossed, crowned C - R to either side, IN VTRVMQVE PARATVS, 29.5mm (MI 308/134; Eim. 142; BMC [Jones] 177; Platt, pp. 205-06). Extremely fine, unusually sharp and well toned.

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Lot 267

Robert Devereaux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), confirmed as Captain-General, cast silver medal, 1644, armoured bust of Essex three-quarters right, wearing plain collar, legend R.R.R. P.P.P. FIDISSIMVS 1644, rev., large initials SX above GL within a scroll, MAGS PROTECR LIBERATV PATRIÆ, 37mm (MI 312/141; Platt II, type F, pp. 82-83), Good very fine, some light chasing and wear on the highest spots, toned and very rare. The seemingly curious obverse legend translates as, "Most faithful to the three Republics", of England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1147); ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection Glendining`s, 27 May 1957.

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Lot 270

William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury, trial and execution, silver memorial medal, by John Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right in ecclesiastical robes and hat, GVIL LAVD ARCHIEPPISC CANTVAR X IAN 1644, rev., infant genii hold crown and mitre over London river panorama, SANCTI CAROLI PRÆCVRSOR, 58mm (MI 315/147; Eim 145; Platt II, pp. 189-90; vL II, 273; Weiss Fig 9). Very fine, die flaw below bust, edge bruise on reverse at 4 o`clock. Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin until 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645. Provenance: Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, (lot 508)

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Lot 276

John Campbell, Earl of Loudon (1598-1663), silver portrait medal, 1645, by Abraham Simon, signed AS on truncation, capped bust of Campbell, to left, wearing plain collar and doublet, rev., legend, IOHAN COM LOVDOVN SVMMVS SCOTIÆ CANCELLARIVS 1645, 36mm (MI 321/157; Eim. 148; CP 97/5; Platt II, p. 63), A strong portrait, cast and very lightly chased, good very fine and very rare. Campbell was a member of the General Assembly of 1638 and opposed the imposition of the new prayer book by Charles I and Archbishop Laud and the King`s interference with the traditions of the Scottish nobility. He became a leading spokesman for the Covenanter movement and was one of the seven Scottish nobles who signed a letter to the King of France requesting his aid. The discovery of this letter led to his arrest for treason and committal to the Tower but with the support of the Marquis of Hamilton he was released and permitted to return to Scotland. In 1641 he was appointed to be the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and was also First Commissioner of the Treasury and President of the Privy Council, positions he held till he was deposed at the Restoration in 1660. He was Chancellor of St. Andrew`s University. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1153).

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Lot 277

Murrough O`Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin (1614-1674), silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, signed AS on truncation, armoured bust of Lord Inchiquin left, wearing lace cravat and sash, rev., legend and title as Lord President of the Province of Munster, 36mm. (MI 324/161; Eim. 150; Platt II, pp. 242-43; Brady 14-15, this piece). Cast and lightly chased, with old trace of mounting-mark at top, good very fine and very rare. The Earl of Inchiquin fought against the Catholic Rebels in Ireland in 1642 before changing to the Parliamentary forces. He was ruthless in the sacking and burning of several towns, earning the nickname "Murrough of the Burnings". He cleared the Catholics from Cork, Youghal and Kinsale. The medal`s reverse gives him the title of Lord President of the Province of Munster. On the Restoration he transferred his allegiance once more to the Crown but by then he was regarded as a traitor by both sides. He visited Rome seeking pardon from the Pope for his past atrocities and spent his remaining years in penance. The emergency coins issued in Ireland by the Lords Justices in 1642 are sometimes called "Inchiquin Money". For an account of the the medals, see Gerard Brady, The Lord Inchiquin Medal of 1646 (Abraham Simon), Numismatic Circular, March 1989, pp 41-43. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1154); ex G. D. Paterson, Christie`s, 25 November 1969; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining`s, 27 May 1957 (lot 221).

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Lot 279

Albert Joachim (1560-1654), Ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces (aged 86), uniface cast silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, robed and bearded bust left, plain collar, hair short, rev., engraved inscription, THo PARR / AGED 152 / AND 2 MONETHS, 35mm (for the obverse see MI 324/162; Eimer 151; Platt II, pp. 178-79). Nearly very fine, a cast of considerable age. The inscription on the reverse is intriguing and fits well with this medal. Thomas Parr or Old Tom Parr (1483 (?) - 1635) of Winington in the Parish of Alberbury, was indeed reputed to be 152 years old at the time of his death, having lived on a diet of "subrancid cheese and milk in every form, coarse and hard bread and small drink, generally sour whey". He was said to have had an affair when he was over 100 years old and fathered a child born out of wedlock. After the death of his first wife, he married his child`s mother at the alleged age of 122. On his death Charles I arranged that he be buried in Westminster Abbey. See also the previous lot. The medal`s previous owner, James David Anthony [J. D. A.] Thompson, a curator at the Ashmolean Museum, would have relished the reverse inscription. Provenance: Ex. J. D. A. Thompson (d. 1970) Collection; ex. Glendining Auction, 3 October, 2002 (lot 1082).

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Lot 281

Giles Strangways (1615-1675), imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1645-1648, large silver medal, 1648, by John Roettier, signed IAN. R . F, struck after the Restoration, draped bust right, ÆGIDIVS STRANGWAYS DE MELBVRY IN COM DORCESTER ARMIGER, rev., view of the White Tower of London flying Royal Standard, sun bursting from clouds above, DECVSQVE ADVERSA DEDERVNT, in ex., INCARCERATVS SEPT 1645 LIBERATVS APR 1648, 60.5mm (MI 333/177; Eim. 153; Platt II, pp. 291-92). Nearly extremely fine, small rim knock on reverse. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1155).

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Lot 283

Charles I, the call to unanimity, silver medal, 1648, by Nicholas Briot, laureate bust right, CAROLVS I DG ANG SCOT FR ET HIB REX, signed B below, rev., three crowns of the kingdoms linked with cord, VNITÆ INVICTÆ, without date and rose at base, 28mm (MI 336/180; Eim. 154; Platt I, p. 213, type B). Extremely fine, scarce. Provenance: Bt. A. Howitt, September, 2011.

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Lot 284

Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins], bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a hammer striking a diamond placed on an anvil, INEXPVGNABILIS, 42.5mm, (MI 340/187; cf Eim. 157; Platt I, type A, pp. 244-45), with integral ring for suspension. Very fine with original gilding, an extremely rare variety. This variety is made up of a combination of two medals, this obverse being found with the "Salamander Medal" (see following two lots); whilst the reverse is usually paired with a similar obverse, though it has a changed legend and the initials C - R before and behind the bust.

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Lot 285

Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a salamander amid flames, CONSTANTIA CAESARIS IAN 30 1648, 42mm (MI 341/188; Eim. 157; Platt I, type B, pp. 244-45; Farquhar p. 270). Good very fine with original gilding, rare. Provenance: Bt. Spink Numismatic Circular (no. 5898); old dealer`s ticket (£3-10s) and old collector`s ticket, "Ex A H Baldwin Jan 1951".

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Lot 290

Charles I, silver cliché Memorial medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, armoured bust of king left, mantle around shoulders, hair long, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET H REX, 36 x 30mm (MI 344/194; Platt I, type H, pp. 249-50). Good very fine and very rare. This is an unusual cliché striking of the obverse of what is normally a two-sided medal. Provenance: Bt. Spink.

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Lot 293

Charles I, copper Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right wearing armour, hair long and love-lock falling over left shoulder, CAROL DG MB F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 51mm (MI 346/200; Eim. 162a; Platt I, type B, p. 262; Weiss, Fig. 1). Extremely fine, a little mottled toning to reverse. Traditionally described as by John Roettier, the medal is now believed to have been issued c.1695 by James and Norbert Roettier (cf A. Griffiths, "Advertisements for Medals in the London Gazette", The Medal, No. XV, pp.4-6). Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, August, 2003.

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Lot 294

Charles I, gold Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Extremely fine and excessively rare in gold. The second known specimen, Platt records aother in the Ashmolean Museum. Provenance: Woolley & Wallis Auction, 31 January, 2007 (lot 680).

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Lot 295

Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Extremely fine and toned. Provenance: Ex E. K. Barnsdale Collection, Spink, New York, 11 December, 2001 (lot 23).

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Lot 296

Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, by James and Norbert Roettier, armored and draped bust right, CAROL DG M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM, rev., hand from heaven holds crown over a pastoral landscape, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 34.5mm 16.7 mm (MI 347/201; Platt I, type C, p. 263; Eim. 162b). Somewhat buffed and mark in field on reverse, very fine.

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Lot 298

Charles I, the Oxford Memorial, 1649, silver-gilt medal, an altar inscribed "P.M. Acad: Oxon.", dividing the date 16-48, rev., legend "DEO, Ecclesiæ, Principi victima.", 29 mm (MI 348/205; Eim. 165; Platt p. 266, type A), integral suspension loop. Good very fine and rare with bright original gilding. The Parliamentarians removed many of the top academics from their positions for their royalist beliefs. These medals, of which there a several varieties, were issued following the execution of the king. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1160).

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Lot 300

Charles I, 1649, cast oval silver Memorial medal, of Dutch manufacture, bust of the King right, on stippled background, wearing armour and Garter George on ribbon, CAROLVS REX, date 1649 below, rev., crowned crossed sceptres with CR at sides, lightly stippled background both sides, 43 x 37.5mm (M.I. - ; Platt - ; v.L. - ). A handsome medal, good very fine and apparently unrecorded. The portrait is virtually identical to the proceeding lot. The Morton & Eden catalogue refers to it being "indistinctly marked .I.P. (?) on truncation", but the present cataloguer feels this is more a roughness in the casting. Traces of the casting sprue remain on the edge between 8 and 9 o`clock. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1162)

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Lot 302

Charles I, a uniface gilt-bronze Memorial medal, 1649, by Hans Reinhardt the younger, a variation on the previous medal, conjoined busts right of Charles and Henrietta Maria, he, in armour slightly turned, hair falling over plain lace collar, wearing Garter George on ribbon, she with pearl necklace, CAR ET MAR DG ANGL FRANC ET HIBER RR, the design and legend against a stippled background, 73mm (cf MI 350/209; Eim. 159, cf Platt p. 259), with ornate integral suspension loop. A second superb medal, extremely fine. The maker has carefully tooled the design, `improved` the fine detail and simplified the legend.

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Lot 303

Charles I, silver Memorial medal, 1649, of German or Dutch manufacture, signed F, armoured and draped bust three-quarters left, hair long, lion shoulder-plate, legend in two lines around, F LEYDEN GOTT UND OBRIGKEIT - CARL I V G G KÖNIG VON ENGEL SCHOTT UND IRRLAND, rev., a seven-headed monster rampant over the decapitated head of Charles, the crown and sceptre beside it, BEY DES POFELS MACH TUND STREIT, 46mm (MI 352/210; Eim. 163; Platt I, p. 257; vL II, 321). Choice extremely fine with light tone. Provenance: Bt. T. Millet, List, June 2005 (no 220)

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Lot 304

The Phoenix Medal, the death of Charles I and the accession of Charles II, silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust right, signed "R" below, CAROLVS I DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., a phoenix, wings spread, rises from the flames, CAROLVS II DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX - EX CINERIBVS, beaded border to both sides and diagonally milled edge, 31mm (MI 352/211; MI Plate XXX/12; Platt I, p. 253). Good very fine, perhaps better, grey tone and an exceptional rarity. Platt writes, "An excessively rare medal, known only in silver". MI lists two specimens, one in the Hunterian Collection, the other in the Bavarian Royal Collection, Munich [now housed in the Münchner Residenz]. The British Museum subsequently acquired their specimen in 1899 and it appears in the Plates to MI. The medal is hard to date, old obverse die medal displays a slight central die flaw from the top to bottom and another, more marked, extending from the beak of the phoenix to the edge (between HIBER and REX). The reverse is in a somewhat differing style and no other medals of the period have a milled edge. The dies may have broken, this would explain its rarity, but the theme of the medal with the name of Charles II linked with the image of a phoenix would not have been popular in Cromwellian England. Thomas Rawlins was believed to have moved to France by 1648 and although he returned to England in 1652 he was no reinstated as Chief Engraver at the Mint till after the Restoration in 1660. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, January, 2014; A. Morris Collection; ex. Glendining`s. 22 January, 1996 (lot 555)

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Lot 31

Philip II, of Spain and King of England, the siege of St. Quentin, silver medal, 1557, by Jacques Jonghelinck, laureate armoured bust of Philip to right, wearing Badge of the Golden Fleece on ribbon, PHILIPPVS DG HISP ET ANGLIÆ REX, rev., legend in 16 lines, small head of St. Quentin in centre, ANNO MDLVII DEN X TAG AVG WARD DVRCH KVNIG PHILIP ZV HISPAN VND ENGELLAND …, 35.5mm (MI 84/47; vL I, 17, 2; Smolderen 226/13). An excellent example, good very fine, toned and rare. The English government did not wish to be involved in the Spanish war against France, but Philip II had Mary authorize a small force, led by the Earl of Pembroke, which succeeded in capturing the town of St. Quentin in Picardy, Northern France. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2463).

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Lot 311

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver Royalist Badge, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles almost full-face, in armour and wearing Garter George on a ribbon, C - R to either side, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria, nearly full-face, wearing pearl necklace, lovelock on her right shoulder, M - R to either side, `civic` wreath border both sides, suspension loop and ring attached, 35 x 26.5mm (MI 357/222; Platt I, p. 199, type C; Farquhar I, 211). Very fine and very rare. Derek Allen attributed the medal to Thomas Simon. Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 September, 2012 (lot 832).

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Lot 329

Prince Charles, oval silver Royalist badge, c. 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, young bust of the Prince left, long flowing hair, wearing richly decorated armour with lion shoulder-plate, Garter George on chain Collar, rev., royal armorial shield within Garter, large crown above, 49 x 34mm (MI 372/263; Platt I, p. 298; Farquhar, Folorn Hope, Pl XXIII, I), suspension loop and finial. A superb portrait badge, very fine, lightly chased and with even tone, extremely rare. The portrait is closely similar to that on the reverse of the "Forlorn Hope" Medal of 1643. Provenance: Bt. Spink; ex Spink Auction, 27 February, 1980 (lot 394); ex J. M. Elger Collection; ex C. Hughes Hartmann Collection, Glendining`s, 27 May 1957 (lot 14).

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Lot 332

Charles I, Pattern gold Unite, or medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms within Garter, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35mm, 10.7g (MI 373/266, silver only; North - ; Wilson & Rasmussen - ; Platt p. 274, type B). Unrecorded in gold and believed to be unique, die flaw or crease follows the monarch`s nose from X of REX to inner border, some tooling, obv, nearly extremely fine, rev. choice, excessively rare. The medal is not a rarity when found in silver, where it is referred to as a "so-called" pattern halfcrown, see lot 333.

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Lot 333

Charles I, "So-Called" Pattern Halfcrown, or gilt-silver medal, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles left, wearing lace collar, lovelock falling over his left shoulder, CAROLVS DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB RX, rev., ornately stamped in imitation of engraving, the royal arms within Garter, crown above, motto below, laurel border, 35.5mm (MI 373/266, silver only; North - ; Wilson & Rasmussen - ; Platt p. 274, type B). Nearly extremely fine, a little wear to gilding on reverse. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 15 October, 2002 (lot 983).

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Lot 337

Charles I, the Juxon Medal, or pattern Five-Broads, a gilt-metal electrotype copy of the unique specimen (now in the British Museum), by Abraham Vanderdoort (?), bust of Charles left, long hair falling over a lace collar, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 39.5mm (MI 374/270; North 2653; Platt I, p. 278; Wilson & Rasmussen 18; Farquhar I, 178). Much as made, about extremely fine. MI [1885] attributed the medal to Thomas Rawlins, but it is now accepted as the work of Abraham Vanderdoort. The unique original, now in the British Museum, was handed by the king when on the scaffold, to William Juxon (1582-1663), Bishop of London, immediately prior to his execution. Provenance: Bt Spink, July, 2005.

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Lot 347

Charles I and Henrietta Maria, the "Sovereigns of England", c. 1632, by or from the workshops of Simon and Willem de Passe; a silver counter box containing a set of silver gaming counters, in imitation of engraving, each depicting a standing figure and reverses with arms and details of the reign and place of burial; the box of openwork design, bust left within scrolled foliate border, the side with two panels showing fanciful animals and birds with scrolls around, the base a later restoration, with a medal of the Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, for the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle, 1745, 32 wide x 25mm high; the counters, Edward the Confessor, Harold II, William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard II, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III - "BVRIED AT LECHESTER", Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, James I and Queen Anne, Prince Henry, Charles I and Henrietta Maria, Charles, Prince of Wales; together with Mary, Queen of Scots, Henry, Earl of Darnley, Frederick of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Bohemia and Charles Louis of Bohemia, 27mm (MI 379/281, for details of set), the whole contained in Georgian velvet-lined shagreen fitted case. The box generally in good order but some splits and small missing pieces of the scrollwork, the counters mostly very fine and very rare as a complete set. (qty) The unsigned medal obverse (base of the box), shows the bust of Prince Charles Edward right, CAROLUS WALLIÆ PRINCEPS - 1745, and rev., (inside base), Britannia at the shore, ships beyond, AMOR ET SPES, 30mm (MI.600/251; Eim. 595b; Woolf 59:1). The medal is listed in MI and elsewhere as the "Expected Arrival of the Young Pretender". The portrait is after a bust by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1680-1767). Provenance: Ex Collection Charles Lee (one time president of the British Antique Dealers` Association), Sotheby Auction, 28 November, 2001.

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Lot 353

The Trial of John Lilburn (1615-1657), silver medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, bust of Lilburne left, in doublet and plain collar, legend around in three concentric circles, IOHN LILBORNE SAVED BY THE POWER OF THE LORD AND THE INTEGRITY OF HIS IVRY WHO ARE IVGES OF LAW AS WEL AS FACT OCT 26 1649, rev., central rose, the names of the Jurymen around in four concentric circles, MYLES . PETTY . STE . ILES . ABR . SMITH . ION . KING . NIC . MVRIN . THO . DAINTY . EDM . KEYSAR . EDW . PARKINS . RAL . PACKMAN . WIL . COMINS . SY . WEEDON . HEN . TOWLEY . OCTOBER . 26 . 1649, 33.5mm (MI 385/3; Eimer 167; Platt II, p. 202; Fearon 99.1). An unusually nice specimen of this medal struck on low relief, nearly extremely fine. John Lilburn, political agitator and "Leveller" who fought for "Freeborn Rights". He was acquitted of the charge of High Treason for libeling Cromwell and Ireton.

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Lot 354

The Trial of John Lilburn (1615-1657), small oval gilt-silver medal, 1649, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, bust left wearing lace collar, rev., shield of arms, OCTOBER 26 1649, 25 x 21.5mm (MI 386/4; Platt II, p. 202-03; Vertue pl. XXII, B). Very fine and extremely rare. See footnote to previous lot . Provenance: Bt Classical Numismatic Group, July, 2005; ex Spink NC, March 1979 (No. 3100) and ex Papillon Collection (but not in Bonhams auction).

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Lot 355

Henry Ireton (1611-1651), Lord-Deputy of Ireland, cast oval silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust of Ireton left, QVID TIBI RETRIBVAM, rev., soldier climbing a rock and setting fire to the roof of a cottage, a battle in the distance, IVSTITIA NECESSITAS Q IVBET, 29mm x 27.5mm (MI 387/6; Eim - ; Platt II, pp. 173-77). Extremely fine and extremely rare. Henry Ireton, MP for Appleby, 1645; Commissary General, 1645 (promoted on the day of the Battle of Naseby); Lord-Deputy of Ireland, 1650. He was born at Attenborough, near Nottingham, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before moving to the Middle Temple in 1629. He fought at Marston Moor, the second Battle of Newbury, Naseby and the Siege of Bristol. In 1646 he married Cromwell`s daughter Bridget (1624-1662). Ireton accompanied Cromwell to Ireland in 1649, was present at the Storming of Drogheda and Wexford, and assumed command in 1650, on Cromwell`s return to England. In the summer of 1651 he resumed the Siege of Limerick but was to die there of a fever on the 26th November. He was buried at Westminster Abbey but at the Restoration, as a regicide, his body was exhumed and hanged at Tyburn. An unpublished uniface portrait medal of Ireton was sold by Morton & Eden, 14 June, 2007 (lot 590). Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 3 May, 2011 (lot 11).

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Lot 357

Naval Reward, Service Against Six Ships, 1650, a good quality electrotype copy of medal, at one time attributed to Thomas Simon, an anchor with the shields of England and Ireland suspended from the beams, MERUISTI, rev., a ship engaged with frigates to either side, SERVICE DON AGAINST SIX SHIPS, 40.5 x 34.5mm (MI 390/11; MH 36; Platt II, p. 333), 19th century. Very fine. See note to previous lot. Provenance: Bt. Bucks Coins.

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Lot 359

Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, small uniface oval silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust left, THE LORD OF HOSTS, 18th century striking from original dies, 24mm x 20.5mm (MI 391/13; Eim. 181b; Farquhar I, 220). Nearly extremely fine, usual signs of die damage above head, toned. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1254)

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Lot 360

Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, cast silver medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, armoured bust of Oliver Cromwell to left, WORD AT DVBAR - THE LORD OF HOSTS - SEPTEM Y 3 1650, rev., the Speaker seated facing, in the assembled chamber of Parliament, 28mm x 35mm, 18th century striking (MI 392/14; Eim. 181a; H & P pl. 30, 7; Platt I, p. 312-14). Very fine and a contemporary or near contemporary example. Provenance: Glendining`s Auction, 13 September, 2001 (lot 115).

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Lot 362

William II of Orange (1625-1650), disputes with the States of Holland, silver medal, 1650, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés joined by the rim, bust of William II three-quarters right, in armour, with plain collar and Garter George on a ribbon, against background of scrolled orange plants, WILHELMVS II DG PRINC AVRAICÆ COM NASS EC, signed PVA, rev., shield of arms suspended on ribbons from crown, Garter around, HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE, 64mm (MI 393/16; vL II, 333; Friedricks 1/1a). Good very fine and extremely rare. Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 802).

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Lot 363

William II of Orange (1625-1650), Death; and his widow, Princess Mary, cast gilt-pewter medal, by Pieter van Abeele, 1650, bust of William three-quarters right wearing Garter George over armour, WILHELMVS II DG PRINC AVRAICÆ COM NASS EC, rev., bust of Mary left, with pearl necklace and earring and others in her hair, MARIA DG PRINCEPS M BRIT AVRANT DOTARIA ETC, 64.5mm (MI 393/17; Scher [1997] 17; vL II, 340). Probably contemporary or nearly so, very fine. William died of smallpox in 1650, eight days before his son William, the future William III, was born. William III, was elected to his father`s office of Stadtholder in 1672, aged 22. He married Princess Mary, daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 4 May, 2005 (lot 1421).

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Lot 364

Charles II, Scottish Coronation at Scone Palace, cast silver medal, 1651, believed designed by Sir James Balfour, crowned bust right wearing Coronation robes and Collar of the Garter, CAROLVS 2 DG SCO ANG FRA & HI REX FI DE cor i ia scon 1651, rev., the crowned Lion of England, rampant and holding thistle, NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET, 31.5mm (MI 394/18; Eim. 183; Woll iv; Platt II, pp. 351-52). Very fine and very rare. Charles had attempted to obtain the English throne by being first acclaimed as King of Scotland. Having accepted the "Deed of Covenant", drawn up by the Protestants, he and future monarchs were prevented from intervention in matters of religion and Catholicism was rejected. Charles was crowned King of Scotland on 1st January 1651 but by September he had fled from the Battle of Worcester into exile. There have been no further coronations in Scotland since then. The antiquarian and royalist Sir James Balfour of Denmylne, 1st Baronet, (c.1600 - c.1658), of Perth and Kinross , was well placed to have designed the medal. Provenance: Glendining Auction, 1 June, 2002 (lot 922); ex. Sanda Lipton.

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Lot 366

The Naval Reward for Captains, gold medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, the so-called Blake Medal: the united shields of England, Scotland and Ireland suspended from the beams of an anchor, a rope scrolls around, signed with TS monogram at top of anchor, rev., a naval engagement, the sea filled with ships, in the forefront a Dutch ship sinks, its stern with the signature SIMON, the prow of another signed TS, 46 x 36mm; 28.8g (MI 400/28; Lessen PB1; Platt II, pp. 335-35, type C; Eim 185*; MH 36; BBM 14B; DF 103.1*; Tancred p. 31), integral suspension loop and ring. A superb gold medal, extremely fine and excessively rare. This, the smaller Naval Reward, was awarded to Captains and officers of lower rank of the ships involved in the last of the three great naval battles of the First Dutch War, Portland, Gabbard, and Texel on 31 July 1653, during the course of which Admiral Tromp was killed. Lessen has established that 80 specimens were issued and awarded. The survival rate has not been good and whilst listing 15 specimens he has demonstrated the confusion of pedigrees from named sales, some going back to the 18th century, and concludes that several of them must be the same pieces re-appearing, "seven distinct specimens can be defined today, with one or two more possibles out of the fifteen listed, so perhaps eight or nine [survive] in total". Of these three are in English museum collections. Only three medals have appeared at public auction since the War, the first Glendining, 12 February, 1964 (lot 10), the second ex David F. Spink Collection, SCA 50, 6-7 March, 1986 (lot 930), and third this specimen as detailed below. A fourth, also ex David Spink, was sold privately by his estate in 1986. Provenance: Ex. Papillon Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 35); ex Greta S. Heckett (lot 216) believed also ex G. Hamilton-Smith (lot 1004) Collection. * Both Eimer and Fearon illustrate this actual medal.

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Lot 368

Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by Pieter van Abeele (1608-1684), formed of two clichés bound by a rim, bust in armour, three-quarters right, wearing the Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, engraved ornamentation behind, MART HERP TROMP …, rev., helm over his shield of arms, griffin supporters, a naval engagement within cartouche below, OBYT Æ 56, 70.5mm (MI 402/32; vL II, 364; MH 540). Nearly extremely fine and rare. Tromp established his reputation with the destruction of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of the Downs in 1639, a battle that effectively ended Spanish sea power. The Battle of Texel [Scheveningen] was fought between the Dutch and English forces as the Dutch tried to break the English blockade of the Dutch coast. The outcome was indecisive and heavy losses were incurred on both sides. Tromp was killed by a sharpshooter in the rigging of William Penn`s ship. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, May, 2008.

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Lot 369

Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by O. [Wouter] Müller, formed of two clichés joined at the rim, two cherubs hold crown above bust in doublet, three-quarters right, wearing the Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, engraved ornamentation behind, legend on ribbon below, "Myn hert en handt was voor het landt", rev., a naval engagement at close-quarters, in high relief, smoke billowing from English ship, "Waarom doet Muller … obÿt den 10 aug 1653", 75mm (MI 403/34; cf vL II, 364; MH 542; Salton 145) Chased in obverse field and obverse deeply toned, nearly extremely fine and rare. See footnote to previous lot. This is one of very few medals throughout MI with "Her Majesty" amongst the listed provenances. Provenance: Bt. Schulman, November, 2001.

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Lot 37

Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and François II (1544-1559-1560), King consort of Scotland and Dauphin of France, 1558, a 19th century restitutional silver medal, 1558, by Jean Baptiste Salmson, copying a 16th century jeton by Guillaume Martin, busts vis-à-vis, crown above, rev., the arms of Dauphiné and Scotland, FECIT VTRAQVE VNVM 1558, 54mm (MI 92/5; BMC [Jones] Vol I, 78; BDM V, 317). Choice mint state. Guillaume Martin (active from before 1558-?1590). Provenance: Michael Hall Collection, Part I, Baldwin Auction, 4 May, 2010 (lot 265).

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Lot 370

Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by O. [Wouter] Müller, formed of two clichés joined at the rim, two cherubs hold crown above bust in doublet, three-quarters right, wearing the Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, engraved ornamentation behind, legend on ribbon below, "Myn hert en handt was voor het landt", rev., a naval engagement at close-quarters, in high relief, smoke billowing from English ship, "Waarom doet Muller …", but lacks the word "obÿt", 70.5mm (MI 404/35; vL II, 364; MH 543; Scher [1997] 24). Chased in obverse field, nearly extremely fine and rare. See footnote to previous lot and 368. Provenance: Bt T. Millett, November, 2000.

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Lot 371

Admiral Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet, death at the Battle of the Texel, silver medal, 1653, by Dirck van Rijswick, formed of two clichés joined at the rim, armoured bust three-quarters right, in high relief, with lion shoulder-plate, plain collar and Badge of the Order of St Michael on ribband, MARTINVS HERPERTI TROMPIUS EQUES ET THALASSIAR HOLLANDIÆ XX ANS, ÆT LV, rev., a naval engagement at close-quarters with, to the right, a sinking ship, VICTOR HOSTIUM FORTITER PRO PATRIA PUGNANS OCCUBUIT …, 56.5mm (MI 404/36; Scher [1997] 25; vL II, 364; MH 544). The border shaped at top to take suspension loop, some tooling but a choice example, extremely fine and very rare. From a design by Jan Lievens (1607-1674). Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 3 May, 2001 (lot 792).

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Lot 372

Major-General John Lambert (1619-1684), Parliamentarian and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, a restitutional small uniface oval silver portrait medal, by Stuart, after Thomas Simon [1653], his bare head left, with short, curled hair, his name behind, LAMBERT, 25 x 22mm (MI 405/39, var.; Platt II, pp. 182-83), contained in its original and delightful shagreen case, this with an old inked label, "M G Lambert". Extremely fine, toned and very rare. John Lambert was born in Calton Hall, Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire in 1619. He served under General Thomas Fairfax. He fought in several battles before, in 1647, he was placed in command of the Northern Forces. In 1652 Cromwell appointed him Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Under the military rule imposed in 1655 Lambert ran the Northern District from York. He was opposed to Cromwell being appointed Lord Protector and refused to take the oath of loyalty. He resigned from office and retired to Wimbledon where he spent his time painting and gardening. In 1659 he attempted to organise resistance to the restoration of the monarchy and marched against Monk. However his army was to desert him and he was imprisoned in the Tower then exiled to Guernsey where, after spending 24 years in prison, he died on Drake`s Island in February, 1684. Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, April, 2006; ex Papillion Collection, Bonhams, 25 March, 1998 (lot 36).

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Lot 373

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, cast silver medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, armoured and draped bust left, OLIVERVS DEI GRA REIPVB ANGLIÆ SCO ET HIB & PROTECTOR, rev., lion displaying arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVAERITVR BELLO, 38mm (MI 409/45; Eim. 188b; Platt I, pp. 338-39; Farquhar I, 222). Very fine. Provenance: Bt. Caroline Penman, 1998

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Lot 374

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, cast silver medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, armoured and draped bust left, OLIVERVS DEI GRA REIPVB ANGLIÆ SCO ET HIB & PROTECTOR, rev., lion displaying arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVAERITVR BELLO, 38mm (MI 409/45; Eim. 188b; Platt I, pp. 338-39; Farquhar I, 222). Very fine.

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