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A commemorative silver medal for the embarkation of Charles II at Scheveningen by Pieter van Abeele 1660
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- silver
- frame 12.7cm. high, 12.7cm. wide; 5in., 5in.
formed of two circular plates cast in high relief and united by a broad silver rim, Medallic Illustrations I, 455, 44, pierced for suspension in the past and later plugged, with three-quarters bust of Charles II, rev., a fleet under sail, Fame with a trumpet, inscribed upon a shell below in Dutch, HIS MAJESTY DEPARTED FROM HOLLAND BY SCHEVENINGEN TO HIS OWN KINGDOM, 2 JUNE, 1660, glazed double sided display frame
Literature
West Horsley Place, Surrey, Inventory, 1938, Vol. 1, p.16, in the Morning Room; A silver Medal in gilt frame, glazed. “Charles II by P. van Abeele on his embarkation at Scheveningen for England on his Restoration in 1660.” £15.