Lot 1438
Renaissance. Ippolita Gonzaga (1535-1563). Cast Bronze Medal, 1552. On her 17th birthday. 68 mm, 98.0g, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (1515/1519-1589). Her draped bust to left, HIPPOLYTA GONZAGA FERDINANDI FIL AN XVII. Rev. Aurora riding through the heavens, VIRTVTIS FORMÆQ PRÆVIA. (Armand I, 241, 1; Pollard (Bargello) III, 722; Kress 438; Attwood 71b; Pollard (2007) 503). The surface with a number of peck-marks. Very fine. Estimate $650UP
From the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd founder's three sons, he was born in 1893.
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