Pattern Crown, 1818, by Benedetto Pistrucci, large laureate bust right, wreath with two tie ends, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D:, toothed border, rev. struck en medaille, St. George slaying dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue below ground-line, all within horizontally ruled garter, HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE. WWP displayed incusely on buckle, edge plain (L&S 180; ESC 234 R5), brilliant, some light hairlines in obverse field, otherwise as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare

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Pattern Crown, 1818, by Benedetto Pistrucci, large laureate bust right, wreath with two tie ends, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D:, toothed border, rev. struck en medaille, St. George slaying dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue below ground-line, all within horizontally ruled garter, HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE. WWP displayed incusely on buckle, edge plain (L&S 180; ESC 234 R5), brilliant, some light hairlines in obverse field, otherwise as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare
Provenance
K V Graham, Glendining, 12 June 1963, lot 188
Glendining, 3 September 1975, lot 353

Lot Essay

See also colour illustration on page 8