Lot 805
805
Pius VII, Return of Works of Art, 1817, by Tommaso Mercandetti, bust left wearing tiara and piviale, signed with initials below, rev. MONVMENTORVM VETERVM RESTITVTORI, the Laocoon, 42mm. (Bart.817; L.2058; Ma.559; Pat.85), very fine, toned
Pius VII, Return of Works of Art, 1817, by Tommaso Mercandetti, bust left wearing tiara and piviale, signed with initials below, rev. MONVMENTORVM VETERVM RESTITVTORI, the Laocoon, 42mm. (Bart.817; L.2058; Ma.559; Pat.85), very fine, toned

Details
Pius VII, Return of Works of Art, 1817, by Tommaso Mercandetti, bust left wearing tiara and piviale, signed with initials below, rev. MONVMENTORVM VETERVM RESTITVTORI, the Laocoon, 42mm. (Bart.817; L.2058; Ma.559; Pat.85), very fine, toned

Lot Essay

The annual medal for 1817 celebrates the return of art-work looted by the French during the Napoleonic Wars.