Lot Essay
For a similar medal see: J. W. Frederiks, Dutch Silver, Embossed Ecclesiastical and Secular Plate from the Renaissance Until the End of the Eighteenth Century, The Hague, 1961, vol. IV, no. 218, pl. 218.
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APPARENTLY UNSIGNED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1666, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK
Details
A DUTCH SILVER PLAQUETTE MEDAL
APPARENTLY UNSIGNED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1666, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK
Circular, the obverse with the portrait of Admiral Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, bust length, bareheaded and turned three quarters to the right, a triton and nereid above holding a naval crown, flanked by scrolls and military trophies, a scrolling band beneath the inscription 'M.A.D. RUYTER LUYT ADMIRAAL GEN.' and the rim with 'DE RUYTER DIE DEN BRIT SYN MOET GETEUGELT HEEFT, ALDUS DOOR MULLERS HANT INT GOUT EN SILUER LEEFT. Ao MDCLXVI DEN XIIII JUNY.', the reverse with a sea-battle between the Dutch and English navies, the foreground with an English ship sinking, the border inscribed 'HIER STRYCKT HET BRITISCH GEWELT VOOR NEDERLANT DE VLAGH, DE ZEE HEEFT NOIT GEWAEGHT VAN ZULK EEN ZWAEREN SLAGH', with later suspension ring
3 in. (7.8 cm.) diameter
2 oz. 8 dwt. (76 gr.)
APPARENTLY UNSIGNED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1666, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK
Circular, the obverse with the portrait of Admiral Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, bust length, bareheaded and turned three quarters to the right, a triton and nereid above holding a naval crown, flanked by scrolls and military trophies, a scrolling band beneath the inscription 'M.A.D. RUYTER LUYT ADMIRAAL GEN.' and the rim with 'DE RUYTER DIE DEN BRIT SYN MOET GETEUGELT HEEFT, ALDUS DOOR MULLERS HANT INT GOUT EN SILUER LEEFT. Ao MDCLXVI DEN XIIII JUNY.', the reverse with a sea-battle between the Dutch and English navies, the foreground with an English ship sinking, the border inscribed 'HIER STRYCKT HET BRITISCH GEWELT VOOR NEDERLANT DE VLAGH, DE ZEE HEEFT NOIT GEWAEGHT VAN ZULK EEN ZWAEREN SLAGH', with later suspension ring
3 in. (7.8 cm.) diameter
2 oz. 8 dwt. (76 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 14 October 2003, lot 239.
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