Details

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Nassau, medal in honour of the arrival of Princess Mary in Holland, 1642, by Sebastian Dadler, the Prince seated on canopied throne, holding a sword and the shields of the seven United Provinces, his feet resting on his prostrate enemies, rev. the Prince receives his bride at the entrance to an enclosed garden, the Belgic lion guards the entrance and putti shower coins from above, 73mm. (E.138; MI 290/105; van Loon II, 257; Wiecek 38, 107), extremely fine, toned

Provenance

Spink auction 8, 27 February 1980, lot 374