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    Sale 1206

    The Zacos and LUMA collections and other coins and medals

    Spink London

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    6 - 7 October 1999

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    • Return of Raphael's Madonna an
    Lot 1041

    Return of Raphael's Madonna and Child with Saint John to Florence, 1814, unsigned, a filled silver medal formed of two plates joined with a rim, the obverse a reproduction of Raphael's Madonna and Child, on the reverse plate impressed lettering in twelve lines, IMAGO DEIPARAE VVLGO A SELLVLA DENOMINATA INSIGNE OPVS PICTORIVM RAPHAELIS SANCTII VRBINATIS QVAM HOSTILIS CVPIDITAS ANNO MDCCLXXXXVII ABSTVLERAT ORBE PACATO AN MDCCCXIIII FLORNETIAE RESTITVTA, 73mm., 54.67g., extremely fine, very rare

    Price realised

    GBP 462

    Estimate

    GBP 150 - GBP 250

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    Return of Raphael's Madonna and Child with Saint John to Florence, 1814, unsigned, a filled silver medal formed of two plates joined with a rim, the obverse a reproduction of Raphael's Madonna and Child, on the reverse plate impressed lettering in twelve lines, IMAGO DEIPARAE VVLGO A SELLVLA DENOMINATA INSIGNE OPVS PICTORIVM RAPHAELIS SANCTII VRBINATIS QVAM HOSTILIS CVPIDITAS ANNO MDCCLXXXXVII ABSTVLERAT ORBE PACATO AN MDCCCXIIII FLORNETIAE RESTITVTA, 73mm., 54.67g., extremely fine, very rare

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