Lot 452
A BRONZE JAMES I MEMORIAL MEDALLION
J DASSIER 1731
Auction: Day Two | Thursday 20 August from 10am | Lots 199 - 555
Description
Bust facing right with motto IACOBUS. I. D.G. M. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX, reverse with decorated monument with figures and Scottish arms etc. with dates in exergue
Dimensions
41mm
Provenance
Private Collection of a Gentleman
Footnote
Literature: Eimer, C., 'British Commemorative Medals, and their values', item 104
Although struck to commemorate the death of James I in 1625 this medal was originally issued as part of J Dassier’s thirty-four medallion series ‘Kings & Queens of England’. This set illustrates the monarchs from William I to the then-current monarch George II. This set was available in bronze and silver at a cost of six or fifteen guineas and is occasionally found in original wooden trays.