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Lot 172

Sale 6446 - The Collector’s Cabinet
Jul 30, 2025 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$1,573
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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[EXONUMIA] A Group of Four Medallions Relating to the Kingdom of Sardinia

comprising:
1) A bronze example with a portrait bust of King Charles Emmanuel III on obverse, the reverse with a figural scene of King Charles Emmanuel III being crowned with laurels by winged victory with Minerva guiding the king with the motto 'Minerv Suasu Fel Hym Duc Sabaud Et Hisp Franc' and dated MDCCL around the border (121.5 g, 67mm).

2) A bronze example with a portrait bust of King Charles Emmanuel III on obverse, the reverse with a figural scene of King Charles Emmanuel III being crowned with laurels by winged victory with Minerva guiding the king with the motto 'Minerva Dux Victoria Comes' and dated 1739 around the border (80.7 g, 55mm).

3) A silvered-metal example with a portait bust of an elderly King Charles Emmanuel III on obverse, the reverse with a commemoration of the wedding of Marie Josephine of Savoy to Louis Stanislas (59.7 g, 50mm).

4) A silvered-metal example with a portrait bust of Victor Amadeus III, the reverse with a commoration of the wedding of Marie Therese of Savoy and Charles Philippe (44.3 g. 50mm).

Property from the Estate of Andrew Cunningham Ware

This lot is located in Chicago.

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