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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 1

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 271

Group of Seven Portrait Medals, Gilt and Silver

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Louis Philippe, 1844 Exposition, silver, unawarded, 57 mm; George III, gilt bronze, 47 mm; Joseph Fraveca, by H. Vassallo, gilt bronze, 51 mm; 1754 dated Poland Stanislaus I, gilt bronze, 50 mm; Italian Nicolo Duodo, gilt bronze, 50 mm; Major General Winfield Scott, bronze restrike, 90 mm; one additional medal

Note: The George III "medal" is quite thin and uniface. It is perhaps the obverse of an electrotype shell.

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

good overall, occasional hairlines and gilt loss, Louis Philippe with rainbow toning