Henrietta Maria, a uniface cast silver-gilt Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, draped bust left, hair piled high and drawn through a small open crown, wearing pearl necklace and elaborate bodice, henretta maria d g mag britan fran et hib reg, signed t. rawlins : f below, 40 x 30mm, 7.43g (Platt I, p.281; MI I, 354/214). Four small piercings, a few surface marks, otherwise good very fine and very rare, unrecorded in silver-gilt £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals.

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Given the four piercings, this was likely a Royalist badge intended to be sewn onto one’s clothing. This is a very nice example of a medal with a better sculpted and more attractive portrait of the Queen than is usually found.