Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Sierra Leone, Carl Wadström, 1860, a silver medal by Lea Ahlborn for the Swedish Academy, bust left, rev. liberated negro seated by palm tree, 31mm (Hildebrand 433; Hyckert I, 329; Olsen 150). Extremely fine and lightly toned £100-150

Provenance: E. Roehrs Collection.

Carl Bernard Wadström (1746-99), Swedish abolitionist, published a number of works and was an activist in the movement for the colonisation of Sierra Leone