Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Court Carousel, 1766, by T. Ivanov and G.C. Waechter, bust of Catherine right, rev. river goddess Neva reclines before the circular building, 64.5mm (Diakov 131.1); Laying the Foundation Stone to St. Isaac's Cathedral, St Petersburg, 1768, by T. Ivanov, with signed reverse, 64.5mm (Diakov 137.1/2) [2]. Without wear, first with slight spotting to obverse but more so on reverse; second with bad corrosion marks on obverse but reverse hardly so £80-100