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6 March 2024

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The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

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№ 391

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6 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£65

Tailetti, Pio (Italian, 1871-1948); b. Rome, and Polledri, E. (presumed Italian, fl. 1905)

MALTA, Election of Galeazzo von Thun und Hohenstein as Grand Master, 1905, a bronze medal by P. Tailetti for E. Polledri, bust left, rev. crowned arms, 46mm, 58.98g (cf. Schembri p.226; cf. NAC 58, 451; cf. Sincona 47, 1953; cf. DNW 64, 1452). Extremely fine £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Fra' Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein (1850-1931) was Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1905 to 1931.