A Collection of Jacobite Medals

THE TWO PRINCES, 1737, a silver medal , probably by E.Hamerani, bust of Prince Charles right, wolf and twins on truncation, reverse bust of Prince Henry right, 45mm (Woolf 47:1 [Sale, lot 125]; M.I. 493/35). Skillfully removed from a collar mount [virtually no traces remain], brightly cleaned but extremely fine; with an interesting Jacobite pedigree (£200-250)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Jacobite Medals.

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Ex Sotheby 30 Sep. 1980 (380). See footnote to lot 720. Thought to have been struck to commemorate the completion of Prince Charles’ Grand Tour (late summer 1737), or his 17th birthday , or both events