ITALY, Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic). 1805-1814. AR Prize Medal (62mm, 96.30 g, 12h). Award for the Napoleonic Accademia Reale di Belle Arti. By L. Manfredini. Undated, but struck 1807. EF.CNG Feature Auction 124 World Medals, Silver Sold For $ 475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic). 1805-1814. AR Prize Medal (62mm, 96.30 g, 12h). Award for the Napoleonic Accademia Reale di Belle Arti. By L. Manfredini. Undated, but struck 1807. R. ISTITUTO DI BELLE ARTI IN VENEZIA, Minerva seated left on stone seat decorated with lion’s legs, owl on amphora, and sphinx, holding statuette of Three Graces; L. MANFEDINI F. to lower right / PREMIO across field within laurel wreath. Bramsen 584/586 (obv./rev.). Iridescent toning, proof-like surfaces, light hairlines and fingerprints. EF. Attractive. |