HANOVER. George III, with Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia, and Wilhelm III of Prussia. 1760-1820. Electrotype CU Medal in two halves (141 mm each). The Battle of Waterloo. By B. Pistrucci. Manufactured 1849.

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Lot: 788. Estimated: $ 750

British Medals, Bronze

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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HANOVER. George III, with Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia, and Wilhelm III of Prussia. 1760-1820. Electrotype CU Medal in two halves (141 mm each). The Battle of Waterloo. By B. Pistrucci. Manufactured 1849. Conjoined laureate and draped busts left of the allied sovereigns: George III, King of Great Britain, Franz II, Emperor of Austria, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, and Wilhelm III, King of Prussia; around, allegorical and mythological allusions to the Treaty of Peace, which resulted from the Battle of Waterloo: above, Apollo driving quadriga left, restoring the day; to upper right, the rainbow Zephyr and Iris following to right; to upper left, Gemini indicating the month in which the battle occurred; to right, Hercules seated right upon rock, suppressing the Furies within the Cimmerian caverns below; to left, Themis, the protector of the Just, seated left; to lower left, the Fates spinning the future, indicating that human actions will be governed by Justice alone; below, Night, the mother of the Fates, receding into darkness / Two equestrian figures, in classical attire and with the features of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher, being guided to the battle by Victory; around, the Battle of the Giants, being silenced from above by the thunder of Jupiter, driving facing quadriga. BHM 870; Eimer 1067a; Bramsen 2317; Julius 3368. Brown surfaces, a few scratches. EF. Both with mounting loops on back. A handsome set suitable for framing and display.

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 15 June 2022 at 14:22:20 ET.

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