7th Dec, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A 17th Century Silver Gilt Medallet, of oval form, one side cast and chased with what is believed to be the portrait of Gustaves Adolphus of Sweden, the opposing side with Queen Eleanor, within a foliate border and with plain suspension ring, 3cm by 2cm, together with a hand written letter from R A G Caison, Assistant Keeper British Museum Department of Coins and Medals, dated 13 Sept.1958
Footnote:- Very similar to the Royalist Medallets or Supporter's Badges from the British Civil War period.
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 7th Dec, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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