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Auction: 21124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 9: British and World Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 6139

Thomason Metallic Vase, 1821, AE Medal, THE THOMASON METALLIC VASE, 21 FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE & 5 FEET 10IN HEIGHT, depiction of the Thomason vase, rev. BEGUN IN THE 54TH YEAR OF KING GEORGE THE III AND COMPLETED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF KING GEORGE THE IV, depiction of the Thomason vase, 54mm, bronzed, extremely fine

Provenance
Simmonds Gallery, November 2004


Edward Thomason (1769-1849) was among the greatest of Birmingham’s craftsmen. He completed the largest vase in the world, a copy of a Roman marble vase, in 1820 at the height of the neo-classical revival.


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Sold for
£30

Starting price
£20