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Auction: 23107 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 27: British and World Coins, Medals and Tokens Featuring the 'Leja Park' Collection - e-Auction
Lot: 7490

Italy, Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Laudatory AE Medal, 1817, by Putinati, ANTONIO CANOVA, bust right, rev. within serpent, AL SECOLO DECIMO NONO in three lines, helmeted bust right below, Hermes helmet above, 34mm, fingermarks over bronzed surfaces, a bold extremely fine

Provenance

H J Cooper (Chester), by private treaty, 28 December 1965


Antonio Canova would gain international acclaim upon the completion of his celebrated marble sculpture of the Three Graces which would serve as a canon for Wyon's celebrated rendition for a Pattern Crown in 1817.

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£40