A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector

Frederick, Prince of Wales, c.1750, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, bust left, reverse coronet of feathers supported by two cherubs above clouds, 55mm (MI 660/366; E 631). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-51), father of George III, suffered a difficult relationship with his own father and suffered the ignominy of being banished from court in 1737. Moving to Carlton House, he furnished his residence with a rich collection of works of art during the 1740s, befriending the antiquary and numismatist George Vertue