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Medals

Reference:5746 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1642

Facing bust of the Earl of Essex./

Armorial shield, crowned, within an ornate escutcheon.

By Thomas Rawlins?

Gilt-silver. 21 x 31 mm.

Condition: Extremely Fine

Notes:

An exceptional specimen, retaining almost its entire, original gilding. Suspension loop on top edge.  

Ex. Helen Farquhar collection; Glendining's auction, London, 25 April 1955, Lot 223, £12.

References:

MIi, 298/117.