Christopher Eimer
Coins & Medals Bought and Sold est. 1971
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Medals
Reference:5534 Marie de Tenarre Montmain, Princesse de Bauffremont, c. 1770
Bust of Marie, Princess de Bauffremont, to left, in very high relief; a continuous crennelated border.
After Jean-Baptistse Nini.
Bronze, cast. 155 mm.
Condition: Very Fine
Notes:
The moulds used to make Jean-Baptiste Nini's ceramics portraits occasionally served to make bronze casts, which can vary in age and quality; those of Benjamin Franklin being more usually seen.
The example being offered is a very finely detailed early cast in very high relief, and more than 15 mm. at its highest point. There is a small and finely made suspension hole near the top edge.
References:
cf. Baiardi and Sibile, Jean-Baptiste Nini (1717-1786), no. 42.