225
Trinity College Historical Society 1796 silver medal.
Estimate:
€250 - €350
Sold
€420
Timed Auction
The History Sale
Description
Description: Etched male figure with lyre and laurel crown, HOC. JUVENEM. EGREGIUM. PRAESTANTI MUNERE DONAT; reverse THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Trinity College Dublin on the 6th of April 1796 adjudged this Medal to Mr John Sargent for his Distinguished Merit in COMPOSITION, silver, 50mm. Rare early medal.
Condition
Very fine.
Provenance
With Baldwins, 1998;Tom Ryan Collection.
Literature
A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd 'Commemorative Medals', 1998, page 22.