M & H
1642 - 49 Charles I & Henrietta Maria Gilt Royalist Badge
£1,000
Charles I and Henrietta Maria, a cast and chased silver-gilt Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, laureate bust of king left, wearing armour and Garter George and mantle, rev. draped bust of queen left, her hair high, wearing figured bodice and pearl necklace (Platt I, p.193, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 355/218 and pl.xxxi, 10) 32 x 21mm, 5.87g
Virtually Extremely Fine, the contemporary gilding only very slightly worn on high points, but what a charming and superb example of the type.
Provenance
Sotheby Auction, 28 January 1976, lot 224
Baldwin Auction 31, 14-15 October 2002, lot 997
Dr Platt Collection and illustrated in his book "The English Civil Wars, Medals, Historical Commentary & Personalities"