Dassier's Kings & Queens

 

England, JAMES I, 1603-1625, By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. OBVERSE: Bust of James I facing right, wearing a ruff and ermine mantle tied in a knot on the shoulder. Legend: IACABUS . I . D . G . M . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX. (James I, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland). REVERSE: A monument ornamented with the armorial shield of the kindom, crowned, into which an infant Genius inserts in the second quarter the arms of Scotland, alluding to the union of the kingdoms. On the left, another Genius points to a book which he holds, alluding to the kings fame as an author. Exergue: NAT . 19 . IUN . 1556 . CORON . 25 .? IUL . 1603 . MORT . 27 . MART . 1625. (Born 19 June, 1556; crowned 25 July, 1603; DIED 27 mARCH, 1625). MI volume I page 237/104, Eimer 104, Eisler I 262/26. Dassier issue. $100. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021).

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SKU: Q1310-15434-1S

 

1485, England. RICHARD III, MEMORIAL – DASSIER’S MEDAL. RICHARD III, 1483-1485. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Diademed bust facing right. Rev: A sarcophagus, on which is lying a fury holding a crown and a dagger, the object of Richard’s ambition and the means of his obtaining; hear her are the bodies of the murdered princes. At the side a suspended drapery represents the battle of Bosworth. Exergue: CORONAT . 6 . IVL. 1493. MORT. 22. AVG. 1485. (Crowned July 6, 1483, died August 22, 1485). MI vol. I page19, Eimer 22, Eisler I 259/20. Dassier issue. $90. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

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SKU: 3547-17373-7A

 

EDWARD VI, 1547-1553. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Edward VI, facing three-quarters left, in a hat with a feather, a doublet and a cloak with an ermine collar. Leg: EDOUARD . VI . D . G. ANG . FR. ET. HIB. REX. (Edward VI, by the grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A monument?decorated with festoons of roses and a bas-relief of an infant strangling a dragon, in imitation of the story of the infant Hercules strangling the serpents. MI volume I, page 63/21, Eimer 30, Eisler I 260/23. Dassier issue. $90. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2024)

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SKU: 9793-17370-7A

 

OLIVER CROMWELL. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 38mm. Obv: Laureate, draped bust facing left. Legend: OLIVARIUS CROMWELL. Rev: A tomb decorated with the arms of Cromwell surmounted by a helmet between branches of palm and laurel; the side is inscribed: ANGLIAE . SCO . ET HIB . PROTECTOR (Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland); four putti, one points to Cromwell’s titles, a second holds a mirorindicating prudence and is weeping over his death, typified by a skull. Another represents his success by a laurel wreath and the unanimity of the kingdom by a bundle of wands bound together. A fourth, as Hercules, symbolizes his power by the club and the fruits of his labors by three apples (the three kingdoms). Dassier included Cromwell in his series for the sake of continuity, but made the medal smller to distinguish it from those of the monarchs. MI I 435/87, Eimer 203, Eisler I 265/35. Dassier issue. HOLED. $60. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)

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SKU: 15445-1S