Pick of the Week
The silver-gilt medal commissioned by George IV for his sister Princess Sophia – £4200 as part of the Peter Earthy collection of British proclamation, accession and coronation medals sold at Baldwin’s of St James’s on September 26.
Baldwins of St. James’s
“A truly beautiful medal and a royal provenance make this something quite out of the ordinary. And, without hesitation, we can say that it is unique.” Stephen Fenton, specialist at Baldwin’s of St James’s, singled out a George IV accession medal as a highlight of the Peter Earthy collection. The archive of some 800 British proclamation, accession and coronation medals sold in 450 lots during Coinex week on September 26, spanned the coronations of Edward VI (February 20, 1547) to Elizabeth II (June 2, 1953).