Lot 311: [ MEDALS ]

JACQUES JONGHELINCK (1530-1606) Philip II of Spain and Mary Tudor, silver medal after Jacopo da Trezzo, PHILIP D G HISP REX Z, bearded bust of Philip right in high collar, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, rev., MARIA I REG ANGL FRA-NC ET HIB Z, bust of Mary left in embroidered gown, wearing jewelled cap and with veil falling down back, 34.08g, 35mm (Smolderen p. 421, F8; Armand I, 242, 5; MI I, 72, 18; see Attwood p. 89, fig. 26 for the example in gold in the British Museum), an extremely fine contemporary cast with grey toning

Provenance: Hermann Vogel collection, Hamburger, 4 November 1924, lot 93; Albrecht, Marquis de Hohenkubin, Lanz 33, 30 April 1985, lot 22; The Estate of John R. Gaines, Morton & Eden, 8 December 2005, lot 48. This is one of a series of medals by Jonghelinck which is based on the works of other medallists - in this case the obverses of larger medals of the future Philip II of Spain and Mary I of England by Jacopo da Trezzo (for the latter see lots 136-138). Jonghelinck's smaller version shows busts of the sitters rather than Trezzo's half-length portraits. Apart from this, the only differences are that Philip here wears the Order of the Golden Fleece (lacking on Trezzo's medal) and that he is now elevated from Prince to King of Spain.