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Auction: 390 - Renaissance Plaquettes and Commemorative Medals featuring the Neil A. Goodman Collection - e-Auction
Lot: 93

FRANCESCO DEL PRATO (after 1480-1547)
Alessandro de' Medici (ca. 1512-1537), First Duke of Florence 1532. Medal, dated 1534. Bronze, 44mm. ALEXANDER.MED.DVX.FLORENTIAE.I, Draped, youthful, bare-headed bust right, rev. Peace seated right, holding a cornucopia, sets a torch to a pile of arms. Armand I, 151, 4; Kress 317, Bargello II, 340. Del Prato was a goldsmith, and according to Vasari (Milanesi VII pp 43-44), made armor, small sculptures and medals for Duke Alessandro. Pierced. A Good Very Fine contemporary cast. Ex Boule Sale (Monaco), November 14, 2018, lot 564 - $1,600
From the Neil A. Goodman Collection

Estimate
$1,000 to $2,000

Starting price
$700