Auction: 400 - Coins, Commemorative Medals and Stock Certificates - e-Auction
Lot: 153
France or Italy. Vulcan Forging Cupid's Arrow. Rectangular plaquette. Lead, 100 x 68mm, late 16th-17th Century. Vulcan seated at left holding arrowhead in tongs atop anvil, raising mallet; bearded journeyman seated at center with tool, Venus and Cupid at right, oak trees and landscape behind. Cf. Weber (1975), p. 312, pl.198, 722. A finely detailed old cast. Pierced. About Extremely Fine.
Estimate
$200 to $250
Starting price
$120