Pistrucci at His Finest . . . A Royal Mint Redux

MacCrimmon

Britannia, Scotia, and Hibernia present the crown and orb to the young queen.....the lion casts a wary, protective eye.








Restored image of an olde friend (broken link).




Plus, a high relief edge-view shot.......

laurentyvan

Was this the first Victoria medal Mac?

God, what a beauty! The relief and the colors are magic together.
The toning compliments the lighting and the motion of static figures
and it's brought to life this wonderful inauguration medal.

Mea Culpa My new wallpaper...

ormandh

WOW! That is a very nice medal! Thanks for sharing! -Dan

wybrit

Is this the foreshadowing of another INAUGURATA giveaway?

MacCrimmon

<< <i>Is this the foreshadowing of another INAUGURATA giveaway? >>




Well, that couldn't happen before June 28th, and besides I'm insanely busy at the moment.

JCMhouston

Very nice Mac.

Zohar

This is exactly why we love this hobby.

WWW

Beautiful medal. The rendition of Victoria is superb and the blue lion is pretty cool.

MacCrimmon

<< <i>Was this the first Victoria medal Mac?

God, what a beauty! The relief and the colors are magic together.
The toning compliments the lighting and the motion of static figures
and it's brought to life this wonderful inauguration medal.

Mea Culpa My new wallpaper... >>




Laurent, this is the official Royal Mint coronation medal (Fearon-289.1 / Pistrucci / 2209 struck).

First? Probably, but private medalists may have slipped in a few other renditions before the BRM struck this design......Pistrucci was known for being a bit slow at times.

Bjorn

Very nice, with a lovely obverse

SwK

Thanks for sharing - great piece with wonderfull tonning

r

MrEureka

ProofArtworkonCircs

I don't recognize the crown.

laurentyvan

1815, Great Britain. "THE WATERLOO MEDAL." By Benedetto Pistrucci.
The version published by John Pinches Ltd. circa 1966. Silver 65mm.
Obv: Busts of four monarchs within a circle of allegorical figures.
Rev: Equestrian figures of Wellington and Blucher within a circle of allegorical figures.
This is considered to Pistrucci's masterpiece.

theboz11

Very pretty Mac.

I have this Die galvano to add and a picture of mine.






Here is one FS going off this afternoon on ebay if your want one.

.Victoria by Pistrucci

Daltonista

That's fabulous, Mac, as is your photography.

The effect on the reverse looks like a sunbeam breaking through the clouds at just the right moment in the proceedings.

This bust must be from the same era, right?

MacCrimmon

<< <i>That's fabulous, Mac, as is your photography.

The effect on the reverse looks like a sunbeam breaking through the clouds at just the right moment in the proceedings.
>>




Firstly, the imaging is by Mark Goodman.


Here's some of my miserable attempts. The center of that medal (reverse) is a pure, untoned mirror which is well nigh impossible to pick up.

theboz11

Dalton, that medal is a restrike from my photo collection, and I don't believe it is Pistrucci. The original predates the coronation.

rwyarmch

Another Pistrucci medal with young Victoria's image, BHM 1802, 86mm.

theboz11

AWESOME FIND!!

AuroraRarities

Suhweet! The toning is amazing! Thanks for sharing this.

tydye

Awesome piece!!!