Medals. Great Britain. Various (5)

Great Britain. Henry Newton, British Ambassador to Queen Anne at the Court of Genoa, 1706 by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi, gilt cast medal, obverse with draped bust of Henry Newton facing right, reverse with Minerva and Prudence in harmony, 88mm, 145g, together with:
France. Pierre de Conty d’Argencourt, French engineer and builder of fortifications by Guillaume Dupré, 1630, bronze medal, obverse with bust of Pierre de Conty d’Argencourt in armour facing right inscribed P. D. C. SR DARGENCOVR . MARECH . D. BATTAILLE, reverse with sash, sword and battle shield surrounded by legend INFERT . ET . SVSTINET (He Attacks and Protects) 1630, 65mm diameter, 82g, plus:
Spain. Peace on n Careau-Cambresis between Philip II, Henry II of France and Elizabeth I of England 1559 by Gianpaolo Poggini, bronze medal, obverse with bust of Philip II of Spain facing left, reverse with the legend ‘Peace to land and water’, pax stands right with a cornucopia in his left arm and sets fire to weapons and other equipment with a torch, the Janus temple in the background, 40mm diameter, 35g, and another bronze medal, 39mm diameter and a uniface plaquette, bronze depicting the Laocoon and his sons, 53mm diameter

(Qty: 5)

Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.