ITALY - BORSO D'ESTE DUKE OF FERRARE 1413-1471 - Lot 834

Lot n° 834
Go to lot
Estimation :
300 - 350 EUR
ITALY - BORSO D'ESTE DUKE OF FERRARE 1413-1471 - Lot 834
ITALY - BORSO D'ESTE DUKE OF FERRARE 1413-1471 Bronze medal in case, dated 1460 (92 mm). Hill 96; Kress 36; TNG XV,3. Engraver: Petrecini. Later casting. Retouched blanks. Nice patina. Very nice. Borso, marquis of Este and first duke of Ferrara and Modena, natural son of Nicholas of Este. He succeeded his elder brother Lionel. The Arts, Sciences and Letters flourished under the protection of this prince. He also encouraged commerce and industry. He died in Ferrara on August 20, 1471. Petrecini. Medalist of Florence who worked in Ferrara. This Petrecini may have been Pietro di Neri Razzanti, Florentine, an excellent engraver of fines, born in 1425.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue