Pastorino de’ Pastorini (c. 1508-92), Vittoria Farnese (1520-1602), bronze-gilt uniface medal, VICTORIA FARNESIA DVX VRBINI, bust left wearing gown and chemise with high collar, her braided hair adorned with pearls, 38mm (Attwood 473; Armand I, 205, 105), small nick on edge and tiny casting hole at second A of FARNESIA, an extremely fine contemporary cast with fine chasing. Vittoria was the daughter of Pier Luigi Farnese. She married Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino as his second wife in 1548 so that the present medal with her new title of Duchess of Urbino would probably have been made in that year or shortly thereafter. The example in Armand from his own collection measured 36mm and was signed with a P at the truncation, not present on this piece or the lead example in the BM (35mm). Provenance: Sotheby’s, 27 April 1977, lot 401.
Estimate: 2000 - 3000