Guillaume Dupré (c. 1579-1640), Henry IV and Marie de Medici, large uniface bronze medal, 1605, PROPAGO IMPERI, the king as Mars and the queen as Minerva clasping hands over the Dauphin who holds his father’s helmet and rests a foot on the head of a dolphin; above, an eagle flies down holding the Dauphin’s crown in its beak; signed below, G DVPRE F and dated 1605 (very faintly) below Henry’s right foot, 184mm (Jones 19b; Mazerolle 643; Rouhette & Tuzio 64; Scher, Currency of Fame, 146a; Smolderen 10), an extremely fine early cast (reverse with weak incuse image) Provenance: John R. Gaines collection; Michael Hall, New York (MH monogram etched on reverse).This is the reverse of the previous lot. Due to their size they are only ever found as uniface castings.

Estimate: GBP 2000 - 3000