Another Appealing High Relief Portrait

Florentine Sculptor. (Follower of Niccolo Spinelli?). Portrait Medal of Giovanni Gaddi (d. 1485).

90.9 x 92.0 mm. 487 grams. Lead. Armand I, 96,1; Pollard 273; Hill 1084. Cuirassed bust to right, IOANNES DE GHADDIS / Falcon with open wings below scroll inscribed TANT QVE IE VIVRAI. Medal turn. An impressive early lead aftercast with a sculptural high relief portrait. Rims show some abrading of the applied patina. Attractive and well detailed. The original form of this medal is typically dated around 1485, the year of Gaddi's death.

From the Santini Collection of Renaissance Medals. Earlier from the Jonathan H. Kagan Collection of Renaissance Medals.

Estimate: $1500.00 - $2500.00