(sold for $113.0)

1655, Netherlands. Large Silver "Marriage" Medal. (40.92gm!) 18th Century Cast!

Medallist: Pieter van Abeele (PVA) Reference: Frederiks 30, Clifford 552. Denomination:  Marriage & Fidelity Medal  Condition: A few digs and minimal deposits, otherwise about XF! Mint Year: the original made during 1655, here a later, probably 18th century cast! Weight: 40.93gm Diameter: 62mm  Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned Juno in clouds facing, holding a crown a  sceptre. Two  peacocks beneth her, one to her right and on in front of her. Medallist´s signature (PVA) at 6 o'oclock beneath legend. Legend: + Ik Kioon Oprechte Lietd Altous + Met Mynen Trouring Eindeloos

Reverse: Venus holding a flaming heart in her right hand, with putto & two swans. Burning altar (of love) in background to right. Legend: Een Hart Dat Reine Liefde Draag - If D Offthant Die Mv Behaagt

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Pieter van Abeele (1608 - February 21, 1684 (buried)) was a Dutch medallist and coiner in Amsterdam.

Van Abeele was born in Middelburg. He perfected the technique of pressing hollow medals. He created the two sides of the medal separately and combined them with a ring of metal. His works are said to be the best of their time, and consist mostly of memorial and portrait medals. They depict several members of the House of Orange, Admiral Maarten Tromp, Jan Wolfert van Brederode, Charles X of Sweden and Charles II of England. He also made commemorative medals for the destruction of the English fleet and the peace of 1667, as well as one showing the granting of the coat of arms to the city of Amsterdam by Count William II of Holland and Emperor Maximilian I. He died in Amsterdam.