1781 Battle of Doggersbank Medal. Betts-587. Silver, 45.2 mm. MS-63 (PCGS).Acquired from our 2010 Americana sale, where this medal was described as: <p>"Beautiful golden toning enriches deeply reflective light silver gray surfaces. Exceptional eye appeal, though some light hairlines are noted under a glass. Another in the series of Dutch historical medals accomplished by the great J.G. Holtzhey, this one marks the death of one of the Dutch Fleets leaders, Admiral Wolter Jan Bentinck, at the Battle of Doggersbank. … It is instructive that it took John Ford until 2001 to find a nice example of this elusive medal, making this piece one of the last acquisitions in his long career collecting Betts medals. It combines two of the finest provenances within this specialty."<p>After 13 years in the Syd Martin Collection, this medal now combines three of the finest provenances within this specialty. This remains the prettiest example your cataloger has ever seen.<p><p>.<strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong>.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) sale of the Lucien LaRiviere Collection, Part III, May 2001, Lot 1089; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford Jr. Collection; Part XIV, May 2006, Lot 248; our (Stacks) Americana sale, January 2010, lot 4708.
