from a series of twelve medals by Lange, probably produced in Munich, commemorating the marriage of Otto King of Greece to Duchess Amalia of Oldenburg and heroes of the Greek War of Independance, obverse with titled profile busts of the King and Queen, Otto as Prince of Bavaria, Petros Mavromichalis, Spiridon Trikoupis, Andreas Miaoulis and Ioannis Kapodistrias, each signed below truncation 'Κ. ΛΑΓΓΕ', the reverse with relevant scenes, 4.4cm diameter; together with another bronze medal, Konrad Lange, 1839, probably produced in Munich, commemorating the construction of the Othonian University (later University of Athens), obverse with bust of King Otto, signed under truncation, reverse showing the principal facade of the university, 4.4cm diameter; and a French bronze medal of Charles Nicolas Fabvier, Paris, 1829, the Philhellene shown in profile to sinister, signed under truncation 'FEUVRIER F.', 4cm diameter; each medal set circa 1960 in wood frames with giltwood inner border, 8.9cm square (8)

Provenance: Collection of the late Basile Mostras (1904-1967), Greek Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1953-1956. Thought to have been acquired at Spink and Son during this time.