306, Lot: 479. Estimate $750. Sold for $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Maximilian I. Emperor, 1493-1519. Æ Medal (49mm, 33.80 g, 6h). Marriage of the heir Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy. By Giovanni Candida. Cast 1477. Bust of Maximilian right / Bust of Maria right; crowned monogram behind. Kress 225; Bargello 187. VF, bumps on edge, traces of gilding on reverse.

Ex Morton & Eden (18 April 2002), lot 640.

As heiress to her father Charles the Bold’s vast land holdings in France and the Low Countries, Mary of burgundy (also known as ‘Mary the Rich’) was the most sought after bride of her day.