Abraham Van der Doort is a gifted artist from the early seventeenth century. He’s recognized for portray and designing medals and cash. His documented catalogue of the King’s work, sculptures and cash is spectacular.
Not a lot is thought of the Dutch artist earlier than he moved to England, however as soon as right here his expertise was recognised and wanted. He first labored with the royals, creating medal and coin designs, by which his working relationships flourished.
In 1609, Abraham Van der Doort was tasked with being Prince Henry’s ‘Curator of his cupboard of Medals and Cash’. After Prince Henry’s loss of life, he labored for Prince Charles I. As soon as Charles ascended to the throne, Van der Doort began producing new designs of the King for the Royal Mint. Charles instructed the Dutch artist to make the designs for ‘his majesty Coynes and his help to the engravers’. The King entrusted Van der Doort with two posts for all times: Supplier of Patterns and Life Keeper of the Kings Cash Assortment.
Van der Doort was the primary Surveyor of the King’s Photos. This meant that he was accountable for the care of the Royal Family’s assortment of images, particularly Charles I’s artwork collections.
Sadly, there’s solely a small variety of Abraham Van der Doort’s work in immediately’s market. His most well-known work is with the Juxon Medal. This medal has very comparable imagery to the uncommon 1625 Charles I sample half-crown, nonetheless, the designer of which is unsure. The model methods and imagery nonetheless counsel that it had been designed by Van der Doort relatively than Thomas Rawlins.
Charles I Sample Half Crown
The Charles I sample half-crown is likely one of the rarest examples assumed to be by Abraham Van der Doort. It reveals the bust of King Charles I with no crown and a lace collar on the obverse. Moreover, the Royal Coat of Arms is on the reverse. In 1625 this coin was produced as a prototype earlier than starting full-scale manufacturing. This was because of the intricacy of the design and the choice that it could decelerate coin manufacturing. Finally the design for the 1625 half-crown is King Charles on a horse holding a sword, with the opposite facet depicting an oval quartered defend of arms.
The 1625 Charles I sample half-crown is spectacularly uncommon, with presumably solely 4 presently recorded. It might be a exceptional addition to any numismatic assortment.
Abraham Van der Doort in Public sale
Lot 14
England, Eire & Scotland. Charles I AR Sample Halfcrown
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500
Viewing instances (ID required):
London
Wednesday twenty first August 10:00-16:00
Birmingham
Thursday twenty ninth August 10:00-16:00
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Chloe Hartley | Junior Cataloguer, Silver & Collectables
