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Masterpieces of Art Series. 999 Silver Proof Coin with 16 Swarovski crystals. Issued by Cook Islands, as a part of very successful. Masterpieces of Art series, this 55 mm numismatic masterpiece is made of 3 Oz of pure 99.99% silver with inlaid 16 authentic Swarovski crystals. The coin’s reverse is dedicated to. With faithful reproduction of his magnificent painting. The legend of Lady Godiva’s nude ride was first recorded in the 13th century, when she took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband’s oppressive taxation. Lady Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, who obstinately refused to remit the tolls. At last, weary of her entreaties, he said he would grant her request if she would strip naked and ride through the streets of the town. Lady Godiva took him at his word and, after issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay indoors and shut their windows, she rode through the town clothed only in her long hair. Just one person in the town, a tailor ever afterwards known as “Peeping Tom, ” disobeyed her proclamation in one of the most famous instances of voyeurism. In the story, Tom bores a hole in his shutters so that he might see Godiva pass and is struck blind as a result. Colliers’ Lady Godiva was bequeathed by social reformer, Thomas Hancock Nunn. When he died in 1937, the painting was offered to the Corporation of Hampstead. He specified in his will that should his bequest be refused by Hampstead (presumably on grounds of propriety) the painting was then to be offered to Coventry. The painting now hangs in the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in England. Obverse of the coin traditionally bears the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. THE COIN IS IN MINT CONDITION AND COMES IN ALL ORIGINAL MINT PACKAGING. THE ACTUAL PICTURE OF THE COIN OFFERED IS PROVIDED. GOLDEN COLORED EDGE TONING. VISIBLE ON PROVIDED PICTURE. ALL THE COINS OF THIS SERIES. AND IS NOT A FLAW. IF YOU COME ACROSS ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE TONING THEN KNOW THAT. THE COIN HAS BEEN. 93.3 (3 Oz). Proof with color and Swarovski crystals inlay. The Honorable John Maler Collier (27 January 1850 – 11 April 1934) was a leading English painter and an author. He painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style and was one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation. Collier studied painting at the Munich Academy where he enrolled at the age of 25. He was from a talented and successful family: his grandfather, John Collier, was a Quaker merchant who became a Member of the Parliament; his father (first Lord Monkswell) also was a Member of the Parliament, Attorney General and, for many years, a full-time judge of the Privy Council, and a member of the Royal Society of British Artists; and John’s older brother (the second Lord Monkswell) was Under-Secretary of the State for War and Chairman of the London County Council. In due course, Collier became an integral part of the family of Thomas Henry Huxley PC, President of the Royal Society from 1883 to 1885 – he married two of Huxley’s daughters in succession and was “on terms of intimate friendship” with his son, the writer Leonard Huxley. Collier’s first wife, in 1879, was Marian (Mady) Huxley. She was a painter who studied, like her husband, at the Slade and exhibited at the Royal Academy among other places. After the birth of their only daughter, she suffered severe post-natal depression and was taken to Paris for treatment, where she contracted pneumonia and died in 1887. In 1889 Collier married Mady’s younger sister Ethel Huxley. Until the Deceased Wife’s Sister’s Marriage Act in 1907 such a marriage was not possible in England, so the ceremony took place in Norway. Collier’s daughter by his first marriage, Joyce, was a portrait miniaturist, and a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters. By his second wife he had a daughter and a son, Sir Laurence Collier, who was the British Ambassador to Norway from 1941 to 1951. Collier died in 1934. His entry in the Dictionary of National Biography published. 1949 compares his work to that of Frank Holl because of its solemnity. This is only true, however, of his many portraits of distinguished old men. His portraits of younger men. And children, and his so-called “problem pictures” covering scenes of ordinary life, are often very bright and fresh. Strong and surprising sense of color. According to Geoffrey Ashton. Created a disconcerting verisimilitude in both mood and appearance. DON’T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS! FOR CUSTOMERS IN UNITED STATES. EACH SALE COMES WITH UNCONDITIONAL 100% GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY AND. IF THE COIN IS NOT AS DESCRIBED. SAME 100% GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY AS FOR USA CUSTOMERS.

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Zajcza 15, 00-351 Warszawa. One more glorious masterpiece of minting craftsmanship is presented under the Cook Islands legal issue within Windows of Heaven series. This time spectacular silver coin with insertion of a real stained glass is dedicated to the astonishing exemplar of French Gothic style architecture the medieval Cathedral of Our Lady located in 80 km southwest from Paris in Chartres town. The stylized obverse of the silver coin represents an effigy of the Queen Elizabeth II as well as the legend indicating the Queens name. There is an amazing miniature of full-colour stain glass window inserted next to the portrait. The obverse also contains the inscriptions indicating the face value of the coin and the name of the issuing country. The reverse is decorated with the relief image of the front of the majestic Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres along with a floor plan of the Cathedral. But the real special thrill of the coins reverse lies in the stained glass insert enclosed by the portion of the architectural surrounding. Full colour glass insert is a genuine reproduction of the Belle Verriere stain glass window located on the southern side at the entrance to the choir of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres. The grand Cathedral is included into the list of UNESCO World Heritage. The collection of medieval stained glass windows of Chartres is absolutely unique: consisting of more than 150 windows, the oldest of which were created in the XII century. The reverse of the gorgeous Cook Islands coin as well indicates the year of the coins issue, name of the series and the name of the Cathedrals native town. Discounts on new coins for registered users. Glass and locket insert. The item “Cathedral Our Lady of Chartres Windows Of Heaven Silver Coin Cook Islands 2013″ is in sale since Monday, May 31, 2021. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “topworldcoins” and is located in Rzeszów. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Certification Number: defined in the certificates
• Certification: Uncertified
• California Prop 65 Warning: not harmful to humans and the environment
• Year: 2013
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Composition: Silver

Issued as part of the extremely successful Masterpieces of Art series, this eye-catching silver coin boasts the beautiful design, 17 authentic Swarovski crystals as well as the limited mintage quantity of 1898 pieces worldwide. This Cook Islands proof coin. Has been struck as a tribute to “Lady Godiva” (circa 1898) by a British writer and painter in the Pre-Raphaelite style John Maler Collier. The effigy of Queen Elizabeth II is traditionally displayed on the obverse of the Cook Islands coin. There are also the legends denoting the name of the Queen, the face value of the coin and the name of the issuing country. The beautiful reverse design features the colored image of Colliers legendary painting that depicts Lady Godiva, or Godgifu in Old English, a Saxon woman who was the wife of the Danish Lord Leofric. Above the image, there are the inscriptions indicating the name of the series and the issuing year; the lower part of the silver coin includes the name of the great artist. Godiva known as Lady Godiva was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to a legend dating back at least to the 13th century, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name “Peeping Tom” for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom had watched her ride and was struck blind or dead. MINTAGE ONLY 1898 PCS. Thank you for looking, to my items. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “2013- LADY GODIVA John Maler Collier 3 Oz Silver Coin 20$ Cook Islands” is in sale since Sunday, September 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Collections, Lots”. The seller is “patfinder19″ and is located in dekcards. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Certification: cook islands
• Grade: Ungraded
• Year: 2013
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Composition: Silver

STORE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP. Masterpieces of Art 3 oz Proof. “18″ The eighteenth coin in the series Coin is Mint conditon with Coa and box. 0.9999 / PROOF. MINIMUM GROSS WEIGHT (G). The item “Cook 2013 20$ Lady Godiva John Collier Masterpieces of Art 3 oz Silver Coin 18″ is in sale since Thursday, July 30, 2015. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “eu-numismatics” and is located in Poznan. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Certification: Uncertified
• Grade: Ungraded
• Year: 2013
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Composition: Silver

Kiliskiego 2, 35-005 Rzeszów Poland. Issued as part of the extremely successful Masterpieces of Art series, this eye-catching silver coin boasts the beautiful design, 17 authentic Swarovski crystals as well as the limited mintage quantity of 1898 pieces worldwide. This Cook Islands proof coin has been struck as a tribute to “Lady Godiva” (circa 1898) by a British writer and painter in the Pre-Raphaelite style John Maler Collier. The effigy of Queen Elizabeth II is traditionally displayed on the obverse of the Cook Islands coin. There are also the legends denoting the name of the Queen, the face value of the coin and the name of the issuing country. The beautiful reverse design features the colored image of Colliers legendary painting that depicts Lady Godiva, or Godgifu in Old English, a Saxon woman who was the wife of the Danish Lord Leofric. Above the image, there are the inscriptions indicating the name of the series and the issuing year; the lower part of the silver coin includes the name of the great artist. Discounts on new coins for registered users. The item “Lady Godiva John Collier Masterpieces of Art Silver Coin Cook Islands 2013″ is in sale since Thursday, July 11, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “topworldcoins” and is located in Rzeszów. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Certification: Uncertified
• Year: 2013
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Composition: Silver

999 Silver Proof Coin MASTERPIECES OF ART. Auflage nur 1898 Stück. Zustand gut siehe Fotos Versandrabatt bei Mehrfachkauf. Eselt – Amazon Listing template. The item “20$ Cook Islands 2013 LADY GODIVA 3oz. 999 Silver Proof Coin MASTERPIECES OF ART” is in sale since Sunday, December 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Münzen\Edelmetalle\Silber\Münzen”. The seller is “silber.gold” and is located in Wiehl. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

999 Silver Proof Coin MASTERPIECES OF ART. Auflage nur 1898 Stück. Zustand gut siehe Fotos Versandrabatt bei Mehrfachkauf. Eselt – Amazon Listing template. The item “20$ Cook Islands 2013 LADY GODIVA 3oz. 999 Silver Proof Coin MASTERPIECES OF ART” is in sale since Sunday, November 11, 2018. This item is in the category “Münzen\Edelmetalle\Silber\Münzen”. The seller is “silber.gold” and is located in Wiehl. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

We guarantee you that you receive an original coin from us! Our products are sent as an insured parcel! With 17 Swarovski crystals. _gsrx_vers_574 GS 6.7.4 (574). The item “Cook Islands 2013 20$ Lady Godiva Collier Masterpieces of Art silver coin” is in sale since Saturday, October 7, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “gold-silber-coins_de” and is located in Karlsruhe. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2013
• Certification: Yes
• Grade: Proof
• Composition: Silver 999/1000
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Gewicht: 3 oz
• Anzahl geprägter Münzen: 1898
• SKU: 72326