Portrait medal of John Temple Leader cast bronze by Dante Sodini 1896
cast bronze 95mm. the reverse has an engraved signature of Dante Sodini
John Temple Leader 1810-1903 was a British politician (MP) but went to Florence where he bought a number of buildings which he restored
He was important in the appreciation and restoration of old buildings in Florence in the 1880’s onwards
DANTE SODINI, ITALIAN (1858-1934) Florentine sculptor
