Electronic Auction 423
Date: 2018-06-27 00:00:00
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1899. Half Eagle. Coronet head. AU. . .From the WRG Collection.
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1908. Half Eagle. Coronet head. EF. . .From the WRG Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 April 1996), lot 3585.
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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Ferdinand I. Archduke, 1519-1556; Emperor, 1556-1564. Cast AR Medal (39mm, 16.92 g, 12h). Memento mori issue. Unsigned, but by Ludwig Neufahrer. Putti reclining left on ground line, resting elbow on skull; in background, open vault, stump with new growth, and city view; TEMPVS EDAX RE/RV TV QVE INV/IDIO VETV=/(tendrils) in four lines in exergue / ERS ERIT SVBITO QVI MODO CROESVS ERAT O SOLOM SOLOM, Solon, standing right, conversing with Croesus, enthroned left; all set within ornate medieval audience hall; trilobe stops. F.P. Weber, Aspects of death and correlated aspects of life in art, epigram, and poetry, 3rd ed. (New York: 1918), p. 509; Erbstein 517. Good VF, toned, fields lightly chased.Ex Peus 398 (28 April 2009), lot 2222.
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AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. temp. Rudolf II. Emperor, 1576-1611. CU Raitpfennig (25.5mm, 2.40 g, 12h). Dated 1585. Hourglass flanked by lighted altars containing date; all set on entablature; below, skull-and-crossbones set in weeds / DER · MENSCH/IN · PARADIS :/GOTTES · GE/BOT · VORLIS :/DRVM · IS · DER ·/TOT · GEWIS : in six lines; all within ornate frame. Prokisch D.1/4a; cf. Neumann 1001. Near EF, brown surfaces, a couple of scratches on reverse. Rare.Ex Meister & Sonntag 17 (3 June 2013), lot 1187.
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AUSTRIA, Wien (Vienna). temp. Ferdinand I. Holy Roman Emperor, 1556-1564. Cast Lead Medal (48mm, 43.39 g, 12h). Commemorating Georg Prantstetter (1508/9-6 May 1574), member of the Innerer Rat of Wien (Vienna), with his second wife, Anna († 27 February 1568). Unsigned, but by the school of Joachim Deschler (circa 1500-1571). Dated 1563. (rosette) GEORGEN PRANTSTETTER S · R(OM) KHAV · MT · RATT · VND ANNA SINER HAVSFRAVEN, half-length facing figures of Georg, holding hourglass surmounted by skull, and Anna, holding prayer book; draped window behind / (rosette flanked by tendrils) BILDTNVS VND WAPPEN ANNO · 1 · 5 · 6 · 3, pair of coats-of-arms with crested and mantled helmets. See Löbbecke Collection (Part I, Hirsch XXIII, 26 November 1908), lot 301 = Trau 1940 (for an example in silver) . VF, a few marks. Rare.Ex Peus 410-411 (31 October 2013), lot 1731.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Tin Medal (48.5mm, 35.52 g, 12h). On the Planting of the Tree of Liberty in the Place de la Croix-Rousse, 12 March 1848. Dated 1848. LibErtÉ ÉGALitÉ FrAtErNitÉ, column, wrapped with banner and surmounted by facing bust of Minerva with triple stars flanking, set on ground line; to left, spear with banner decorated with eye; young tree to right; Arbre de lA liberté plANté sur lA plAcede lA around, CrOIX – Rousse/12 MArs 1848/LYON in three lines in exergue / LE SANG LYONNAIS A LA rÉGENÉrAtiON SOCiALE, si les AristocrAtes/coNspireNt NOUS boiroNs/dANs leurs crÂNes Á lA sANté/de l'AveNir et Á lAMéMoire/des MONtAGNArds/de 93./vive lA FArANdole! in sveven lines; skull-and-crossbones above. Collignon 16. Good VF, some minor marks.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (47mm, 18.73 g, 12h). Dated 1848. RÉPUBLIQU[E] DÉMOCRATIQ[UE] SOCIALE UNE ET INDIVISIBL[E] UNIVERSEL[E], bust facing slightly right; across field, LE MAI 1848 above Liberty Cap and carpenter's square; LE CITOYEN BLANQUI CALOMNIÉ above; PRISONNIER AU DONJON DE/VINCENNES DE PAR LES/RÉPUBLICAINS/DU/NATIONAL. in five lines below; outer legend within chainlink and pellet border and separated by ribbon bands / LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR., BOURGEOIS./AVEC L´ÉTAT DE SIÈGE/VOUS AUREZ L´ORDRE COMME/A VARSOVIE ET MILAN./L´HERBE ENTRE LES PAVÉS. LES/CANONS REMPLACERONT LES/CAMIONS PUIS LA/ BANQUE (skull-and-crossbones) ROUTE. in eight lines; outer legend within chainlink and pellet border and separated by ribbon bands. F.B. de Mercy, Études sur les Beaux-Arts (Paris: 1855), III:103-4. EF, toned, a few scratches.Purchased from Maison Palombo, 12 June 2009.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (39mm, 12.81 g, 12h). Commemorating Eugénie Niboyet (1796-1883) and the Lifting of Restrictions Regarding Feminist Clubs. Dated 1848. LIBERTÉ (star) ÉGALITÉ (star) FRATERNITÉ, three skull-and-crossbones, exclamation points flanking central one; CLUB DES FEMMES/PRESIDENCE/DE MADE NIBOYET/JOURNAL LA VOIX DES/FEMMES in five lines above; ET TOI/SOLEIL DE JUILLET 1848/TU NE T'ES PAS VOILÉ in two lines below / LES PAUVRES FEMMES · NOTRE JE REPUBLIQUE LEUR INTERDIT LES CLUBS, woman standing facing; N'ONT DONC NI AME NI CAPACITE/POLITIQUE!/ADIEU MES AMOURS in three lines above; LE CONCILE DE/MÂCON/LES EXCLUT DU PARADIS in three lines below. Collignon 1138. Good VF.Purchased from Simmons Gallery, 15 November 2005.
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FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. Cast Tin Medal (71mm, 95.80 g, 12h). On the Referendum Fixing the End of the Deuxième République, 21-22 November 1852. Dated 1852. Large tombstone, surmounted by cross and with figures on each side, each holding inverted torch, inscribed . R . F . in cornice; on face, skull-and-crossbones surrounded by EGALITÉ to left, FRATERNITÉ to right, and LIBERTÉ below; base decorated with Liberty Cap flanked by compasses; 21, 22 9dre 1852 in exergue / Eight-line legend citing the demise of the Republic. See http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/medaille-en-reaction-au-referendum-mettant-fin-a-la-deuxieme-republique-21#infos-principales (for another example). EF, some die breaks and casting flaws.Purchased from Maison Palombo, 12 June 2000.
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Group of three Silvered Æ Medals (68mm, 125.90 g, 12h). Centenaire de l'internat en médecine et en chirurgie des hôpitaux civils de Paris. By Louis Bottée. Dated An X 1902. All medals: Personification of Paris standing right, entrusting a wounded individual, lying on a stretcher, to an intern seated left on plinth of columned building, holding wounded individual and open medical kit; view of Paris in background; Lovis BottÉE in incuse below / CENTENNAIRE DE L´INTERNAT DE MEDECINE ET EN CHIURGIE HOPITAUX CIVILS DE PARIS, medical intern seated left at table covered with books and medical implements, as well as skull, doing research; above, Hygieia seated left on clouds, pointing to flames in cloud bank; AN/X/1902 and L. BottÉE in incuse to left of intern. Group includes medals inscribed to the following individuals: FRANÇOIS HUE/1879 // L · PINEL-MAISONNEUVE/1886 // P. L. J · TOUCHARD/1901. See https://www.multi-change.com/pieces-argent-collection-593-Medaille-Hopitaux-Civils-De-Paris.html (for similar example). Medals Near EF to EF, toned, Pinel-Maisonneuve example with hairlines, Hue example with original presentation box.
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Group of two (2) Medalets (, 12h). By Gaudrin & Dubray. Group includes circa 1914 gilded copper souvenir medallion, featuring the "Weeping Angel" by Blasset and dated 1628 on the obverse and view of Cathedral on reverse; all with original suspension loop. Lot also includes a silver repoussé plaquette also of the "Weeping Angel" by Blasset. See http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=11092 (for example of medalet in silver). Both items Good VF, some rub on gilded medalet, silver deeply toned.Purchased from Spink, 1 June 2005.
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FRANCE, Troisième République. Alexis Carrel. 1873-1944. Æ Medal (71.5mm, 171.00 g, 12h). By Lucien Lafaye. Dated 1970. Head left; name and dates to right; script LL (artist's signature) in exergue / L´HOMME CET INCONNU, male figure in various degrees of anatomical dissection, standing facing, holding heart and skull. Edge: 1970 (cornucopia) BRONZE. See Sloans & Kenyon (21 May 2015), lot 67 (for another example). As made. Ex Simmons Gallery 64 (20 September 2013), lot 175.
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GERMANY, Augsburg (Stadt). Brass Ulrichskreuz (37x44mm, 5.97 g, 12h). Manufactured in the 17th century. Corpse of St. Digna in repose right within wreath; in crossbars around (from top) corpses of St. Witerpus, St. Adelbero, St. Thosso, and St Nigarius; each saint is named / Battle scene; above, angel left holding cross suspended from ribbon; vade retro satana below. See Teutoberger 69, lot 4054 (for another example). VF, light brown surfaces. With original hole for suspension .Ex Meister & Sonntag 12 (17 November 2011), lot 970.
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GERMANY, Göttingen. Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. 1752-1840. Æ Medal (50.5mm, 64.53 g, 12h). On the 50th Anniversary of His Doctorate. By G. Loos and H. Gube. Dated 1825. (rosette) I. FR. BLUMENBACH NATO GOTHAE D. 11 MAII 1752 DOCT. CREATO GOTTINGAE D. 19 SEPT. 1775, draped bust left / (rosette) NATURAE INTERPRETI OSSA LOQUI IUBENTI PHYSIOSOPHILI GERMANICI D. 19 SEPT. 1825, three human skulls, as classified by Blumenbach: Caucasian, Ethiopian, and Mongolian; G LOOS DIR H. GUBE FEC. below. Medicina in Nummis 398; Brettauer 125. EF, hint of verdigris. Lot also includes a cliche of the reverse.Ex UBS 69 (25 January 2007), lot 2427.
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GERMANY, Hamburg (Stadt). AR Medal (31.5mm, 12.12 g, 12h). By Christian Wermuth. Manufactured in the 17th century. (rosette) OMNIS DIES OMNIS HORA QUAM NIHIL SUMUS OSTENDIT, Father Time, holding clock, standing to right; to left, skeleton (as Death) advancing left; sun between / DISCO MORI CHRISTO, pelican feeding young; above, banner inscribed NAM CHRISTI MORS MEA VITA EST; above, hand emerging from clouds, holding skul. Brettauer 5018; see https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/09428/urn_nbn_de_hbz_061_1_95426.html (for manuscript rendition of obv.). Near EF, toned.
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GERMANY, Hamburg (Stadt). AR Hochzeitsmedal (56mm, 60.56 g, 12h). By Johan Christoph Reteke. Manufactured in the 17th century. DES ALLERHŒCHSTEN GNADENHAND GESEGNE UNSERN STAND, bride and bridegroom standing on opposite sides of the wedding table with drawn curtains framing them; above, tetragrammaton and hands appearing from clouds / (heart) SEY GETREW BIS IN DEN TODT SO WILL ICH DIR DIE KRON DES LEBENS GEBEN, clasped right hands, emerging from clouds, over crowned heart set on crossed spade and scythe; additional clouds above; below, skull-and-crossbones set on ground and surrounded by flowers; I R to left. See Künker 308, lot 2803 (for another example). EF, toned, deposits in devices, some minor marks, evidence of chasing.Ex Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 50 (10 February 2009), lot 2101.
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GERMANY, Köln (Stadt). CU Membership Medalet (26.5mm, 5.49 g, 9h). Freemasonry issue. Dated 1682. Large drafting compass; below, skull above gauge; date across field / Inscribed Mattheis/Halffer in two lines on blank field. Weiler 1240. VF, brown surfaces.Ex Monasterium 21 (4 December 2006), lot 856 (there listed as a guild token).
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GERMANY, Krefeld (Stadt). Silvered Æ Medal (31mm, 11.01 g, 12h). "Sicher wie Jold" Artist Association issue. Manufactured in the 19th century. DEM VERDIENSTE DIE KRONE · SEIDENSEKTION KREFELD ·, half-length facing bust, wearing cap, smoking pipe, and holding object over shoulder / SICHER WIE JOLD, skull-and-crossbones within laurel wreath. EF, toned, original suspension loop missing.Ex Monasterium 21 (4 December 2006), lot 867 (with original suspension loop still attached).
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GERMANY, Nürnberg (Stadt). AR Rectangular Funerary Medalet (13x12.5mm, 0.86 g, 12h). Manufactured in the 17th century. gedenck an mich (in Fraktur), skull-and-crossbones / ver/giß/mein/nicht in four lines in Fraktur. Good VF, toned. Very rare and unusual.Purchased from Baldwin's, 26 January 2009 for £500.
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GERMANY, Preußen. Karl Asmund Rudolphi. 1771-1832. Æ Medal (43mm, 36.86 g, 12h). On His Death, 29 November 1832. By Koenig and Loos. Dually dated 1771 and 1832. (rosette) C. ASMVND. RVDOLPHI M. DR. ET PROF. BEROL. R. BOR. A CONS. SECR. REI MED. ORD. AQ. RVBR. EQ., bust left; NAT. HOLMIAE to left; D. 14 IVL. 1771 to right; KOENIG FEC on truncation of neck; LOOS DIR. below / Ten-line legend, including date of death within floral wreath emerging form eye sockets of skull; above, butterfly flanked by five stars. Storer 3085. EF, brown surfaces, a few minor deposits.Ex Münz Zentrum 145 (3 September 2008), lot 6129.
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GERMANY, Kaiserreich. Paul von Hindenburg. 1847-1934. AR Medal (30.5mm, 17.72 g, 12h). By RK. Dated 1914. Head slightly left / WELT KRIEG 1914, eagle, with wings folded, standing left on skull. Edge: 990. Zetzmann 2080. Near EF, lightly toned, numerous light scratches.Ex Leipziger 71 (12 March 2011), lot 218.