AUSTRIA, Austro-Hungarian Empire. temp. Franz Josef I. 1867-1916. AR Medal (69mm, 142.27 g, 12h). 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. By Anton Scharff. Dated 1899. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 943. Estimated: $ 750

World Medals, Silver

Sold For $ 1 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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AUSTRIA, Austro-Hungarian Empire. temp. Franz Josef I. 1867-1916. AR Medal (69mm, 142.27 g, 12h). 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. By Anton Scharff. Dated 1899. GOETHE to left, bust right; A. Scharff/1899 in two lines right / Depiction of the Prologue in Heaven of Goethe’s Faust; dialogue between God in center and Mephistopheles to right; behind God stand the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael; castle below clouds. Edge: hallmarks and collector’s stamp. Förschner 158. Iridescent toning, some light marks. EF.

Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection; J. Henri Ripetra Collection (COAT, 13 February 1975), lot 1556.


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