Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 15-16 Jan 2018
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GERMANY. Hamburg. Silver Medal, ND (1708). PCGS SP Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details.
37 mm. Brettauer-3742. Silver medal illustrating two of the most famous Biblical Parables: The Good Samaritan and Abraham Sacrificing his son Isaac. Obverse image of a horseman who stops to aid a man who had been robbed and left for dead by thieves. At the top "LIEBE" (Love). Reverse: An angel staying Abraham's hand as he is about to kill his son, above "GLAUBE-HOFFNUNG" (Faith - Hope). Probably part of a set of teaching medals. Beautiful purple and blue toning over silver patina, darker on the obverse than the reverse. PCGS SP Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details.
From the Graywood Collection.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00
37 mm. Brettauer-3742. Silver medal illustrating two of the most famous Biblical Parables: The Good Samaritan and Abraham Sacrificing his son Isaac. Obverse image of a horseman who stops to aid a man who had been robbed and left for dead by thieves. At the top "LIEBE" (Love). Reverse: An angel staying Abraham's hand as he is about to kill his son, above "GLAUBE-HOFFNUNG" (Faith - Hope). Probably part of a set of teaching medals. Beautiful purple and blue toning over silver patina, darker on the obverse than the reverse. PCGS SP Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details.
From the Graywood Collection.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00