Baldwin's of St. James's
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Germany, World War I, the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, [Versenken der SS Lusitania], satirical iron medal, 1915, by Walther Eberbach (1866-1944), Death, as a giant skeleton, stands over the sinking ship, rev. DEM VERÄCHTER DER WARNUNG WOODROW WILSON 1916, 69.5mm. (Frankenhuis 1497; MH.438a; BDM.VII, 245), extremely fine, rare
Walther Eberbach produced a series of medals depicting Death as a giant skeleton, calling them 'Totentanz' – The Dance of Death. This medal particularly commemorated the loss of the submarine 'U22' and airship 'L19'. Walther Eberbach was born in Besigheim though he was established as a sculptor in Strasbourg when the War provided him with the opportunity to make a series of deeply satirical medals.
(200-300 GBP)
Walther Eberbach produced a series of medals depicting Death as a giant skeleton, calling them 'Totentanz' – The Dance of Death. This medal particularly commemorated the loss of the submarine 'U22' and airship 'L19'. Walther Eberbach was born in Besigheim though he was established as a sculptor in Strasbourg when the War provided him with the opportunity to make a series of deeply satirical medals.
(200-300 GBP)