BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS. British Artistic Medals. Benno Elkan OBE (1877-1960), Gustav Mahler, large Bronze Memorial Medal, 1911, head left, rev running figure of Lucifer consumed by fire, LUCENDO IPSIVS IGNI CONSVMPTVS – MDCCCLX-MCMXI, 124mm (Niggl 1230).Nearly extremely fine.
Benno Elkan, German born Jewish sculptor of numerous monuments and busts in Britain and pre-Nazi Germany. He came to Britain in 1933 and settled in Oxford.
Estimate: £120-150