Watch List notes:

World Medals, Italy, Giovanni Ricordi (1785-1853), music publisher, centenary of the Casa Ricordi, silver medal, 1908, by S. Johnson of Milan, sculpted bust l, with olive spray around, rev. ARS ET LABOR – 1o CENTENARIO GENNAIO 1808-1908, three inter-linked rings, 50mm., matt surface extremely fine and very rare
*ex Baldwin's vault.
The Company survived Allied bombing in 1944 and still trades today, though without any Ricordi family members. It is famous for its musical archives.