Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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AUSTRIA. Anton Scharff. Silver Medal. International Art Exhibition in Vienna, 1888. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
36mm; 25.02 gms. Wurzbach-2518; Hauser-2960. Obverse: Mantled bust of Franz Joseph I right; Reverse: Female figure allegorical of the Arts seated facing slightly left on plinth, holding up decorative rectangular cartouche inscribed 1888; to left and right, two nude genii--one holding shield and palm frond, the other holding laurel wreath and torch. Edge: Reeded. Mostly steely gray, this alluringly choice specimen offers some vibrant hints of brilliance as well as a deeper tone highlighting the devices and as one approaches the peripheries.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300
36mm; 25.02 gms. Wurzbach-2518; Hauser-2960. Obverse: Mantled bust of Franz Joseph I right; Reverse: Female figure allegorical of the Arts seated facing slightly left on plinth, holding up decorative rectangular cartouche inscribed 1888; to left and right, two nude genii--one holding shield and palm frond, the other holding laurel wreath and torch. Edge: Reeded. Mostly steely gray, this alluringly choice specimen offers some vibrant hints of brilliance as well as a deeper tone highlighting the devices and as one approaches the peripheries.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300