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August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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AUSTRIA. Anton Scharff. Bronze Medal. 25th Anniversary of Anton Ritter von Schmerling as Curator of the Theresian Academy, 1890. UNCIRCULATED.
65mm; 120.97 gms. Wurzbach-8254; Hauser-7180. Obverse: Bust right in frock coat; Reverse: Minerva/Athena standing right, with back facing, holding spear and placing wreath upon facing bust of Maria Theresa; to right, Schmerling instructs a youth. Edge: Plain. Vibrant orange-brown surfaces on the obverse, with a good deal of brilliance in the fields, and more of a brown-olive hue on the reverse, with a muted matte nature.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $75 - $150
65mm; 120.97 gms. Wurzbach-8254; Hauser-7180. Obverse: Bust right in frock coat; Reverse: Minerva/Athena standing right, with back facing, holding spear and placing wreath upon facing bust of Maria Theresa; to right, Schmerling instructs a youth. Edge: Plain. Vibrant orange-brown surfaces on the obverse, with a good deal of brilliance in the fields, and more of a brown-olive hue on the reverse, with a muted matte nature.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $75 - $150