Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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AUSTRIA. Anton Scharff. Silver Medal. King Carol of Romania/Completion of the Danubian Bridge near Cernavoda, 1895. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED Details. Cleaned.
70mm; 145.03 gms. cf. Wurzbach-4357 (bronze); Peltzer-2488. Obverse: Military bust left; laurel branch to left; Reverse: View of the bridge at a distance to right; in foreground to left, Danube river god reclining right, with rudder cradled at side and pouring overturned urn from which liquid flows; coat-of-arms to right; above, two nude mermaids embracing and holding banner between them. Edge: [two hallmarks] located at 9h. Some light hairlines from the cleaning are noted, but this example exhibits very little in the way of wear on the high points. Pleasantly toned and intricately engraved.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600
70mm; 145.03 gms. cf. Wurzbach-4357 (bronze); Peltzer-2488. Obverse: Military bust left; laurel branch to left; Reverse: View of the bridge at a distance to right; in foreground to left, Danube river god reclining right, with rudder cradled at side and pouring overturned urn from which liquid flows; coat-of-arms to right; above, two nude mermaids embracing and holding banner between them. Edge: [two hallmarks] located at 9h. Some light hairlines from the cleaning are noted, but this example exhibits very little in the way of wear on the high points. Pleasantly toned and intricately engraved.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $400 - $600