The Bidbook for the Important 1911 Iklé Sale
Hamburger, Leo. SAMMLUNG DES HERRN ADOLF IKLÉ IN ST. GALLEN. SCHWEIZER GOLDMÜNZEN. Frankfurt a.M., 23. Mai 1911 und folgende Tage. 8vo, later brown cloth-backed mottled boards; hand-lettered spine label. (6), 47, (1) pages, interleaved; 578 lots; 19 fine plates. Absentee bids recorded on interleaves; printed catalogue hand-priced and annotated, with many buyers' names recorded; occasional additional annotations. Spine worn; very good. Important. The sale received a good amount of attention, and the annotations are extensive. Iklé (1852–1923) was born into a prosperous Hamburg family of textile manufacturers and moved to Switzerland to operate the business in that country. His collection of Swiss coins was among the finest ever formed. Clain-Stefanelli 11780. Grierson 306.