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Three Important Medals Sales in Folio
Hess Nachf., Adolph. SAMMLUNG EUGEN FELIX. KUNSTMEDAILLEN HAUPTSÄCHLICH AUS DER PERIODE DER DEUTSCHEN RENAISSANCE. Frankfurt a.M., 23.–25. September 1895. (4), 47, (1) pages; 301 lots; 6 very fine plates. Original printed prices realized list bound in. [bound with] Merzbacher, Eugen. KUNST-MEDAILLEN. München, 10. Januar 1914. (6), 26 pages; 114 lots; 12 very fine plates. [bound with] Hamburger, Leo. SAMMLUNG † GEHEIMRAT HERMANN VOGEL, CHEMNITZ. 1 ABTEILUNG: KUNSTMEDAILLEN. Frankfurt am Main, 4. November 1924. (8), 38, (2) pages; 204 lots; fine frontispiece portrait; 22 very fine plates of medals. Hand-priced in pencil. Three catalogues, bound in one volume. Folio [37 by 27 cm], later maroon pebbled cloth, gilt; original printed paper or card covers bound in. Very good or better. Three notable sales of medals. The Felix sale is Clain-Stefanelli 14358. The Merzbacher catalogue is very scarce. According to the foreword: "Die nachfolgend beschriebenen Medaillen entstammen zum Teil der Sammlung eines süddeutschen Aristokraten, zum anderen Teil umfassen sie die deutschen Renaissancemedaillen einer alten Sammlung eines bekannten ausländishen Kunstliebhabers." The first Vogel sale is highly important for medals, and features an overview of the collection written by Georg Habich. Clain-Stefanelli 14380. Grierson 274.
Hess Nachf., Adolph. SAMMLUNG EUGEN FELIX. KUNSTMEDAILLEN HAUPTSÄCHLICH AUS DER PERIODE DER DEUTSCHEN RENAISSANCE. Frankfurt a.M., 23.–25. September 1895. (4), 47, (1) pages; 301 lots; 6 very fine plates. Original printed prices realized list bound in. [bound with] Merzbacher, Eugen. KUNST-MEDAILLEN. München, 10. Januar 1914. (6), 26 pages; 114 lots; 12 very fine plates. [bound with] Hamburger, Leo. SAMMLUNG † GEHEIMRAT HERMANN VOGEL, CHEMNITZ. 1 ABTEILUNG: KUNSTMEDAILLEN. Frankfurt am Main, 4. November 1924. (8), 38, (2) pages; 204 lots; fine frontispiece portrait; 22 very fine plates of medals. Hand-priced in pencil. Three catalogues, bound in one volume. Folio [37 by 27 cm], later maroon pebbled cloth, gilt; original printed paper or card covers bound in. Very good or better. Three notable sales of medals. The Felix sale is Clain-Stefanelli 14358. The Merzbacher catalogue is very scarce. According to the foreword: "Die nachfolgend beschriebenen Medaillen entstammen zum Teil der Sammlung eines süddeutschen Aristokraten, zum anderen Teil umfassen sie die deutschen Renaissancemedaillen einer alten Sammlung eines bekannten ausländishen Kunstliebhabers." The first Vogel sale is highly important for medals, and features an overview of the collection written by Georg Habich. Clain-Stefanelli 14380. Grierson 274.