Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice October 2021 Auction 12-14 Oct 2021
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GERMANY. Empire. New Century Silver Medal, 1900. Oertel Mint in Berlin. GEM UNCIRCULATED.
Strothotte-1900-3; Marienburg-7159; Heidemann-855; GPH-5082. Diameter: 38mm; Weight: 28.36 gms. By C. Starck. Obverse: Facing sphinx; Reverse: ZUR / JAHR- / HUN- / DERTS - WENDE, Hora, in sheer, full-length drapery, standing slightly left, extinguishing one torch and holding another upright. Edge: 990. Deep gunmetal gray surfaces with a charming matte nature. Compare to a similar example (PCGS MS-63) that realized a total of $336 in our ANA 2021 auction (lot #44520).
Strothotte-1900-3; Marienburg-7159; Heidemann-855; GPH-5082. Diameter: 38mm; Weight: 28.36 gms. By C. Starck. Obverse: Facing sphinx; Reverse: ZUR / JAHR- / HUN- / DERTS - WENDE, Hora, in sheer, full-length drapery, standing slightly left, extinguishing one torch and holding another upright. Edge: 990. Deep gunmetal gray surfaces with a charming matte nature. Compare to a similar example (PCGS MS-63) that realized a total of $336 in our ANA 2021 auction (lot #44520).
Offering great Neoclassical artistry, this piece was created for the dawn of the 20th century, seemingly featuring a mythological allegory for the passage of time, Hora. Here, she is depicted in a very sheer drapery, her apparent nakedness revealing the exploits of the previous century, yet her clothing at least obfuscating the events of the new century.
Estimate: $100 - $200