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GERMANY. Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden/Crucifixion of Christ Cast Gilt Silver Medal, ND (ca. 1536). ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Merseburger-543. By the workshop of H. Reinhart the Elder. Diameter: 55mm; Weight: 36.00 gms. Obverse: Adam and Eve, both nude, standing in the Garden of Eden surrounded by the animals of paradise and under the Tree of Knowledge; symbols of Saxony at a distance in background; Reverse: Jesus Christ and two others crucified upon crosses; Mary, John, and soldiers at the base. Edge: Some light marks as made; loop attached at the top. Quite brilliant and sporting a great in-tact nature, this impressive piece even features intricate filigreed scroll work upon the tree and crosses. Some light chasing marks are observed in the field, but entirely consistent with the type. An exceptional late medieval survivor of religious art.
Estimate: $1500 - $3000
Merseburger-543. By the workshop of H. Reinhart the Elder. Diameter: 55mm; Weight: 36.00 gms. Obverse: Adam and Eve, both nude, standing in the Garden of Eden surrounded by the animals of paradise and under the Tree of Knowledge; symbols of Saxony at a distance in background; Reverse: Jesus Christ and two others crucified upon crosses; Mary, John, and soldiers at the base. Edge: Some light marks as made; loop attached at the top. Quite brilliant and sporting a great in-tact nature, this impressive piece even features intricate filigreed scroll work upon the tree and crosses. Some light chasing marks are observed in the field, but entirely consistent with the type. An exceptional late medieval survivor of religious art.
Estimate: $1500 - $3000