Gemini, LLC
Auction 12 11 January 2015
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USA. Fifth Avenue Association Best Altered Building Award Medal 1925. Medal, 32.75g (0h). . , 1925. New York. Fifth Avenue Association Best Altered Building Gold Award Medal 1925. 32.75g. 40mm. 18kt. Obv: THE FIFTH AVENUE ASSOCIATION INC / ORGANIZED 1907 INCORPORATED 1916 Washington Square Arch. Rx: AWARDED TO BRUMMER BUILDING AS THE BEST ALTERED BUILDING IN THE FIFTH AVENUE DISTRICT IN THE YEAR 1925 Surrounded by wreath. Unsigned. Light scratches. Unc. Ch Unc
The Brummer Gallery was opened in 1914 by Imre and Joseph Brummer and was located at 27 E 57th St. Joseph and his brother Ernest were among the most significant art dealers of the first half of the 20th century, dealing in a broad range of art that spanned from classical antiquity to modern art. Their collection included many works from the Middle Ages, Pre-Columbian America, and Renaissance and Baroque decorative arts. Following Joseph Brummer's death in 1947, the gallery closed down in 1949, and its collections were auctioned off over the next three decades
The Brummer Gallery was opened in 1914 by Imre and Joseph Brummer and was located at 27 E 57th St. Joseph and his brother Ernest were among the most significant art dealers of the first half of the 20th century, dealing in a broad range of art that spanned from classical antiquity to modern art. Their collection included many works from the Middle Ages, Pre-Columbian America, and Renaissance and Baroque decorative arts. Following Joseph Brummer's death in 1947, the gallery closed down in 1949, and its collections were auctioned off over the next three decades