Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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1-2. Two identical medals made in honor of the German-Jewish banker Max Wilmersdörffer. One silver medal and the other made of bronze.
Obverse: Portrait and inscription in German. Reverse: "11 October 1841, 11 October 1891". Diameter: 48 mm.
3. Medal in honor of the 70th birthday of the Jewish-German banker Samson Oberndoerffer. Obverse: Portrait, name and date of birth. Reverse: Dedication in German. Diameter: 40 mm.
Obverse: Portrait and inscription in German. Reverse: "11 October 1841, 11 October 1891". Diameter: 48 mm.
3. Medal in honor of the 70th birthday of the Jewish-German banker Samson Oberndoerffer. Obverse: Portrait, name and date of birth. Reverse: Dedication in German. Diameter: 40 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Fifteen medals and pins with the portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881).
1-3. Three identical medals with the portrait of Disraeli and the inscription "Earl of Beaconsfield KG" [title bestowed by Queen Victoria]. Diameter 33 mm. Two medals with a hook, one medal with cloth ribbon.
4-5. Two pins with Disraeli's portrait.
6-11. Six medals in memory of Disraeli, with his portrait. Two identical. One medal with a hanger and a cloth ribbon. 22-45 mm.
12-14. Three silver medals (marked), with Disraeli's portrait. On the reverse of one medal Disraeli is seen next to a desk. Diameter 35-43 cm.
15. Silver medal. Obverse: "The Badge of Parliament". Reverse: Disraeli facing his political opponent William Gladstone, with the inscription: "Gladstone and Disraeli Great Prime Ministers in Competition 1868-1885". One of a series of silver medals portraying significant occasions in British history. Diameter: 45 mm.
1-3. Three identical medals with the portrait of Disraeli and the inscription "Earl of Beaconsfield KG" [title bestowed by Queen Victoria]. Diameter 33 mm. Two medals with a hook, one medal with cloth ribbon.
4-5. Two pins with Disraeli's portrait.
6-11. Six medals in memory of Disraeli, with his portrait. Two identical. One medal with a hanger and a cloth ribbon. 22-45 mm.
12-14. Three silver medals (marked), with Disraeli's portrait. On the reverse of one medal Disraeli is seen next to a desk. Diameter 35-43 cm.
15. Silver medal. Obverse: "The Badge of Parliament". Reverse: Disraeli facing his political opponent William Gladstone, with the inscription: "Gladstone and Disraeli Great Prime Ministers in Competition 1868-1885". One of a series of silver medals portraying significant occasions in British history. Diameter: 45 mm.
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![Silver medal on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian. Maker: Leonard Charles Wyon. [London], 1854.
Obverse:](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/315_1.jpg "Silver Medal – British Pharmaceutical Society / Jonathan Pereira – Lon")
![Silver medal on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian. Maker: Leonard Charles Wyon. [London], 1854.
Obverse:](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/315_2.jpg "Silver Medal – British Pharmaceutical Society / Jonathan Pereira – Lon")
Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
Including buyer's premium
Silver medal on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian. Maker: Leonard Charles Wyon. [London], 1854.
Obverse: Portrait of the Jewish pharmacist Jonathan Pereira (1804-1853) with the inscription "Jonathan Pereira MD FRS FLS". Reverse: A wreath, in its center the inscription "Materia Medica. Awarded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Prize Medal Founded 1854". Name of receiver and the year are engraved on the rim: "John Thomas 1887".
Diameter: 58 mm.
Obverse: Portrait of the Jewish pharmacist Jonathan Pereira (1804-1853) with the inscription "Jonathan Pereira MD FRS FLS". Reverse: A wreath, in its center the inscription "Materia Medica. Awarded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Prize Medal Founded 1854". Name of receiver and the year are engraved on the rim: "John Thomas 1887".
Diameter: 58 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
1. Silver medal, made in honor of Prof. Richard Willstätter (1872-1942), Jewish-German professor of organic chemistry, winner of the Nobel Prize. Obverse: Relief of Willstätter's portrait. Signed: H. Hahn. Reverse: Dedication in German: Richard Willstätter in Dankbarkeit v Seinen Schuelern [Richard Willstätter, with appreciation from his students]. Diameter: 48 mm.
2. Medal made in honor of Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), Jewish-German scientist, Nobel Prize winner, known for his research in the fields of hematology, immunology and chemotherapy. [German, 1910]. Maker: Karl Goetz. Obverse: Ehrlich's portrait surrounded by an inscription: "Paul Ehrlich Aetatis Anno Lui MCMX". Reverse: Figure of a man; the body encircled by a snake sipping from a bowl held by the man. On both sides appears a Latin inscription: "corpora non agunt nisi fixate" [a sentence made famous by Ehrlich in one of his works]. Diameter: 59 mm. Contained in a fine box.
2. Medal made in honor of Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), Jewish-German scientist, Nobel Prize winner, known for his research in the fields of hematology, immunology and chemotherapy. [German, 1910]. Maker: Karl Goetz. Obverse: Ehrlich's portrait surrounded by an inscription: "Paul Ehrlich Aetatis Anno Lui MCMX". Reverse: Figure of a man; the body encircled by a snake sipping from a bowl held by the man. On both sides appears a Latin inscription: "corpora non agunt nisi fixate" [a sentence made famous by Ehrlich in one of his works]. Diameter: 59 mm. Contained in a fine box.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Three medals – Jewish-German physicians. 19th century.
1. Obverse: Relief portrait of Elias Henschel, 1755-1839, German physician of Breslau, gynecology specialist. Reverse: Dedication in Latin, 1837. Diameter: 38 mm.
2. Obverse: Portrait of physician Johann Stieglitz, 1767-1840, encircled by an inscription in German. Marked: Brandt F. Reverse: Man standing in front of a Roman temple, with a stick in one hand with a winding snake. In the other hand the man holds a bouquet with the name Stieglitz. A date: XXV April MDCCCXXXIX (April 25, 1839). Diameter: 47 mm.
3. Obverse: Relief portrait of Moritz Heinrich Romberg, 1795-1873, German physician of Berlin. Marked: W. Kullrich F [Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich]. Reverse: Dedication in Latin, April 1867. Diameter: 60 mm.
1. Obverse: Relief portrait of Elias Henschel, 1755-1839, German physician of Breslau, gynecology specialist. Reverse: Dedication in Latin, 1837. Diameter: 38 mm.
2. Obverse: Portrait of physician Johann Stieglitz, 1767-1840, encircled by an inscription in German. Marked: Brandt F. Reverse: Man standing in front of a Roman temple, with a stick in one hand with a winding snake. In the other hand the man holds a bouquet with the name Stieglitz. A date: XXV April MDCCCXXXIX (April 25, 1839). Diameter: 47 mm.
3. Obverse: Relief portrait of Moritz Heinrich Romberg, 1795-1873, German physician of Berlin. Marked: W. Kullrich F [Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich]. Reverse: Dedication in Latin, April 1867. Diameter: 60 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Two medals and a plaque – Jewish physicians. Europe, late 19th century – early 20th century.
1. A medal made in honor of Dr. Enoch Heinrich Kisch's 50th birthday. An Austrian gynecologist, native of Prague. Obverse: Image of Kisch and an inscription in German. Reverse: Figure of a woman, her body encircled by a snake sipping from a bowl held by the woman. Surrounded by a dedication in German, May, 1891. Diameter: 54 mm.
2. Plaque – French doctor Louis Lucien Dreyfus Brisac.
Obverse: His image and inscription "Dr. L. Dreyfus Brisac, 1849-1903". Reverse: A woman sitting on a bench opposite the Strasburg cathedral. Inscription "Le Souvenir". 60X42 mm.
3. A medal – Dr. Viktor Katz.
Obverse: Katz's portrait with inscription: "Dr. Viktor Katz 1880". Reverse: Flowers with a Czech inscription: "svym pratelum" [your friends]. Diameter: 50 mm.
1. A medal made in honor of Dr. Enoch Heinrich Kisch's 50th birthday. An Austrian gynecologist, native of Prague. Obverse: Image of Kisch and an inscription in German. Reverse: Figure of a woman, her body encircled by a snake sipping from a bowl held by the woman. Surrounded by a dedication in German, May, 1891. Diameter: 54 mm.
2. Plaque – French doctor Louis Lucien Dreyfus Brisac.
Obverse: His image and inscription "Dr. L. Dreyfus Brisac, 1849-1903". Reverse: A woman sitting on a bench opposite the Strasburg cathedral. Inscription "Le Souvenir". 60X42 mm.
3. A medal – Dr. Viktor Katz.
Obverse: Katz's portrait with inscription: "Dr. Viktor Katz 1880". Reverse: Flowers with a Czech inscription: "svym pratelum" [your friends]. Diameter: 50 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $350
Unsold
1-5. Five medals with the portrait of Eliezer Ludwik Zamenhof (1859-1917), creator of the Esperanto language. Two medals from the 1910s, one from 1969, two medals with no date. One medal was created by the Polish sculptor and medals manufacturer Józef Gosławski. Diameter: 30 mm – 70 mm.
6. Plaque with Zamenhof's portrait. Marked: Fr. Beodauf 1909. 71X50 mm.
7-8. Two coins in the value of 1 and 5 Stelo [coin used by Esperantoists in the years 1945-1993, in the attempt to introduce an international currency]. Diameter: 19 mm, 22 mm.
6. Plaque with Zamenhof's portrait. Marked: Fr. Beodauf 1909. 71X50 mm.
7-8. Two coins in the value of 1 and 5 Stelo [coin used by Esperantoists in the years 1945-1993, in the attempt to introduce an international currency]. Diameter: 19 mm, 22 mm.
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![1. A medal commemorating Isaac Noah Manheimer's 70th birthday (1793-1865), a teacher and a reform preacher. [Austria, 1863].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/320_1.jpg "Two Medals – Isaac Noah Manheimer / Dr. Meir Kayserling")
![1. A medal commemorating Isaac Noah Manheimer's 70th birthday (1793-1865), a teacher and a reform preacher. [Austria, 1863].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale39-public/320_2.jpg "Two Medals – Isaac Noah Manheimer / Dr. Meir Kayserling")
Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $200
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
1. A medal commemorating Isaac Noah Manheimer's 70th birthday (1793-1865), a teacher and a reform preacher. [Austria, 1863].
Obverse: Relief of Manheimer's image and an inscription: Dr. I.N.Mannheimer Prediger der Israelit Gemeinde in Wien" [Dr. Manheimer, preacher of the Jewish community of Vienna]. Reverse: Inscription: "Zum Siebzigsten Geburtstage" [for his 70th birthday] and a verse in Hebrew. Diameter: 49 mm.
2. A medal commemorating the 100th birthday of Dr. Meyer Kayserling (1829-1905), a German Rabbi and historian. [Germany, 1929].
Obverse: Relief of Kayserling's image and an inscription:" Doctor M. Kayserling 1829-1929". Signed with initials AG [Aladar Gardos]. Reverse: Blank. Diameter: 59 mm.
Obverse: Relief of Manheimer's image and an inscription: Dr. I.N.Mannheimer Prediger der Israelit Gemeinde in Wien" [Dr. Manheimer, preacher of the Jewish community of Vienna]. Reverse: Inscription: "Zum Siebzigsten Geburtstage" [for his 70th birthday] and a verse in Hebrew. Diameter: 49 mm.
2. A medal commemorating the 100th birthday of Dr. Meyer Kayserling (1829-1905), a German Rabbi and historian. [Germany, 1929].
Obverse: Relief of Kayserling's image and an inscription:" Doctor M. Kayserling 1829-1929". Signed with initials AG [Aladar Gardos]. Reverse: Blank. Diameter: 59 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $400
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Plaques and medals struck in honor of Alfred Grünfeld (1852-1924), Jewish-Austrian pianist, composer and music teacher. [Austria], 1902-1922.
1-2. Two identical medals, struck in honor of Grünfeld's 70th birthday, 1922. Obverse: Grünfeld's portrait. Signed: Jos[ef] Prinz. Reverse: Harp surrounded by a ribbon and a wreath with a music staff with notes. At the edges appears an inscription in German. Diameter: 65 mm.
3-4. Two plaques with a relief of Grünfeld's portrait and his name. Signed: Josef Tautenhayn junior 1902. One plaque – silver plated. 50X70 mm.
5-6. Two plaques with Grünfeld's portrait, playing the piano. Signed: F. Josephu-Drouot. One plaque – silver plated. 45X50 mm.
1-2. Two identical medals, struck in honor of Grünfeld's 70th birthday, 1922. Obverse: Grünfeld's portrait. Signed: Jos[ef] Prinz. Reverse: Harp surrounded by a ribbon and a wreath with a music staff with notes. At the edges appears an inscription in German. Diameter: 65 mm.
3-4. Two plaques with a relief of Grünfeld's portrait and his name. Signed: Josef Tautenhayn junior 1902. One plaque – silver plated. 50X70 mm.
5-6. Two plaques with Grünfeld's portrait, playing the piano. Signed: F. Josephu-Drouot. One plaque – silver plated. 45X50 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $300
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Medals, plaques and a pendant in honor or in memory of the Jewish-Russian pianist, composer and conductor Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894).
1. Medal on behalf of the Russian Musical Society, on the occasion of Rubinstein's retirement.
Obverse: Relief of Rubinstein's portrait (signed), and the inscription "to Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein 1839-1889" (Russian). Reverse: Harp surrounded by a wreath and a ribbon witha music staff with notes , surrounded by the inscription "from the Russian Musical Society, in memory of fifty years of artistic-musical activity" (Russian). Diameter: 76 mm.
2. Medal awarded on the occasion of Rubinstein's retirement.
Obverse: Rubinstein's portrait. Reverse: A woman playing the harp with the inscription" in memory of artistic-musical activity, 1839-1889" (Russian). Diameter: 28 mm.
3-4. Two plaques in memory of Rubinstein, with his portrait in the center. 50X38 mm.
5. Medal in memory of Rubinstein.
Obverse: Rubinstein’s portrait. Reverse: Piano on a stage surrounded by a curtain. Diameter: 60 mm.
6. Pendant in memory of Rubinstein.
Obverse: Rubinstein’s portrait and an inscription in Russian. Reverse: An angel next to a piano with the inscription “who will replace him!” (Russian). Diameter: 25 mm.
1. Medal on behalf of the Russian Musical Society, on the occasion of Rubinstein's retirement.
Obverse: Relief of Rubinstein's portrait (signed), and the inscription "to Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein 1839-1889" (Russian). Reverse: Harp surrounded by a wreath and a ribbon witha music staff with notes , surrounded by the inscription "from the Russian Musical Society, in memory of fifty years of artistic-musical activity" (Russian). Diameter: 76 mm.
2. Medal awarded on the occasion of Rubinstein's retirement.
Obverse: Rubinstein's portrait. Reverse: A woman playing the harp with the inscription" in memory of artistic-musical activity, 1839-1889" (Russian). Diameter: 28 mm.
3-4. Two plaques in memory of Rubinstein, with his portrait in the center. 50X38 mm.
5. Medal in memory of Rubinstein.
Obverse: Rubinstein’s portrait. Reverse: Piano on a stage surrounded by a curtain. Diameter: 60 mm.
6. Pendant in memory of Rubinstein.
Obverse: Rubinstein’s portrait and an inscription in Russian. Reverse: An angel next to a piano with the inscription “who will replace him!” (Russian). Diameter: 25 mm.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
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Four medals – Jewish-Austrian actor and director Adolf Sonnenthal (1834-1909). Late 19th – early 20th century.
1-2. Two identical bronze medals, noting 25 years of Sonnenthal's work at the Burgtheater (National Austrian Theater) in Vienna, 1881.
Obverse: Sonnenthal's portrait and inscription in German: "Adolf Sonnenthal K. K Hofschauspieler und Regisseur, 1856 1. Juni 1881" [Adolf Sonnenthal, actor and director, 1856, June 1, 1881]. Marked: J. Schwerdtner. Reverse: The old building of the Burgtheater and a dedication in German. Diameter: 58 mm.
3. A medal commemorating 25 years of Sonnenthal's work in the Burgtheater.
Obverse: Sonnethal's portrait. Marked: J. Schwerdtner. Reverse: Burgtheater building and a dedication in German. Diameter: 34 mm.
4. Medallion for Sonnenthal's 70th birthday, 1904. Diameter: 21 mm. Hook for hanging and a ribbon.
1-2. Two identical bronze medals, noting 25 years of Sonnenthal's work at the Burgtheater (National Austrian Theater) in Vienna, 1881.
Obverse: Sonnenthal's portrait and inscription in German: "Adolf Sonnenthal K. K Hofschauspieler und Regisseur, 1856 1. Juni 1881" [Adolf Sonnenthal, actor and director, 1856, June 1, 1881]. Marked: J. Schwerdtner. Reverse: The old building of the Burgtheater and a dedication in German. Diameter: 58 mm.
3. A medal commemorating 25 years of Sonnenthal's work in the Burgtheater.
Obverse: Sonnethal's portrait. Marked: J. Schwerdtner. Reverse: Burgtheater building and a dedication in German. Diameter: 34 mm.
4. Medallion for Sonnenthal's 70th birthday, 1904. Diameter: 21 mm. Hook for hanging and a ribbon.
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Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals
July 16, 2014
Opening: $300
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Six medals – Jewish actors. Europe, late 19th century – first half of 20th century.
1-2. Two medals – Jewish actor Joseph Lewinsky. One medal commemorating 25 years of acting (diameter: 60 mm) and the other medal commemorating 40 years of work in the Burgtheater in Vienna (Diameter: 57 mm). Lewinsky's portrait appears on both medals with a dedication in German.
3-4. Two identical tokens made on behalf of the National Theater Berlin with the image of the Jewish actress Katharina Frankl playing one of her roles in the theater (prinzessin von bagdad – Princess of Baghdad). Diameter: 21 mm.
5-6. Two different medals made in honor of the Dutch actress Esther De Boer Van Ryk, featuring her portrait. Diameter: 40 mm.
1-2. Two medals – Jewish actor Joseph Lewinsky. One medal commemorating 25 years of acting (diameter: 60 mm) and the other medal commemorating 40 years of work in the Burgtheater in Vienna (Diameter: 57 mm). Lewinsky's portrait appears on both medals with a dedication in German.
3-4. Two identical tokens made on behalf of the National Theater Berlin with the image of the Jewish actress Katharina Frankl playing one of her roles in the theater (prinzessin von bagdad – Princess of Baghdad). Diameter: 21 mm.
5-6. Two different medals made in honor of the Dutch actress Esther De Boer Van Ryk, featuring her portrait. Diameter: 40 mm.
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