Historical and Art Medals

Nicht Geistes Krank Aber Berliner [The Dear Nicky Letters], 1920, cast bronze, Kaiser writing letter to Czar Nicholas II, rev. Bismarck questioning Dr Eisenbarth, 57mm (K 257). Light rubbing to high points of obverse, otherwise very fine (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Karl Goetz Medals.

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The artist castigates the clumsy position taken by the Kaiser in 1895 when he favoured the views of Russia in the Chinese-Japanese conflict. Bismarck is questioning a quack doctor, Eisenbarth, about the Kaiser; Eisenbarth tells him that the Kaiser is “not made but Berliner”