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Sold on 11 July 2006

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The Collection of Art Medals formed by Hans-P. Wipfler

Hans P Wipfler

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№ 2425

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11 July 2006

Hammer Price:
£30

Austria, Erinnerung an den Durchschlag des…Tauern Tunnels [Completion of the Tauern Tunnels], 1907, a bronze plaque by T. Stundl for Brüder Schneider, robed female bust half-left, wearing radiate crown, rev. shields above tunnel entrance, 77 x 51mm (Moyaux Suppl. II, 438; Döry-Kubinszky 190). Good very fine (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Hans-P. Wipfler.

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The Tauern tunnels, linking Böckstein and Mallnitz on the railway line from Salzburg to Villach, were opened to rail traffic in February 1909