Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

AUSTRIA, Anton Ritter von Schmerling, 1890, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, bust right, rev. Minerva crowning a bust of Maria Theresa, Schmerling and a student standing at right, 66mm (Hauser 7810; Wurzb. 8254; Horsky 7627). Light spotting and obverse surface marks, otherwise good very fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Dr Edith Greenwood (†1987).

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Anton Ritter von Schmerling (1805-93), Austrian statesman; the medal commemorates his 25th anniversary as curator of the Theresianischen Akademie, Vienna