Netherlands, Bronze Medal, silvered 1907, Golden wedding anniversary Baron George and Sophie von Rosenthal
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Netherlands. Golden wedding anniversary medal Baron George and Sophie von Rosenthal. Bronze Medal 1907; 234.90 g; AE silvered 98.9 x 88.8 mm; by Heinrich Kautsch.
Obverse: .1857. 3. JUNI. 1907., three quarter facing busts of the couple //
Reverse: .ZUR. / .ERINNERUNG. / .AN. / .BARON. GEORGE. / .UND. / SOPHIE VON ROSENTHAL. / .AMSTERDAM. / .AMSTERDAM. / .1907., oak tree, underneath a beehive, cornucopia, pedestal with garland, books, and olive branches, in the background a view of Amsterdam.
Arthur Polak, Joodse peningen in de nederlanden, p. 56, nr. 61, pl X.
In original box. Very rare. Extremely fine
Provenance Details
Ex. Sincona AG Auct. 69, lot 832.
Comment
Heinrich Kautsch (1859-1943), was an Austrian sculptor and medallist who worked in Paris as of 1889 and in 1893 was a member of the Jury of Fine Arts at the Chicago World’s Fair. In addition to medals and plaques, Heinrich Kautsch also created a number of funerary monuments, which can be found in Amsterdam, Prague, Meran, and Salzburg.
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