Historical and Art Medals

Austria, 1893. Austria. Johannes Brahms, 60th Birthday, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, bust right, reverse legend and wreath, 59mm (Niggl 405; BDM V, 368). Good very fine

Johannes Brahms (1833-97), resident in Vienna. This medal was issued for Vienna's "Musikfreunde". Anton Scharff (1843-1903), the most prolific and influential Austrian medallist of his day