United States of America, Arrival of Nansen in New York, 1897, by Victor D. Brenner, uniface silver portrait plaquette, base rim marked “sterling”, 69 x 45mm, 84.5 gms (cf. Baxter, The Beaux -Arts Medal in America, 117, p.40). Extremely fine, rare (£250-300)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bruce Hagen Collection of Polar Medals.

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Superb Beaux-Arts style. Baxter comments “the force of personality and feeling of three-dimensional presence conveyed in this small piece are remarkable.” Ex Presidential sale (Joe Levine, 6/87)