Auction Catalogue

21 February 1996

Starting at 2:00 PM

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Byzantine, Sicilian, British and World Coins, Medals and Tokens

The Charing Cross Hotel  The Strand  London  WC2N 5HX

Lot

№ 427

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21 February 1996

Hammer Price:
£20

Johannes Brahms, undated uniface bronze medal, signed in monogram, bust three-quarters r., facsimile signature in filed to r., 50mm (Niggl –). About extremely fine, of unusual colour, perhaps the result of cleaning (£15-20)

Brahms, Johann (1833–1897). German composer, born in Hamburg. A well executed low relief study of uncertain date; probably German and dating to the last years of the 19th century or the first few years of the present one.