Musica in Nummis: A Collection of Medals relating to Classical Musicians

21 February 1996

Lot No 533

Medals Related to Music, Russia, Serge Prokofiev, bronze medal by Div Hilme Muse, Paris, ‘bronze 1966’, on edge, 90mm (Niggl 35021). About as struck (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 534

Serge Prokofiev, bronze medal (1968) by Wiktor Dumanjan, Moscow, 60mm (Niggl 3499). Extremely fine (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 535

Sergei Rackmaninov, Centenary of Death, bronze medal, 1973, by Igor Daragan, Moscow, 60mm (Niggl II 3521). Mint state (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 536

Medals Related to Music, Serge Rackmaninow, bronze medal by Serge Ponomarew, Paris, ‘bronze 1976’ on edge, 68mm (Niggl 3522). About as struck (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 537

Medals Related to Music, Czechoslovakia, Antonin Reicha, bronze medal by William Schiffer, Paris, ‘bronze 1973’ on edge, 68mm (Niggl 3538). About as struck (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 538

Medals Related to Music, Russia, Nicolai Rimski–Korsakow, bronze medal (1967) by Serge Ponomarew, Paris, ‘bronze 1974’ on edge, 68mm (Niggl 3554). About as struck (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 539

Medals Related to Music, Russia, Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov, bronze portrait medal, struck by the Moscow Mint, 55mm (Niggl –). Some discolouration, otherwise extremely fine (£10-12)

21 February 1996

Lot No 540

Gioacchino Rossini, unsigned and undated bronze medal, bust l., in high relief reverse otello/la gazza/ricciardo/zelmira41mm (Niggl 1721; A.u.E. 260). A little dusty, otherwise practically mint state (£20-25)

21 February 1996

Lot No 541

Gioacchino Rossini, bronze medal by Hachette, Paris, ‘bronze 1976’ on edge, 68mm (Niggl 3564). Mint state (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 542

Anton Rubenstein, uniface bronze plaquette [1904], published by Mayer & Wilhelm, Stuttgart, bust three-quarters l., lyre below, 50 x 39mm (Niggl 1735; A.u.E. 912). Extremely fine (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 543

Erik Satie, bronze medal by André Belo, Paris, ‘bronze 1981’ on edge, 81mm (Niggl 3599). About as struck (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 544

Emil Sauer, bronze plaque by Kautsch, bust l., reverse laurel, star in distance 70 x 63mm (Niggl 1761).Extremely fine (£40-50)

21 February 1996

Lot No 545

Alessandro Scarlatti, bronze medal (1966), by Jean-Philippe Roch, Paris, 68mm (Niggl 3604). About as struck (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 546

Franz Schalk, uniface bronze medal by Jos. Tautenhayn Jun., Vienna, 50mm (Niggl 1768). Extremely fine (£20-30)

21 February 1996

Lot No 547

Heinrich Schlusnus, undated medal by Joseph Kapitz [1968], bust half right, reverse legend and view of Marksburg, 60mm (Niggl 3615). About as struck (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 548

Franz Peter Schubert, 25th Anniversary of the Schubert Society, Vienna,1888, unsigned bronze medal, bust of Schubert l., reverse lyre within wreath, dem wissen treu – im leiber frei around, 46mm. Good very fine, rare (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 549

Franz Peter Schubert, uniface bronze plaquette, 1911, by R. Neuberger, Vienna, bust half r., 65 x 50mm (Niggl 1818). Extremely fine, just a trifle discoloured (£30-40)

21 February 1996

Lot No 550

Franz Peter Schubert, Centenary of Death, 1928, uniface bronze plaquette by Weinberger, Vienna, putti playing various musical instruments, bust of Schubert in clouds above, 51 x 41mm, curved at top (Niggl 1846; H.u.P. 6474). Extremely fine (£20-30)

21 February 1996

Lot No 551

Franz Peter Schubert, 100th Anniversary of Death, 1928, an unusual uniface oval bronze medal by Arnold Hartig, head l., view of Vienna in distance, 80 x 52mm (Niggl 1799). A little discoloured, nearly extremely fine (£30-40)

21 February 1996

Lot No 552

Franz Peter Schubert, Centenary of Death, 1928, uniface bronze gilt medal, by T. Isnenghi, bust r. on a tablet resting on bed of oak leaves, immer bleibe dir liebe, Verehrung und ewiger dank, 55mm (Niggl 1804). About extremely fine, a few tiny spots of discolouration (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 553

Franz Peter Schubert, Centenary of Death, 1828, an unusual octagonal pewter medal by Tautenhayn, Vienna, bust r. within wreath, 50mm (Niggl 1838). Good very fine, rather discoloured (£12-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 554

Franz Peter Schubert, bronze medal by Marianna Borisowna Romanovskaja, Moscow, bust three-quarters r., rev. musical instruments, cyrillic legend, 60mm (Niggl 3654). About as struck (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 555

Medals Related to Music, Germany, Albert Schweitzer, bronze medal by Guy C. Revol, Paris, ‘bronze 1980’, on edge (Niggl 1876). About as struck (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 556

Medals Related to Music, Russia, Alexander Scriabin, ovoid bronze medal, Paris, c. 55 x 50mm, ‘bronze 1977’ on edge. Mint state (£12-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 557

Jean Sibelius, bronze medal by Raphael Pepin, Paris, ‘bronze’ on edge, 82mm (Niggl 3700). About as struck

21 February 1996

Lot No 558

Friedrich silcher, uniface bronze plaquette by Mayer, Pfzorheim, 50mm x 37mm (Niggl 1894). About extremely fine (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 559

Medals Related to Music, Friedrich (Bedrich) Smetana, cast lead medal, by Karel Lidicky, bust l., reverse dove in centre, legend around, 60mm (Niggl 3741). Extremely fine (£20-30)

21 February 1996

Lot No 560

Medals Related to Music, Russia, Bedrich Smetana, bronze medal by Nikolai Filippow, Leningrad, bust half r., reverse piano, legend, etc., 60mm (Niggl 2729); and another small recent medal of Smetana [2]. Extremely fine (£15-£20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 561

Medals Related to Music, Germany, Karlheinz Stockhausen, bronze medal by Gérard Lanvin, Paris, ‘cuivre 1977’ on edge, 77m (Niggl 3767). About as struck (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 562

Johann Strauss I, uniface octagonal bronze plaquette by Neuberger, almost facing busts of Strauss and Josef Lanner side by side, 75 x 54mm (Niggl 1937). Extremely fine (£40-50)

21 February 1996

Lot No 563

Johann Strauss I, small silver uniface medallic pendant, by J. Weigl, with loop and ring for suspension, 29mm (Niggl 1042a var.). Better than very fine, with dark and somewhat uneven tone (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 564

Johann Strauss II, bronze medal, 1894, by Anton Scharff, Vienna, bust r., reverse, emblems of Music and the Theatre, ball scene with dancing couples, 59mm (Niggl 1954; A.u.E. 295). Extremely fine (£30-40)

21 February 1996

Lot No 565

Johann Strauss II, Centenary of Birth, cast bronze medal, 1925, by Josef Tautenhayn Jun., 40mm (Nigg 1960a). Extremely fine (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 566

Johann Strauss II, uniface bronze medal by Hartig, Vienna, bust almost facing, johann strauss around, 70mm (Niggl – ; cf 1942). Extremely fine (£30-40)

21 February 1996

Lot No 567

Richard Strauss, uniface bronze plaquette, 1924, by Tautenhayn, Vienna, 60 x 46mm (Niggl 1980). Extremely fine (£20-25)

21 February 1996

Lot No 568

Jan Sweelinck, 400th Anniversary of Birth, bronze medal by Loeki Metz, bust l. in high relief, reverse Sweelinck seated at organ, 65mm (Niggl 1997). Extremely fine (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 569

Medals Related to Music, Switzerland, Sigismund Thalberg, bronze medal by Oswald Steinböck, head r. reverse lyre entwined with laurel wreath, 56mm (Niggl 299; A.u.E. 299). About extremely fine, of curious but not unpleasing colour, perhaps the result of imperfect bronzing (£20-30)

21 February 1996

Lot No 570

Giuseppe Verdi, unsigned bronze medal for the Italian Musical Society, head three-quarters l., reverse lyre, legend around, 40mm (Niggl 3934). Slightly discoloured, about extremely fine (£10-15)

21 February 1996

Lot No 571

Giuseppe Verdi, bronze medal by Maxime Rips, Paris, ‘ bronze 1981’ on edge, 72mm. Mint state (£15-20)

21 February 1996

Lot No 572

Richard Wagner, bronze medal by Leopold Wiener, published by Thieme, Leipzig, head r., reverse figures from Wagner’s operas, 71mm (Niggl 2259; A.u.E. 308). Extremely fine (£40-50)