DAY 1: Americana, DAY 2: Historical and Medical Antiques, Medallions, and Books
Wed, May 6, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 355
Group of Historical Medical and Pharmaceutical Silver Medals
Estimate: $500 - $750
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Group of 18 historical medical and pharmaceutical silver medals. As follows: E. Dubois medal depicting Hippocrate for 1896 Academie De Medecine (Stamped 'Argent', XRF tested 94.78% silver, 2.1 ozt., D 2 in.), medal depicting Eli Filip Heckscher (Stamped 'Silver', XRF tested 98.77% silver, 1.4 ozt., D 1-3/4 in.), Shield-form presentation medal by the Cape Pharmaceutical Society circa 1900 (XRF tested 95% silver, 0.3 ozt., L 2-1/4 in. W 1-7/8 in.), Clara Barton Red Cross sterling silver round (0.85 ozt., D 1-5/8 in.), Edward Jenner 1st Class medal (Stamped 'Argent', XRF tested 95% silver, 1.225 ozt., D 1-5/8 in.), France 1888 Louis Pasteur (XRF tested 90.7% silver, 0.7 ozt., D 1-1/2 in.), Dantzell silver medal depicting Mergovian King of the Franks Childebert and his wife Ultrogothe (Stamped 'Argent', XRF tested 96.43% silver, 0.515 ozt., D 1-3/8 in.), 1937 Exposition Internationale Arts et Technioves silver round (XRF tested as coin 90% silver, 0.535 ozt., 1-1/4 in.), 1913 German medical amulet with edge inscribed 'Gott Mit Uns' (God With Us) verso depicting a bird of prey clutching a snake (XRF tested 91% silver, 0.53 ozt., D 1-1/4 in.), 1889 five year Nursing Service (XRF tested 97% silver, 0.62 ozt., D 1-1/4 in.), Two identical 1796 Medical Society of Paris silver medals in octagon form (XRF tested 95% silver, both weigh 1 ozt. together, D 1-1/4 in.), E. Dubois medal depicting Archeaetypus Hic. for Societe Royale de Medecine de Marseille (XRF tested 95% silver, 0.47 ozt., D 1-3/8 in.), Medicinae Philosophum medal honoring the intersection of medicine and philosophy, verso reading 'Studio Et Arte' with a serpent coiling upwards on a tree (XRF tested 96% silver, 0.4 ozt., D 1-1/8 in.), 1796 Societe de Medecine de Paris round (XRF tested 94% silver, 0.275 ozt., D 1-1/8 in.), Early medal depicting an anatomy ampitheatre (XRF tested 95% silver, 0.215 ozt., D 1-1/8 in.), Medical Society of Brussells medal depicting Andreas Vesalius Anatomicus (XRF tested 96% silver, 0.3 ozt., D 1-1/8 in.), Miss Edith Cavell silver medal (XRF tested 96% silver, 0.335 ozt., D 1-1/8 in.).
Total Overall Weight: 11.785 ozt.
Condition
Shipping/Pickup
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