DAY 1: Historical, Medical, Scientific, Rare Books & Native American, DAY 2: American, European, Modern & Jewelry
Wed, Feb 11, 2026 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 95
Group of International and Historical Medallions with Silver Medals
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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 rare European and Historical Medallions including: Tribute of Mexico's Doctors to the Emperor Augustin Iturbide (1822-23) with bust, by Gordillo, 39mm silver (1.015 ozt), Mexico, 1823 (likely one of the first medical medials of the hemsiphere); Bronze Bust/Salus (God of health), Hadrian, 117-138 AD, Rome; Papal States, "Annual Medal" for year III of Leo XIII (1823-29) featuring the Pope's Visit to Papal Infirmary, by Cerbara, 44 mm, silver (1.080 ozt), Italian; 19th Century Quack Medical amulet, "No. 5", bimetallic, French; Society for the Promotion of Arts Commerce awared in 1832, by T. Wyon, with inscription to Mr. H. Slack for his dissecting microscope, silver (1.280 ozt), circa 1790; 100th Anniv. of the Upper College for Medicine by Loos. Brettauer, 42 mm silver (0.88 ozt) Berlin, 1785; Relief for Chicago / Colonel James Fiske bust, small brass, circa 1870; Aluminum mechanical calendar (1901-50) for "Absolutely Pure Milk & Cream" company, B. Davis, Great Britain, circa 1901; German Hygiene Museum at Dresden featuring a nude male figure spearing dragon/eye, Meissen brown porcelain medal, 50 mm, circa 1920, Germany; Hamburg (identifiable by civic shielf) with destruction in 1813 and reconstruction by 1823 of the Hospital, by Pfeuffer (for Loos), 43mm, silver (O.895 ozt), Germany, circa 1823; and a Box Medal on the famine of 1816 and recovery of 1817, with hand-colored pictures, historical text and tables of food prices on "rondelles", circa 1816, Germany.
Box Medal Dia.: 1-7/8 in.
Condition
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