DAY 1: Americana, DAY 2: Historical and Medical Antiques, Medallions, and Books
Wed, May 6, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 373
Nineteen Historical Medallions for Doctors, Hospitals, and Medicine
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
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 19 historical medallions and tokens. Bronze or silvered metal. 1844 Benjamin Rush bronze for The American Psychiatric Association. Silvered bronze rectangular medallion 1810–1910 'Congreso Internacional Americano Medicina Inciene - Buenos Aires'. 1853 bronze award medallion from The Free Academy of the City of New York for proficiency in Biology to Milton Rothman. 1889 aluminum medallion for German Hospitals in NY. White metal 1812 dated medallion Boston Female Asylum. Tiffany & Co. bronze medallion St. Nicholas Society dated 1903. Silvered bronze relief medallion depicting John Matthews 1808–1870. White metal medallion depicting Henry Jephson Esquire, MD circa 1850. Bronze 1833 dated medallion depicting side profile of Christ. Guil Hufeland. London 1800 year penny with initals 'CH' for Christ's Hospital. Scharff 1896 bronze depicting side profile of Prof. Dr. Anton Drasche. 1843 bronzed copper Italian medal by P. Broggi for Chrisoforo Hartung, no. 1 in Lomardy Milan. Japan early 1900s Red Cross medallion with ribbon (original box). 1915 rememberence bronze medal depicting Marie Depage and Edith Cavell. 1841 Hamburg Germany token depicting Solomon Heine (builder of a Jewish hospital). Two (2) Silvered bronze rectangular medallion by Charpentier for Hopital Saintlouis 1872–1896 depicting A. Ernest Besnier. N. Lemaire bronze depicting a woman tending to an ill man beside; verso reads (translated from French) "To Dr. Maurice de Fleury, member of the Academy of Medicine, Officer of the Legion of Honour: a grateful tribute". French 1927 bronze depicting Botanist/Chemist Ame Pictet.
Condition
Shipping/Pickup
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