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either side. Rx: Vº CENTENARIO/ BUENOS AIRES/ 24

JUNIO 1900. (C-D)

1190. SCARCE BUENOS AIRES VULCANITE TRANSPORTATION

TOKEN.

Smith 160B. 31mm. red/brown vulcanite. AU. Stamped

numbers 45726 on the reverse. R9. (E)

AUSTRIA

1191. GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF MORITZ AND ANNA

FISCHHOF, 1900.

60mm. Bronze. Franz Xavier Pawlik, Sc.

Uncirculated. Obverse: Jugate busts to the right of Moritz and

Anna Fischhof, the Beloved Parents. Married in Vienna on April

22, 1850. Reverse: Busts of the Grateful Children: JOSEPH,

MORITZ, ROSA, ROBERT & FRITZ. A fine example of Pawlik’s

skill at portraiture. (C-D)

1192. MEMORIAL MEDAL OF NICOLAUS DUMBA, 1900.

Wurzbach

1755. 54.5mm. Bronze. Anton Scharff. Sc. Uncirculated, a few very

minor spots. Obverse: Bearded bust of Dumba to the left within

a plain field. Reverse: Eight lines of text and palm leaf on a field

strewn with oak leaves. IHREM/ VEREWIGTEN/ OBERCURATOR/

NICOLAUS DUMBA/ DIE/ ERSTE OSTERREICHISCHE/ SPAR-

CASSE/ 1900.

Dumba was a wealthy industrialist and an important patron of the

arts and music during his life. (1830-1900) (C-D)

BELGIUM

1193. PORTRAIT MEDAL OF MARGARET OF AUSTRIA, DUCHESS

OF SAVOY, 1848.

34mm. Bronze. Adolphe Jouvenel, Sc. Unc.

Obv: MARGUERITE D’AUTRICHE NEE EN 1479 MORTE EN

1530 / JOUVENEL -- Shrouded bust facing left surrounded by

legend and beaded border. Rx: 13 line inscription: TANTE / DE

L’EMPEREUR / CHARLES-QUINT. 1507 / GOUVERNANTE

DES PAYS-BAS /ELLE DIRIGEA LA POLITIQUE / DU PAIS DE

FACON A FAIRE / RESPECTER ET HONORER LES / BELGES

. A MALINES OU / ETAIT SA COUR ELLE / ACCUEILLAIT ET

PROTEGEAIT / LES ARTISTES, LES LITTERATEURS ET LES

SAVANTS .

Struck in 1848 as part of a series of twelve portrait medals of

celebrated Belgians. (C-D)

1194. CENTENNIAL OF THE BRUSSEL’S ROYAL ACADEMY OF

BEAUX ARTS, 1900.

79.5 x 67.6mm with rounded top. Julian

Dillon’s, Sc. (Obv.) Charles van der Stappen, Sc. (Rx.) AU. Obv:

ACADEMIE ROYALE DES BEAUX ARTS/ DE BRUXELLES/

CENTENAIRE 1800-1900 above busts to the left of Nicolas Jean

Rouppe, Charles Buls and Emile Demot, each an important figure in

the history of the Academy. The reverse is an allegory symbolizing

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the study of nature. An Adonis sits under a tree drawing a scene of

country life. (D-E)

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Lot 1194 (reduced)

1195. LIEGE ANNUAL FESTIVAL, 1900

. 60 x 48.8mm. Bronze.

Unsigned. Struck by Fisch. Unc. Obv: Standing long-haired

robed female figure holding a lyre facing right. At bottom left is

the arms of Liege and at right, a small child at her feet. At upper

right in the distance is a large municipal building. Rx: CERCLE/

D’AGREMENT/ THERMES/ ATTRACTIONS/ COINTE/ LIEGE/

FESTIVAL/ PERMANENT/ 1900. (C-D)

BRAZIL

1196. 400

ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF BRAZIL, 1900.

61mm. Bronze. A.G. Girard, Sc. AU. Obv: A seated winged figure

of History is shown writing on a tablet. At right, a winged figure

holds an hourglass and above, a flying cherub with a torch and flag

heralds the approach of a distant ship (right). Rx: ASSOCIACAO

Lot 1195