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An exceptional provenance

What is also fascinating is that the history of this
medal as a collectable item can be traced back more
than 200 years. And it comes as no surprise that it
reveals an exceptional and prestigious history of
ow-nership.

It was once part of the collection of Dr. August
Mo-ritz Engelhardt, a famous legal consultant
and notary in Dresden (Germany), Court
Councilior and chief financial officer for
Princess Amelie of Saxony.
Sold on 29th October 1888, in a Julius and
Albert Erbstein’s auction in Dresden, this medal
was the highlight of this very complete and
impressive sale. Its fortunate buyer was
privy councilor Hermann Vogel, an important
industrialist in Chemnitz (Germany). He spent
not less than 2’500 Gold Mark, representing
almost 900 grams of fine gold, to become the new
owner of this very piece.
Hermann Vogel (1841-1917)

The medal, alongside its collection, described at the time as the most important collection of Artistic

medals in Germany, and even in Europe, was then sold on 4th of November 1924, 6 years after the

death of Hermann Vogel, in an impressive Leo Hamburger Auction in Frankfurt am Main.

Illustrated in Habich‘s Catalogue Raisonné
Finally, as one further testimony of the importance of this very specimen, comes the fact that it had been
illustrated in the most important catalogue raisonné about German Renaissance medals ever produced.
The large and beautifully illustrated

work of Georg Habich: Die deutschen
Schaumünzen des XVI. Jahrhunderts.
Published in 4 volumes between 1929
and 1934 and presenting more than
334 plates of German Renaissance
medals.
Having been chosen by Habich
himself, with the purpose to
illustrate the greatest masterpiece of
German Renaissance medallic art in
his publication, confirms once more
the exceptional characteristics of this
medal. Die Deutschen Schaumünzen des XVI. Jahrhunderts, Georg Habich
If you want to learn more about this exceptional medal, do not hesitate to watch our
special presentation video on our website www.lugdunum-numismatik.com (High-
lights page) or by using this QR-Code
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