Lot 66 D α

Two 14k gold Kneipp souvenir medallions

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
17.11.2016, 16:30 - Jewellery, Boxes and Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
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Two 14k gold Kneipp souvenir medallions

With monogramm appliques. Containing framed and hand-coloured photographs of Sebastain Kneipp and locks of hair. In the original velvet covered cases stamped "Moritz Hübner Kohlmarkt Nr. 26 Wien". Stamped Vienna fineness and control mark for 1867 - 1872. H 2.1 cm. Weight each 13.5 g.
Vienna, ca. 1870.

The Bavarian priest and hydrotherapist Sebastian Kneipp (1821 - 1897) developed a new form of natural curative method named the "Kneipp-Kur", and with it put Wörishofen on the map as a spa town.