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Lot 16 Dα

An Augsburg silver medallion commemorating the Salzburg Protestants

Auction 1105 - overview Berlin
21.04.2018, 11:00 - Prussia I
Estimate: 700 €
Result: 1.178 € (incl. premium)

An Augsburg silver medallion commemorating the Salzburg Protestants

Avers with a depiction of Borussia welcoming an immigrant family beneath an eagle cartouche. Avers with a portrait of King Frederick William I. Containing 16 round numbered and hand-coloured engravings depicting the lives of the Salzburg Protestants beneath biblical inscriptions. The insides of the lid and base fitted with two hand-coloured maps of Salzburg and Lithuania. One engraving (no. 17) signed "Abraham Remshard". In good condition with fresh colours, one engraving (no. 10) lost. D 4.4; H 0.5 cm, weight 26 g.
Abraham Remshard, ca. 1732.

Literature

For information on Remshard cf.: Thieme/Becker, vol. 28, p. 151.