Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

Miscellaneous Tokens and MedalsUncirculated, with a minor obverse spot. The obverse bears abust of the Kaiser, who wears a necklace of skulls from which issuspended an iron cross. The surrounding legend reads: THE FOEOF FREE PEOPLES. HIS ROSARY. On the reverse, a Germansoldier is abducting a helpless woman while her child lies on theground. KULTUR IN BELGIUM - MURDER PILLAGE.A grotesque medal which Baxter states was the American answerto the German sculptor Karl Goetz’s satirical war medals. TheJune, 1918 issue of the American Magazine of Arts reported, “Insome of the shop windows on Fifth Avenue, New York, is now tobe seen a bronze medal designed and executed by Paul Manshiprepresenting the outrages perpetrated by the German army uponwomen and children in invaded territory, particularly in Belgium.This is offered for sale at $10.00 a piece and puts into permanentform those things which if possible should not be remembered,but if remembered not visualized.” Our last two auction offeringsbrought $1320.00 and $1897.50 respectively.above: SERVICE – CHARACTER – COURTESY. Incused awardinscription in the exergue: AWARDED BY THE CLASS OF 1898/TO/ / OF THE/ CLASS OF 192 .The number of collectors of Kilenyi medals is expanding everyyear. This is one of his more elusive pieces and one which we havenever before seen. (F-G)448. HARVARD UNIVERSITY PORCELLIAN CLUB, CA. 1919.Storer 939. 47.3 x 47.5mm. 6 pointed star shape. Silver. Unsigned.Holed Extremely Fine. Obv: Greek insc. above boar’s head,clasped hands & casque over ribbon insc, 1791 1809. Legendin circle around: FIDE ET AMICITOA PC (Porcellian Club)K.S.T. (Knights of the Square Table.) The whole on a round discsuperimposed over crossed swords. Rx: Club name . Oval panelfor insc. of member’s initials (W.P. “19) and 1831 date (the yearthe two groups merged); all on a circle over crossed swords. (F-G)Lot 449449. SUSAN B. ANTHONY SUFFRAGE MEDAL, (1920)52.4mm. Bronze Leila Usher, Sc. (Plain edge, but the MedallicArt Company records show that it was struck by them in 1920.)XF/AU with some scatted stain spots on the reverse as shown.The obverse legend: NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMANSUGGRAGE ASSOCIATION is around a bust to the left of SusanB, Anthony. The reverse bears a cartouche inscribed FAILUREIS IMPOSSIBLE/ SUSAN B. ANTHONY laid over two floralbranches.According to MACO records, this medal was ordered by theNAWSA in 1920 – presumably as a tribute to Miss Anthony onthe occasion of the passage of the Woman’s Suffrage Amendment.The portrait on this medal was based on a large portrait plaque ofMiss Anthony also executed by Leila Usher which was presentedto Bryn Mawr College in 1902. (G)Lot 447447. COLUMBIA COLLEGE JOHN EDWARD VAN AMRINGEAWARD MEDAL, ND. 68.5mm. Bronze. Julio Kilenyi, Sc.(MACO) Choice About Uncirculated. Obverse with a front facingmustachioed portrait of the popular mathematician and academic.In exergue: IN MEMORY OF/ JOHN EDWARD VAN AMRINGE/DEAN OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE/ 1894-1910. The reversedepicts a kneeling robed female figure holding a scroll. Inscribed450. JOHN WANAMAKER DIAMOND JUBILEE, 1921. 62.3mm.Silver (3.25 oz.) & Bronze. (MACO). Unsigned, but MACOrecords state the work executed by Julio Kilenyi. The silver ischoice uncirculated and is housed is a presentation case inscribedHONORABLE/ WILLIAM C. SPROUL. The bronze is alsouncirculated but has a uniform layer of speckled spotting on thereverse. Obv: DIAMOND JVBILEE JOHN WANAMAKERaround eagle with wings upraised perched on furled American flag.Dated below: 1861 - 1921. Rx: COMMERCE ARTS SCIENCEHVMANITY around wreath enclosing LET THOSE/ WHOFOLLOW ME. CONTINVE TO BVILD WITH/ THE PLVMB OFHONOR./ THE LEVEL OF TRVTH/ AND THE SQUARE OF/INTEGRITY, EDVCATION/, COVRTESY AND MVTVALITY./127H