Auction 63 · Lot 416
BRONZE COMMEMORATIVE ZIONIST MEDAL.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
Paris, 1898
Description
Samuel Friedrich Beer. Issued for the Second Zionist Congress. Obverse: Allegorical figure pointing to a new dawn for the Jewish people. Reverse: Hebrew quotation from the Book of Ezekiel “Behold and I have taken the sons of Israel from among the nations and I have brought them to their land.” Diam: 2.25 inches.
summary
“One of the most important Jewish medals ever struck” (D. M. Friedenberg). Beer (1846-1912) was a well known Jewish sculptor and medallist and personal friend of Theodor Herzl. The Second Zionist Congress took place in Basle, Switzerland, 28-31 August, 1898.