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U.S.A., Death of John Pierpont Morgan, 1913, a bronze plaque by E. Fuchs for Whitehead &...
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Fuchs, Emil (Austrian, 1866-1929); b. Vienna, moved to Germany 1886, then Italy 1891, England 1897 and U.S.A. 1915, and Whitehead & Hoag (Newark, NJ, fl. 1892-1959) U.S.A., Death of John Pierpont Morgan, 1913, a bronze plaque by E. Fuchs for Whitehead & Hoag on behalf of the American Numismatic Society, female figure representing Art standing in front of temple, rev. catafalque flanked by male and female figures representing Fame and Industry clasping hands, edge stamped 124, 90 x 74mm, 205.68g (ANS 30; Baxter 292; Marqusee 188; BDM VII, 331; cf. Garrett Sale IV, 2057; cf. Brand US II, 1236; cf. DNW 187, 849). Softly modelled, very fine, rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Western Reserve Historical Society Collection, Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 18 August 2009 (6427). Edition of 200. John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), financier and investment banker, head of J.P. Morgan & Co. Forrer's statement (published in 1923) that the dies for this plaque were made in Europe perhaps infers that Whitehead & Hoag's London branch office in Norfolk street, Strand, had a hand in their making
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Fuchs, Emil (Austrian, 1866-1929); b. Vienna, moved to Germany 1886, then Italy 1891, England 1897 and U.S.A. 1915, and Whitehead & Hoag (Newark, NJ, fl. 1892-1959) U.S.A., Death of John Pierpont Morgan, 1913, a bronze plaque by E. Fuchs for Whitehead & Hoag on behalf of the American Numismatic Society, female figure representing Art standing in front of temple, rev. catafalque flanked by male and female figures representing Fame and Industry clasping hands, edge stamped 124, 90 x 74mm, 205.68g (ANS 30; Baxter 292; Marqusee 188; BDM VII, 331; cf. Garrett Sale IV, 2057; cf. Brand US II, 1236; cf. DNW 187, 849). Softly modelled, very fine, rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Western Reserve Historical Society Collection, Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 18 August 2009 (6427). Edition of 200. John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), financier and investment banker, head of J.P. Morgan & Co. Forrer's statement (published in 1923) that the dies for this plaque were made in Europe perhaps infers that Whitehead & Hoag's London branch office in Norfolk street, Strand, had a hand in their making
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