MK-HH | Mayer, Rudolph: 70th Birthday and 25th Jubilee of Albert of Saxony 1898

Image files are licensed Public Domain Mark 1.0. Hamburger Kunsthalle, ID3965. Photographs by Dana Zacharias. Medalist: Prof. Rudolph Mayer.

Mayer, Rudolph: 70th Birthday and 25th Jubilee of Albert of Saxony 1898
	Hamburger Kunsthalle Tresor
Inventory no	M-1997-319
Obverse	ALBERT ∙ KOENIG - VON ∙ SACHSEN. Bust of Albert of Saxony in uniform with epaulettes, medal bar, cross-worn ribbon and breast star on the left. Around his neck he wears the Collar of the Military Order of St. Henry and the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. Below the chest section are the signatures R ∙ MAYER and B ∙ H ∙ MAYER ∙ PFORZHEIM..
Reverse	ZUM ∙ LXX ∙ GEBURTSTAGE ∙ - U ∙ XXV ∙ JÆHRIGEN ∙ REGI-ERUNGS ∙ JUBILÆUM ∙ -/ IN ∙ DEINE / KRONE ∙ ALS / EDELSTEIN / SETZT ∙ DIR / DEIN ∙ VOLK / SEINE ∙ TREUE / EIN -/ XXIII / APRIL / MDCCC/XCVIII [On your 70th birthday and 25th anniversary of reign. Your people place their loyalty in your crown as a precious gemstone]. A naked, winged guardian spirit (Genius) stands facing forward, his head turned slightly to the left. A cloth drapes around his hips. In his right hand he holds a laurel wreath and in his left hand a shield bearing the crowned Saxon coat of arms, held by two lions. Behind him is a balustrade, with a view of Dresden in the background, the Hofkirche on the left and the Stadtschloss on the right, in front of which stands the equestrian statue of Johann I.
Sitter	Albert (1873-1902), king of Saxony
Medalist	Rudolph Mayer
Class/status	Private issue
Date	1898 19th century
	Silver ; 136,35 g; 72 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Pforzheim
Region	Baden
Country	Germany
Publications	W. Gebauer, Sächsische Medaillen und Plaketten der albertinischen Linie Teil 3 - 1806 bis 2004 (2017) S. 428 Nr. 1898.5.1 (Rs. als geflügelte Saxonia interpretiert). Vgl. M. Bachmayer - P.-H. Martin, Rudolf Mayer. Medaillen und Metallarbeiten der Jahrhundertwende (1977) S. 84 Nr. 53 (dort in Bronze, in andere Größe).
Item	Medal
Department	Medals, 19th century post 1830
Producer	B. H. Mayer Kunstprägeanstalt
Vendor (to prev. Owner)	Galerie Commeter (Hamburg)
Provenance	Rudolf Mayer (Nýdek 12.06.1846 - 24.06.1916 Karlsruhe), 20. Jhd. - ? (1); […] (2); Galerie Commeter, Hamburg, ? - 20.04.1906 (3); Ankauf von dort
previous Owner	Wilhelm Ernst Schramm 1906 - 1915
Object number	ID3965
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