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#293432 01/02/2014 10:09 PM
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As a good start to the New Year I recently picked up this medal for merit for the General Spring (Art Society) Exhibition in Vienna, 1907.

This biennial has existed for as long as the Kunstverein itself from its founding in 1832, first as a spring exhibition and later from 1907 on, as the additional fall exhibition that has continued to this day.

The medal itself is highly vaulted and measures a good size at 58 x 58mm. Additionally the crown device is another 25mm high and 34 mm wide. The two pieces are attached by a small, working hinge located at the base of the crown. The crown and medal retain almost 100% of their original gilding and the enameling to the medal is all there but shows some very minor spidering to small areas of the finish. Luckily there are no missing pieces of glass. This decorative award is nicely stamped on the reverse, "Gesetzlich Geschützt," and below that it is maker-marked, "BSW," inside their trademark upside-down clover pattern. These initials stand for "Brüder Schneider Wien, AG, VI/56, Bürgerspitalgasse." This company is known for its fine quality medals and will be recognizable to both Austrian and German Imperial and Third Reich collectors.

Hope you might enjoy this fine piece of workmanship.

A good collecting year to all in 2014! wink

Bill

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Very cool Bill! Love the older enamel work.

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Bill,

I have to start looking harder, that is a fabulous medal! Congratulations!

Mikee #293464 01/04/2014 03:05 PM
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James, Mikee,

I can't see how one could go wrong collecting decorations like this. There's certainly nothing lacking in quality, the prices are usually quite fair and there's normally some interesting history that accompanies the piece. I realize there's absolutely no military connection whatsoever but a medal like this reflects the fabric of society, therefore, a small facet of the overall "big picture." One of those overlooked things that helps us to connect the dots. grin

Glad you gents enjoy these items, too.

Best!

Bill


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