Art medal – Anton Scharff – Bronze Medal. 70th Birthday of Gottfried Keller, Swiss Poet, 1889

AUSTRIA. Anton Scharff. Bronze Medal. 70th Birthday of Gottfried Keller, Swiss Poet, 1889. UNCIRCULATED.
70mm; 160.02 gms. Loehr-175; SM-459. Obverse: Bust left in frock coat; olive branch above, to left, and to right; Reverse: Orpheus, sitting on rocks and playing lyre; lion leaning against him; below, two lionesses and a hare. Edge: Plain.
Condition: Mint State. Beautiful colour, rich brownish surfaces, with a delightful brilliance in the fields. Incredible relief on the obverse portrait combined with the great detail on the ambitious reverse.