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A Collection of Karl Goetz Medals

Collection Information

This collection was sold on 15 December 2005.

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Lot 1508, 15 Dec 05

Russland Hydra [The Russian Hydra], 1914, cast bronze, Russian bear represented as a triple-headed hydra, being attacked by a German eagle, rev. legend in 9 lines, 58mm (K 137; Frankenhuis 1423). Very fine (£50-70)

Sold for £50

Lot 1509, 15 Dec 05

Au Japan Deutsche Wacht in Kiau-Tschau [A Message for Japan], 1914, cast bronze, two heads above legend, rev. warrior with standard planted on the rocks of Kiautshau, beating off sea-monster with sword, 58mm (K 139; Frankenhuis 1422). Good very fine (£80-100)

Lot 1509, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £80

Lot 1510, 15 Dec 05

Kulturträger, die Verbündeten im Weltkrieg [The Carrier of Culture], 1914, oval cast bronze, heads of seven allied monarchs, rev. legend in 8 lines, 90 x 60mm (K 140; Frankenhuis 1418). Good very fine (£90-120)

Lot 1510, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £110

Lot 1511, 15 Dec 05

Brandstifter Kollegium, der Lügenfeldzug der Entente [Campaign of Lies by the Quadruple Alliance], 1914, oval cast bronze, heads of Delcassé, Grey, Iswolsky and Salandra, rev. naked figure of Untruth in chariot, blowing trumpet, helmets of German soldiers at left, 90 x 60mm (K 141; Frankenhuis 1419). Good very fine (£90-120)

Lot 1511, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £110

Lot 1512, 15 Dec 05

Septembervertrag der Entente [Treaty of September], 1914, cast bronze, Russian bear holding quill pen and inscribing a document, watched by bulldog and Gallic cock, rev. wolf with head of bulldog in his jaws, demolishing Gallic cock, 58mm (K 144; Frankenhuis 1413). Very fine (£60-80)

Sold for £70

Lot 1513, 15 Dec 05

Ambiederung im Vatikan [The Support of Pope Benedict XV], 1914, cast bronze, Pope seated right, rev. fishermen in boat, 58mm (K 157; Frankenhuis 1421). Good very fine, green patina (£70-90)

Sold for £50

Lot 1514, 15 Dec 05

Amerikas Neutrales Handeln [American Neutrality], 1915, cast bronze, wreathed facing bust of President Woodrow Wilson, rev. bearded man seated with cannon and armour, holding a submarine, 58mm (K 149; Frankenhuis 1435). Very fine (£80-100)

Lot 1514, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £50

Lot 1515, 15 Dec 05

Italiens Treubreuch [Italy’s Withdrawal from the Triple Alliance], 1915, cast bronze, two soldiers harrassing a third, rev. man on back of double-headed eagle, 58mm (K 158). Very fine (£60-80)

Sold for £50

Lot 1516, 15 Dec 05

Der Bund der Tücke [Pact of Malice], 1915, cast bronze, multi-headed winged quadruped, rev. bearded figure of God holding sickle over legend and flames, 80mm (K 160; Frankenhuis 1441; V & A Exh. 1998, 24). Good very fine (£80-100)

Sold for £85

Lot 1517, 15 Dec 05

Bittgang am Balkan [Wooing of the Balkan Kings], 1915, cast iron, kneeling figures in supplication, rev. heads of Ferdinand of Romania, Constantin of Greece and Ferdinand of Bulgaria, English dolphin at left vomiting coins, fist at right, 58mm (K 164; Frankenhuis 1437). Good very fine (£60-80)

Sold for £50

Lot 1518, 15 Dec 05

Nikolaijewitsch, Prometheus am Kaukasus [Grand Duke Nicholas Departs for the Caucasus], 1915, cast bronze, radiate head right, rev. two eagles harrying naked and shackled man, 58mm (K 168). About very fine, reverse better (£60-80)

Sold for £50

Lot 1519, 15 Dec 05

Mondsüchtige auf Gallipoli [The Sleepwalkers on the Gallipoli Peninsula], 1916, cast bronze, Turkish crescent encircling English soldier carrying a model ship and kneeling Frenchman with rifle, rev. skeletons and graveyard, 58mm (K 169; Frankenhuis 1460). Very fine (£80-100)

Lot 1519, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £140

Lot 1520, 15 Dec 05

Sisyphos am Isonzo [General Cadorna and the Battle Losses at the Isonzo River], 1916, cast bronze, helmeted bust right under an umbrella, rev. naked figure of Sisiphos standing astride rock, 58mm (K 171; Frankenhuis 1454). Extremely fine, attractively patinated (£80-100)

Lot 1520, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £95

Lot 1521, 15 Dec 05

Nikita, Friedensabsicht [Nicholas of Montenegro Departs for Skutari], 1916, cast bronze, bust right, rev. raven over hand holding sword, 58mm (K 173; Frankenhuis 1442). Very fine (£50-70)

Sold for £60

Lot 1522, 15 Dec 05

Untergang von Marineluftschiffes L-19 [The Loss of Zeppelin L-19], 1916, cast iron, sailors on hull of airship, British trawler disappearing into distance, rev. Eye of Providence above legend, scales below, 58mm (K 174; Frankenhuis 1443; Kaiser 431; Jones, Dance of Death, 30). Very fine (£90-120)

Lot 1522, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £110

Lot 1523, 15 Dec 05

Wilson, Deutsch-Amerikanischer Notenwechsel [The German Reply to America on Submarine Warfare], 1916, cast bronze, half-length figure of Woodrow Wilson in armour, rev. armoured hands holding scroll, 58mm (K 176; Frankenhuis 1445). Good very fine (£70-90)

Sold for £50

Lot 1524, 15 Dec 05

Englischer Postraub [The Searching of the Mails on American Liners], 1916, cast bronze, half-length portrait of President Wilson, chimneys of armament factories behind, rev. English sailor disembarking from American steamer, holding two mail bags, 58mm (K 177; Frankenhuis 1459). Very fine (£70-90)

Sold for £50

Lot 1525, 15 Dec 05

Rumäniens Kriegseintritt [Romania Enters the War], 1916, cast bronze, President Bratianu kneeling, balancing his crown and sword, rev. scales with documents and a bag of gold, dice below, 58mm (K 181; Frankenhuis 1449). Very fine (£60-80)

Sold for £50

Lot 1526, 15 Dec 05

Malzschieber [The Malt Racketeers], 1916, cast bronze, racketeers moving a truckload of contraband, rev. lady being frisked at railway station, 58mm (K 182). Very fine (£80-100)

Lot 1526, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £100

Lot 1527, 15 Dec 05

Ränkeschmiede bei der Arbeit [German U-Boats in America], 1916, cast bronze, three standing figures, American flag at right, rev. bearded janiform head above telegraph wires forming the words reuter gezeter, 58mm (K 185; Frankenhuis 1450). Good very fine (£80-100)

Lot 1527, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £100

Lot 1528, 15 Dec 05

Friedensangebot der Mittelmächte [Refusal of the German Peace Overtures], 1916, cast bronze, gloved hands holding dove, rev. figures standing while dove of peace is put back in its cage, 58mm (K 187; Frankenhuis 1452). Very fine (£60-80)

Sold for £50

Lot 1529, 15 Dec 05

Nikitas Schicksalstöchter [Nikita’s Daughters of Fate], 1916, cast iron, three standing robed figures representing Militza, Stana and Elena, rev. three serpents entwined above a sword, 80mm (K 189; Frankenhuis 1457). Very fine (£80-100)

Sold for £80

Lot 1530, 15 Dec 05

Russische Revolution [Abdication of Czar Nicholas II], 1917, cast iron, bust right, rev. British soldier holding torch, pushing Russian bear under throne, 58mm (K 190; Frankenhuis 1467). Extremely fine (£80-100)

Lot 1530, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £130

Lot 1531, 15 Dec 05

Friedensformel des Deutschen Reichstags [Peace Offers of the Reichstag], 1917, cast bronze, Lloyd George and his allies in Parliament refusing to accept German resolutions, rev. half-length figure of Reichschancellor Michaelis standing before desk decorated with the arms of Lorraine, 58mm (K 192; Frankenhuis 1468). Very fine (£80-100)

Lot 1531, 15 Dec 05

Sold for £50

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