Sale 108
Lot 1272
On the Birth of Johann Mauritz, son of Count Alois Friedrich von Brühl, 1781. Silver Medal, 43.6mm. 27.32g. By Johann Philip Holzhäuser. King enthroned left receives a newborn boy from Mars who kneels before him; OB MERITA PATRIS.; STANISLAUS AUG.REX. FILIO RECENS NATO MUNUS LOC:TENENT CONFERT. in ex. Rev. Fifteen-line legend (Hcz 3861-R1; Racz. 574, Wiecek 50). Rare. About extremely fine. Estimate Value $900 - UP
Ex Spink Sale, London, March 26-27, 2014, lot 1265. Comes with tag.
With the death of August III in 1763, Polish-Saxon diplomat Alois Friedrich von Brühl (1739-1793) lost all of his offices, whereupon he pursued his passion for the theater as a playwright and performer. He was also briefly the governor of Warsaw, where he founded a modern sewer system.
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