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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2005 New York Auction Limited to: John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → United States Mint and Private Medals → Medals Struck Privately → Medals Honoring Achievement in the Fine and Performing Arts Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 9 → United States Mint and Private Medals → Medals Struck Privately → Medals Honoring Achievement in the Fine and Performing Arts Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 41 1834 Edwin Forrest Medal. Silver CH AU $600.00 42.8 mm. 734.1 gns. By C.C. Wright (obverse) and C. Ingham (reverse). Choice About Uncirculated. Prooflike. Medium silver gray color. Some flecks. The obverse is Wright's portrait of the great American actor. The reverse shows Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy. Forrest (1806-72) made his debut at 14. He was the first white actor to wear blackface makeup on stage. His fans rioted as they...  more 42 Undated [mid 1840s] General Tom Thumb Medal (see below) $240.00 White metal. 38.3 mm. By J. Moore, Birmingham. Distributed by Phineas T. Barnum. Essentially as struck. The obverse bears diminutive Tom Thumb's full length (31 inch) figure standing amidst oversized desktop accessories, books and breakfast things. The reverse shows his coach and four trotting to the left. 43 1844 General Tom Thumb Medal (see below) $400.00 White metal. 38.7 mm. By Allen & Moore, Birmingham. Published by P.T. Barnum. Essentially as struck. Same obverse as the preceding. Similar reverse, coach and pair walking to the right. 44 Undated [ca. 1844] Sherwood & Cynthia Stratton Medal. Tom Thumb's parents (see below) $240.00 White metal. 38.4 mm. Unsigned (probably by Allen & Moore). Published by P.T. Barnum. Essentially as struck. Same reverse as the preceding's. Obverse shows normal statured parents of tiny Tom Thumb. 45 1850 Jenny Lind Medal CH UNC $130.00 White metal. 42.3 mm. Unsigned. Choice Uncirculated. Westerwalt 4. Nice, pale silver gray in color, sharply struck, small spot at the lower left obverse rim. The front shows a pleasant portrait of the Swedish Nightingale, Miss Jenny Lind. The back records her popular and profitable appearance at New York City's Castle garden (today, the Battery) on September 11, 1850. 46 Undated (ca. 1880's) Brooklyn Institute Rembrandt Club Medal. Silver CH UNC $160.00 58.5 mm. 6.5 mm. thick. 1,928.5 gns. Unsigned. Choice Uncirculated. Nice, rich silver gray toning on somewhat reflective surfaces. Unawarded. The obverse has a portrait of the artist Rembrandt van Rijn and the reverse an award inscription and space for the awardee's name. The Brooklyn Institute began in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentice's Library Association in a building at 143 Fulton...  more 47 1885 Henry E. Dixey, Burlesque Comedian Medal CH UNC $475.00 White metal. 51.2 mm. Choice Uncirculated. Nearly fully prooflike with some darker toning areas. Henry Dixey (1859-1943) began his stage career in Boston in 1868, at the age of nine. He became what was known as a ''pedestal dancer''. He would dress in leotard and tights, whitewash his entire body, stand on stage atop a pedestal in the pose of an Adonis or Apollo, and as the curtains opened, give the...  more 48 Undated Harvard University Hasty Pudding Club Medal. Silver AU $220.00 Octagonal. Unsigned. 39.3 x 39.3 mm. About Uncirculated. Good, rich silver gray color. Original loop. Named to A. Greenough. 49 Undated Harvard University Hasty Pudding Club Medal. Silver AU $220.00 Octagonal. Unsigned. 39.2 x 39.2 mm. 395.3 gns. About Uncirculated. Nice silver gray color with some iridescence. Integral loop. Named to C.H.M. Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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