Pistrucci and/or Voigt fans
trozau
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This one got away from me by 25 cents. I put in a snipe bid that I thought was high enough but was short. Little did I know that 2 dealers and a buyer/seller were on the wings waiting to pounce. 
The Pistrucci medallion is a uniface cast 86mm in diameter (almost 3 1/2 in). It is featured on the cover of the Pistrucci book by Marsh and the author knows of only 2 extant examples (1 acquired by the BRM from a Glendinings auction and another that the author acquired and has some well known pedigree). I guess this eBay listing is a third one. The pictures are from the seller's listing:
The medallion is by Carl Freidrich Voigt who apprenticed under Pistrucci for a year in 1825-1826. The medal is signed C. Voigt 1826.
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The Pistrucci medallion is a uniface cast 86mm in diameter (almost 3 1/2 in). It is featured on the cover of the Pistrucci book by Marsh and the author knows of only 2 extant examples (1 acquired by the BRM from a Glendinings auction and another that the author acquired and has some well known pedigree). I guess this eBay listing is a third one. The pictures are from the seller's listing:The medallion is by Carl Freidrich Voigt who apprenticed under Pistrucci for a year in 1825-1826. The medal is signed C. Voigt 1826.
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Cathy
<< <i>That would have been cool...I'm sorry you didn't get it. Did the seller explain the origin of his?
Cathy >>
No. He stated in the listing that although dated 1826, he did not believe it to be that old. I do not think he is aware of its rarity and was probably happily surprised with the high return.