KUENKER AUCTION SALES 410-411

Künker's Fall Auction Sales will feature several world-class special collections. The topics include the Thirty Years' War, lösers, Württemberg, the German Empire, the Netherlands, Russia, the U.S. and precious individual pieces from the German states and all over the world.

Künker's Fall Auction Sales will take place from Monday 23 to Saturday 28 September 2024. Every single day is bursting with numismatic highlights, as several special collectors have entrusted Künker with the sale of their treasures, allowing their pieces to re-enter the numismatic cycle. Customers will therefore encounter several world-class collections:

• Auction 410 Minted History of the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia
• Auction 411 A Monetary History of Württemberg – The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 1
• Auction 412 Gold and Silver Coins from Medieval and Modern Times with the Regina Adams Collection of selected lösers, a special collection focusing on Ivan III and an important collection of U.S. gold coins
• Auction 413 German Empire with an important collection from a Mecklenburg private collector as well as imperial gold coins from the collection of an industrial entrepreneur from western Germany
• Auction 414 The Lodewijk S. Beuth Collection of Dutch Coins

Künker's total estimate for the approximately 3900 lots amounts to 10 million euros. And while we will naturally be highlighting spectacular individual pieces in this preview, no collector should miss out on the opportunity to browse the catalogs carefully. As there are many collections on offer, there are numerous lots with estimates in the two- and low three-digit range.

Künker's auctions are always a social event. So take the time to participate in the sale on site, and enjoy a nice chat with like-minded people during the breaks! Künker's customer service would be delighted to help you find an accommodation in Osnabrück.

There is really only one word to describe this collection – breathtaking. Leafing through the almost 400 pages of the catalog, admiring the countless multiple gold coins and multiple talers from the period of the Thirty Years' War simply takes your breath away. The German manufacturer and history enthusiast who put together this collection over decades did not limit himself to the German players in this war. His focus is on Europe as a whole, which is why his collection paints a dramatic picture of intra-European entanglements.

As a result, all the major and minor protagonists of the Thirty Years' War can be found on the coins: the Emperor as well as the Swedish, Danish, English and French kings; the Spanish Habsburgs as well as Italian princes. And in terms of beauty, the coins and medals of the United Provinces of the Netherlands compete with those of the German territories. Anyone looking at the material will be in awe of the numismatic splendor created at the transition from the late Renaissance to the early Baroque period.

Künker has taken great care to present this unique collection in its historical context. For this reason, numerous comments on the history of the Thirty Years' War and its historical figures can be found throughout the catalog.

No. 15: England. Charles I, 1625-1649. Triple Unite, 1642, Oxford. Mint mark plumes. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 40,000 euros

No. 45: Poland. Sigismund III, 1587-1632. 1627 reichstaler, Bydgoszcz. Very rare. Very fine. Estimate: 40,000 euros

No. 84: Spain. Philip IV, 1621-1665. 1632 cincuentin (50 reales), Segovia. Only 10 specimens known. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros

No. 94: Hungary / Transylvania. Georg Rakoczi, 1630-1648. 10 ducats, 1631, Kolozsvár. Very rare. Very fine +. Estimate: 50,000 euros

No. 132: Habsburg hereditary lands. Ferdinand III, 1625-1637-1657. 10 ducats, 1650, Breslau. Probably unique. Very fine +. Estimate: 75,000 euros

No. 142: County of Schlick. Henry IV, 1612-1650. 10 ducats, 1630. Unique. Extremely fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros

No. 305: German States / Nuremberg. 10 ducats, 1627. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros

No. 409: German States / Holstein-Schauenburg. Justus Hermann, 1622-1635. 4 ducats, 1624. 2nd known specimen. Very fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros

No. 425: German States / Wallenstein. 1627 double reichstaler, Jitschin. Very rare. Very fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros

Are you interested in Württemberg and its coins? In this case, you will be amazed by the Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection. The avid collector focused on this field for decades. With much patience, expertise and enthusiasm, he succeeded in putting together a world-class collection of Württemberg issues. The first part including 153 lots will be crossing the auction block on 23 September 2024.

It contains Württemberg coins from the beginnings of the 14th century up to 1693, when Eberhard Ludwig was prematurely proclaimed of age. The coins therefore portray the old state of Württemberg, which got caught up in the conflict over Protestantism and partly came under imperial rule.

Like any truly committed specialist collector, Heinz-Falk Gaiser not only looked for rare and precious denominations, but placed equal importance on adding fractional coins to his ensemble. As a result, he was able to acquire many extremely rare denominations of the highest quality available on the market. Although many of them have estimates in the double and low triple digits, his coins are of a quality that both collectors and curators dream of.

It was only on rare occasions that Heinz-Falk Gaiser allowed himself to get carried away, as he put it. But since he collected coins for decades, these rare occasions were frequent enough to secure some of the great rarities of Württemberg numismatics. Those who are not collectors of Württemberg coinage, but are rather interested in artistic Renaissance pieces will therefore find some numismatic icons of the finest quality. After all, Heinz-Falk Gaiser paid special attention to the quality of his pieces. Therefore, even the ‘only' very fine issues are often the best specimen of the respective type that exist on the market.

No. 769: Württemberg. Ulrich, 1498-1550. 1507 taler, Stuttgart. Reitertaler (horseman taler). Very rare. Probably the finest specimen in private possession. Extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros

No. 800: Württemberg. Louis the Pious, 1568-1593. 1585 taler, Stuttgart, minted from the silver of the Christophtal mine to celebrate his wedding to Ursula von Pfalz-Veldenz. Only 458 specimens minted. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

No. 830: Württemberg. John Frederick, 1608-1628. 2 ducats, 1623, Stuttgart, minted to celebrate his being appointed Circle Colonel of the Swabian Circle in 1622. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

No. 868: Württemberg. Louis Frederick, administrator and guardian of Duke Eberhard III, 1628-1631. 1/2 reichstaler, 1629, Stuttgart-Berg, minted from the silver of the Christophsthal mine. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

No. 877: Württemberg. Eberhard III, 1633-1674. 1640 reichstaler, Stuttgart-Berg. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

No. 888: Württemberg. William Louis, 1674-1677. 1677 reichstaler, Stuttgart. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

To order a catalog contact Künker, Nobbenburger Straße 4a, 49076 Osnabrück; phone: +49 541 / 962020; fax: +49 541 / 9620222; or via e-mail: service@kuenker.de. You can access the auction catalogs online at www.kuenker.de. If you want to submit your bid from your computer at home, please remember to register for this service in good time.

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