John F. Nash, Jr.'s 1994 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences - N09586

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John F. Nash, Jr.'s 1994 Nobel Prize In Economic Sciences

17 October 2016 • New York

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Sale Number: N09586

1. Gold medal by Gunvor Svensson Lundqvist, sveriges riksbank till alfred nobels minne 1968 (The Swedish Central Bank in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1968), head of Alfred Nobel left above crossed cornucopiae, in field right (incuse): G/SL (Gunvor Svensson Lundqvist), reverse, kunglica vetens kapsakademien (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), arms of Sweden superimposed on five-pointed star (the North star) with incuse rays emanating; edge engraved j. f. nash mcmxciv, and stamped with marks: mv (Myntverket [Royal Mint]) — C (Eskilstuna [citymark]) — three crowns [Swedish Assay Office] — 18K — U10 [1994]; weight: 185 g.; diameter: 2 5/8 in.; 66 mm. Virtually as struck; housed in the original red morocco case of issue, the top of the case gilt with a border of double dot-fillets, cornerpieces of Nobel’s surname initial, and the recipient’s name (j. f. nash) in the center; the fitted interior lined with suede and satin, the interior case edges with gilt dentelles. [accompanied by:] John F. Nash Jr.'s Nobel Prize Diploma: 2 leaves of paper (each 13 x 8 1/4 in.; 329 x 206 mm) laid down in a honey-brown crushed morocco binding, the right-hand leaf with polychrome watercolor and gilt calligraphic inscription in Swedish by Annika Rücker, signed by Carl-Olof Jacobson of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; the left-hand leaf with a watercolor still life of apples by Bengt Landin; the binding with beveled boards, the covers with a gilt double-fillet frame and a central gilt stylized cornucopia on the front cover, executed by Goran Rietz and Ingemar Dackeus of the Knut Hassler Bokbinderi. The diploma contained in its original gray cloth folding-box lined with suede pigskin and housed in the original blue velvet attaché case gilt-lettered nobelpriset The Nobel Prize. [also accompanied by:]

Estimate: 2,500,000 – 4,000,000 USD

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