Who was LAUER, LUDWIG CHRISTOPH ?

LAUER, LUDWIG CHRISTOPH (Germ.). Die-sinking establishment, founded in 1729, and reconstructed in 1860 under the style of “ Münz-Präge Anstalt L. Chr. Lauer", Kleinweidenmühle No. 12, Nuremberg. Begun in modest circumstances, the Lauer business was first developed by Johann Jakob Lauer, 1788-1863, son of Ernst-Ludwig Sigmund Lauer, but the real genius, who gave the establishment its present importance, was Ludwig Christoph Lauer. The vast improvements, both mechanical and artistic, which he introduced, since 1848, when he succeeded his father, Johann Jakob Lauer, until his death, in 1873, speak for the uncommon productive faculties and rare commercial abilities of this great worker. He knew, too, how to foster the ever-growing interest of the masses for medals, and he successfully attained the purpose of his life, in conquering the feeling of prejudice which existed against all the applied arts in general. He raised the standard of medallic art in Germany, and although his productions cannot be said to rank very high in artistic excellence, he paved the way in Germany for the modern school which, borrowing on the one hand from the style of work of French medallists, and on the other from that of the Austrian masters, is gradually making its influence felt, and may even yet revive the glorious traditions of the celebrated Nuremberg artists of the early sixteenth century. L. Chr. Lauer started business in 1848 in the Waizenstrasse, n° 1468 as Medallist and Counter-manufacturer. In 1854 he introduced one of Uhlhorn's Coining-presses, thus doing away with handiwork. Four years later he moved into the present premises in the Kleinweidenmühle, where water power could be used for the working of the recently acquired presses, balanciers and other machinery. In 1873, L. Chr. Lauer died, leaving his wife BETTY LAUER and three sons to carry on the works, which still gained in importance and extension. Steam power was added in 1881, and in 1884/85 new buildings with every accommodation were erected to cope with the ever increasing trade. In March 1888, the three brothers JOHANN LAUER, commercial manager, LUDWIG LAUER, technical manager, and the medallist WOLFGANG LAUER took the entire direction of affairs, aided by a competent staff of modellers, die-sinkers, silversmiths, and about one hundred workmen, enabling them to undertake every kind of medallic and decorative work in metal. Among the best known earlier productions by the Lauers, I may mention the following : Jeton of Louis XVI., 1790 ; — Another of 1791 (sev. var.) ; — Death of Louis XVI., 1793; — Peace of Campo Formio 1797 ; — Coronation of Napoleon I., 1804 (7 var.) ; — Napoleon I. inaugurates the Golden Age, 1804; — Peace of Presburg, 1805 ; — Inauguration of the Railway from Nuremberg to Bamberg, 1844; — Foundation of the Masonic Lodge at Nuremberg, 1851 ; — Archduke John of Austria, Administrator of the Empire, 1848; — Adam von Itzstein ; — Deutschland über Alles ; — Termination of the Franco- German War, 1871 ; — Destruction by Fire of the St. Lorenz Church at Nuremberg, 1865; — Battle of Wörth, 1870; — Victory Day, 1871 ; — 4th Centenary of Albrecht Dürer, 1871 ; — Death of Pope Pius IX., 1878 ; — Accession of Leo XIII., 1878 ; — Rifle Meeting at Frankfort-on- M., 1862; — Birth of Alexander von Dachenhausen, 1848; — Baroness Frederica von Dachenhausen, 1864 ; — Henry William Edward von Dachenhausen, 1853; — Alfred von Dachenhausen, 1858 ; — Goethe and Schiller Memorial at Weimar, 1857; — Inauguration of the Railway from Nuremberg to Fürth, 1860; &c. It would be almost impossible to give a complete list of Lauer's productions, and I shall content myself with enumerating some of the more important ones issued during the last 25 years; — 1882. German Imperial military man?uvres in Silesia ; — 1883. Death of Richard Wagner (sev. var.); — 4th Centenary of Martin Luther (sev. var.) ; — Silver Wedding of Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Royal Victoria; — Dr Kopp; — Third Centenary of the Relief of Vienna by Sobieski III. , King of Poland ; — Sobieski III. of Poland ; — Death of Dr Mack; — Dr Jordan of Frankfort-on-M. ; — Dr von Schuch ; — 1884. First Production of Parsifal at Bayreuth; — Rifle Meeting at Jauer (Silesia); — Occupation of Angra-Pequena by Germany; — Römhild Orphanage; —Nuremberg Commercial School; — Marabini Marriage Medal ; — Schwartz Marriage Medal ; — Zimmermann Marriage Medal; — Cleves International Sporting Exhibition ; — 1885. International Exhibition of Gold and Silver work at Nuremberg; — Sports Exhibition at Nuremberg; — Bulgarian War against Servia (with bust of Prince Alexander); — Duke Ernest II. of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha(2 var.); — Prince Bismarck's 70th Birthday; — Jubilee of the Nuremberg-Fürth Railway; — Death of Prince Frederick Charles; — Heimeran, Lauinger, Carse, Katzenstein, Sachs, and Böcks Marriage Medals; — 1886. National Exhibition at Altenburg; — Horticultural Show at Anclam ; — Centenary of the " Friedrichshütte ", Silesia, (with busts of William I. and Crown Prince Frederick); — Marriage of Michael Katzenstein; — The Frankfort Regattas; — Emperor William I.'s 25th Anniversary of — Accession; 80th Anniversary of service of William I. ; — Prince Alexander of Bulgaria ; — College for Girls at Nuremberg; — The Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria visits Nuremberg ; — Dr Haflner, Bishop of Mayence ; — Death of Louis II. of Bavaria (sev. var., with views of his various residences); — Director Lohmann; — Bachofen von Echt, New Year's Medal ; — Death of Franz Liszt ; — Visit to Nuremberg of the Crown Prince ; — Bölian, and Plateau, Marriage Medals; — 1887. IX. German Federal Jubilee Rifle Meeting at Frankfort-on-M. (sev. var.); — International Horticultural Exhibition at Dresden; — Agricultural Exhibition at Bautzen ; — Hunting Exhibition at Koenigsberg in Pr. ; — First " Wander " Exhibition at Frankfort-on-M. ; — III. Middle Franconian Federal Rifle Meeting at Eichstädt; — Pattern Crown (illustrated) and Sixpence, struck in various metals (issued by Spink & Son) ; — Queen Victoria's Jubilee (sev. var.); — William I., 70th Anniversary as Chief of the Royal Regiment of Grenadiers, Liegnitz ; — 50th Anniversary of the Frankfort Choral Society " Arion " ; — Siegmund Strauss; — 90th Anniversary of William I.; — Second Centenary of the foundation of Friedrichsdorf ; — Dr von Stephan, Secretary of State ; — Dr Frommann ; — Queen Victoria's 70th Birthday; — Accession of Ferdinand of Bulgaria ; — Vater Jahn ; — Dr Günther ; — Grahamstown ; — New year's Medal ; — Marriage Medal of Count von Rex; — Strauss Jubilee; — John George of Saxony (imitation) ; — Union vélocipédique de la Suisse romande; — Hans Sachs and Richard Wagner ; — Franz Liszt ; — 1888. German National Fine Arts Exhibition at Munich ; — Agricultural Exhibition at Nuremberg ; — International " Gardening " Exhibition at Cologne; — Horticultural Show at Cassel ; — VIII. Bavarian Jubilee Rifle Meeting ; — Machinery Exhibition at Munich ; — XI. Central German Federal Rifle Meeting at Halle ; — Death of the Emperor William I. (numerous varieties); — Accession of Frederick III. (sev. var.); — Death of Frederick III. (sev. var.) ; — Accession of William II. (sev. var.) — Homage to the Emperor William II. (reproduced in Dompierre de Chaufepié, I, xxxv, n° 167) ; — Golden Weddings of August, Johann and Robert Andreae; — Speech of Prince Bismarck in the Reichstag; — The Crown Prince Frederick at San Remo ; — Peace Travels of William II. ; — The Emperor Frederick and Crown Prince William ; — 60th Birthday of King Albert of Saxony ; — The three Emperors' commemorative medal; — Nowodworski, Warsaw, 1863-1888; — Death of Dr Erhard of Nuremberg ; — Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf, Prince of Prussia ; — Regia Societas botanica Ratisbonensis ; — Silver Wedding of Herr und Frau Weber; — 1889. Golden Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Gladstone; — Queen Victoria's 70th Birthday ; — Naval Review and Visit to London of the Emperor William II. ; — Industrial Exhibition at Hamburg; — Sporting Shoco at Cassel; — Exhibition of the Society of Locksmiths at Berlin ; — General Exhibition for Hunting and Fishing, at Cassel; — Exhibition of Food Stuffs, Cookery, &c.,at Cologne; — Gardeners' Show at Coburg; — Visit of William II. to Francis Joseph I. ; — 70th Anniversary of Count Moltke's service in the army ; -— Visit of King Humbert I. to Germany; — The four Emperors (sev. var.); — Hohenzollern Souvenir Plaquette; — Centenary of Gabelsberger. — Prince Hohenlohe- Schillingsfürst; — Fr. Witt; — Masonic Commemorative Medal ; — Death of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria ; — 70th Birthday of Johann Faber of Nuremberg; — Bishop Thoma of Passau; — Hutten-Sickingen Memorial at Ebernburg ; — Visit of King Humbert to Frankfort-on-M. ; — F?te des Vignerons at Vevey, Switzerland; — Visit of the Emperor William II. and Consort to Bayreuth ; — Baron L. von Faber; — Beck, Kaupert, Gebauer, Schrag, Heydolph, Müller, and Wertheimer Marriage Medals; — 250. Anniversary of the Krauss Institute; — Exposition philomatique at Geneva; — Memorial of Garve; — Visit of the Emperor Francis Joseph I. to Berlin; — New year's Medal of the Dachenhausen family ; — Joh. Mart. Schleyer; — The Wettin Obelisk; — 1890. Visit of the Prince of Wales to Berlin ; — Opening of the Forth Bridge ; — Penny Postage Jubilee (struck for Spink & Son); — Military Exhibition at Cologne; — XI. German Federal and Jubilee Rifle Meeting; — Thuringian Fruit Show at Erfurt ; — Bakery Exhibition at Bremen ; — General Gardening Exhibition at Essen on Ruhr; — North West German Industrial Exhibition at Bremen; — Industrial Exhibition at Cologne; — International Dog Show at Nuremberg; — Agricultural Exhibition at Nuremberg; — German Bakery Exhibition at Würzburg; — Bird Show at Fürth; — Bird Show of the Society “ Canaria" at Altenburg; — Inauguration of the Artistic Fountain at Nuremberg; — 90th Birthday of Field Marshal Count Moltke; — Bismarck (115 mill. in diam); — Souvenir of the Passion Play at Oberammergau (sev. var.); — J. M. Schleyer; — Medal of the Schlaraffia Berolina; — Inauguration of a monument to Mart. Behaim at Nuremberg; — Dr Robert Koch ; — Death of William III., King of Holland; — The Rückert Monument at Schweinfurt; — 25. Anniversary of the Cistercian Convent " Waldsassen " ; — Leo von Caprivi; — Christening Medal; — Prince-Regent Leopold of Bavaria ; — Inauguration of the new Town Hall at Nuremberg; — Imperial Military Manoeuvres in Silesia; — Silver Wedding of Herr Bunger; — Luther and the Wartburg; — Max Alphons Pfyffer; — Scharrer Marriage Medal ; — Maanviljelys Nayttelö Kajanissa ; — St. Otto, Bishop of Bamberg; — Martin Behaim; — Marriage Medal of Albert and Margaretha of Thurn and Taxis (sev. var.) ; — Ullmann, Reitzenstein, Ottensooser, and Kugler Marriage Medals; 1891. Launching of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign and H.M.S. Royal Arthur ; — Visit of the Emperor William II. and Empress to London; — Henry Irving; — Bird Show of the Dresden "Geflügelzüchter" Society; — Bird Show at Erlangen ; — Exhibition of the Geneva Convention, at Dresden; — Horticultural and Viticultural Exhibition at Metz ; — Health Exhibition at Halle a. S. ; — Agricultural Exhibition at Chemnitz i. S.; — Hop Show at Spalt; — Bird Show at Kitzingen; — Agricultural Exhibition at Heidelberg; — Bird Show at Sulzbach; — Canary Show at M.-Gladbach; — Bird Show at Dresden; — Canary Show at Grimma i. S. ; — Industrial Exhibition at Rothenburg-o-T. ; — Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany ; — Birth of Prince Joachim Franz Humbert of Prussia ; — 70th Birthday of the Prince Regent of Bavaria ; — Schlaraffia Norimberga ; — The Emperor William Memorial at Meuselwitz; — 75th Anniversary of the Field-Artillery Regiment of Holtzendorf; — 25th Anniversary of the reign of King Carol of Roumania ; — Sociedad cooperativa of Madrid ; — Pilgrims' Badges of Ratisbon, Lourdes, etc.; — Sixth Centenary of the Swiss Confederation ; — Death of Count Moltke (sev. types) ; — The United Lodges (Masonic) of Breslau; — Jubilee Medal of Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach ; — William II. and his Consort ; — The Empress Augusta Victoria; — Alex, von Dachenhausen ; — Birthday of Dr Kisch ; — Emin Pacha and William II. ; — Jur. Dr E. F. Locroy; — Deaf and Mute Institution "Hephata" at Dresden; — Kopf, and Behl Marriage Medals; — H. W. von Horn; — Centenary of the Polish Constitution; — Jan Dekert; — Inauguration of the Essen " Kriegerdenkmal" ; — Dr. Karol Marcinkowski ; — 20th Anniversary of the German Empire; — Dresden Numismatic Congress ; — Marriage Medal of Dr Berlin ; — First year of the Queen of Holland's reign ; — Moritz Himly ; — 1892. Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition at Gommern ; — Industrial Exhibition at Schweidnitz; — Fisheries Exhibition at Nuremberg; — Agricultural Exhibition at Dienze ; — Bakery Exhibition at Altena i. W. ; — Bird Show at Nuremberg ; — Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England (signed I. R. T. for J. Rochelle Thomas, the issuer); — Rifle Meeting at Glaris; — Marriage of the Duke of York; — Golden Wedding of Baron Otto V. Licres u. Wilkau ; — Marriage of Paul Joseph, numismatist, of Frankfort-on-M. ; — Birth of Stephanie von Neufville ; — Inauguration of the Victor Emmanuel Monument ; — Electricity Exhibition at St Petersburg ; — Georg Baritin ; — Weigang Bautzen ; — Christopher Columbus (sev. var.); — Reichard Marriage Medal; — G. Glafey ; — Petersen Memorial; — Dresden, Albert Society; — 1893. Jubilee Exhibition of the Horticultural Society of Rudolstadt; — Dog Show at Coethen- Anhalt; — National Exhibition of the Thuringian Horticultural Society, at Gotha; — Fruit and Gardening Show at Breslau ; —Agricultural Exhibition at Dusseldorf ; — Food Stuffs and Cookery Exhibition at Cologne ; — Industrial Exhibition at Magdeburg ; — International Bakery Exhibition at Mayence ; — Industrial and Food Stuffs Exhibition at Magdeburg ; — Jubilee Exhibition of the Horticultural Society "Feronia" at Dresden ; — Agricultural Exhibition at Metz; — Jubilee Exhibition of the Horticultural Society of Rudolstadt; — Bird Show at Schwabach ; — Furnishing Exhibition at Berlin ; — Exhibition of Hotel proprietors at Wanzleben ; — Food Stuffs Exhibition at Magdeburg; — Health Exhibition at Geneva; — First German Honey and Wax, also Food Stuffs Exhibition at Hanover; — Continental Export Trades Exhibition at London (2 types); — Horticultural Exhibition at Erfurt; — Christopher Columbus ; — The Columbus Celebrations ; — Dr Essenwein ; — Inauguration of the new Post Office at Geneva; — Swiss Cyclists' Association's Meeting at Lucerne ; — J. E. Dufour, National Councillor of Geneva ; — Louis Ruchonnet, Federal Councillor ; — World's Columbian Exposition (large medallion by F. Koenig); — Accession of Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ; — Albrecht Durer Memorial; — 6th Centenary of the family of Count von Pfeil u. Klein-Ellgut ; — The Chicago World's Fair; — Dr Kopp; — Col. Cody, King of Cow-boys; — 1894. Visit of William II. to England ; — Winter Sports Exhibition at Mürzzuschlag ; — International Exhibition of Amateur Photographers ; — Cookery and Bakery Exhibition at Frankfort-on-M. ; — Esposizione-Concorso internazionale per Invenzioni e Novita at Venice ; — Agricultural Exhibition at Windsheim ; — Westphalian Hunting Exhibition at Münster; — International Exhibition at Brussels; — Horticultural Exhibition at Mayence ; — Horse Show at Dresden ; — International Exhibition at Dresden; — Food Stuffs Exhibition at Kiel; — Cookery Exhibition at Plauen ; — Exposition commerciale et alimentaire at Antwerp ; — Mining and Industrial Exhibition at Freiberg ; — Bakery Exhibition at Nuremberg ; — Liverpool International Exhibition; — Industrial Exhibition at Straubing ; — Industry, Trade and Fine Arts Exhibition at Liverpool; — Death of Alexander III. of Russia ; — Third Centenary of Roland de Lassus; — Third Centenary of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ; — Jubilee Medals of Taddeus-Kosciuszko, Halle, Wittenberg, Hamburg- Ritzebüttel, Weissenfels, etc.; — Rifle-Meetings at Firth, Neumarkt, Thun, Crimmitschau, Eupen, Neumünster, &c. ; — Choral and other Festivals at Lyons, Ilanz, Lugano, Niederlahnstein, Büdelsdorf, Unna, &c.; — Exhibitions &c., at Antwerp, Yverdon, Murnau, Grafing-Glonn, &c. ; — Cantonal Choral Festival at Neuchâtel; — Fourth Centenary of Hans Sachs; — Reconciliation of William II., with Prince Bismarck ; — Rudolf, Count Hertzberg; — Golden Wedding of Rem. v. Woyrsch; — F?te of Athletic Sports at Breslau ; — Prof. Michael Sachs ; — Gladstone; — Dr med. W. Beckh ; — Dr Hach ; — Dr Reinhold ; — Alexander III. of Russia ; — Gustav Adolph; — 1895. Jubilee Exhibition of the Cypria " Society at Berlin ; — Bird Show at Lauf ; — Esposizione internationale d' Igiene ed Alimentazione at Rome; — Bird Show at Fürth; — X. Rifle Meeting of the Silesian Society of Sharp Shooters at Breslau ; — Dog Show at Mügeln ; — Show of the Kynological Society at Dresden ; — Rifle Meeting at Salzwedel ; —Bakery Exhibition at Dessau ; — Bird Show at Völkingen ; — XIV. Rhenan Rifle Meeting at Dusseldorf; — XV. Saxon Provincial Rifle Meeting at Cöthen ; — Exhibition at Landau ; — Rifle Association of Riesa ; — Apicultural Society Exhibition at Leipzig ; — Jubilee Exhibition of Grünhainingen Industrial Society; — Sporting Exhibition at Berlin ; — Horticultural Exhibitions at Magdeburg and Münnerstadt ; — Photographic Exhibition at Munich; — Bird Show at Schwabach ; — Fruit and Gardening Exhibition at Schweinfurt ; — International Foodstuffs Exhibition at Bremen; — Health Exhibition at Dresden; — Industrial Exhibition at Alsfeld; — National Exhibition at Vaduz; — 25. Anniversary of the German Empire (sev. var.); — Inauguration of the Law Courts at Leipzig; — Opening of the Kiel Canal (sev. var.) ; — Federal Rifle Meeting at Winterthur; — The New Post Office at Frankfort-on-M. ; — Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg, Life-saving medal ; — 1896. Bird Show at Erlangen ; — Bird Show at Kitzingen ; — Rifle Meeting at Breslau ; — Horticultural Exhibition at Würzburg; — International " Preis-Concurrenz " Exhibition at Berlin; — Cookery Exhibition at Berlin ; — Bird Show at Fürth ; — Horticultural Exhibition at Kaiserslautern ; — VIII. Thuringian District Rifle Meeting at Waltershausen ; — German Locksmiths' Exhibition at Mayence ; — Horticultural Society of Wernigerode ; — Apicultural Exhibition at Hohenstein; — Bakery Exhibition at Frankfort-on- M. ; — Agricultural Exhibition at Ebern ; — International Dog Show at Nuremberg; — Hanoverian Fruit Show at Osnabruck; — Agricultural Exhibitions at Saarlouis, Dorfen, etc.; — and medals of various other German provincial Exhibitions; — Swiss National Exhibition at Geneva ; — National Bavarian Exhibition at Nuremberg; — Henri Dunant, Founder of the Geneva " Red Cross" Institution ; — Third Centenary of the settlement of the Johnston family in Saxony; — Berlin Labour Conference ; — Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's Prize Medal for Arts and Sciences; — Bodas de Plata ; — Louis Victor Schwartz; — The Ganga Savan commemorative medal ; — Harris Award for Economical Cookery ; — 1897. Kynological Society of Dresden ; — III. International Dog Show at Frankfort-on-M. ; — Cookery Exhibition at Barmen ; — International Exhibition at Baden ; — XII. German Federal Rifle Meeting at Nuremberg ; — Rifle Meeting at Berlin ; — Fox Terrier Club of Berlin ; — Saxon Industrial Exhibition at Leipzig; — Nursery and Health Exhibition at Nymphenburg; — Bakery Exhibition at Burg; — XV. " Deutscher Malertag" at Nuremberg; — Agricultural Society of Chateau-Salins; — October "Rifle Meeting " at Munich ; — Agricultural Exhibition at Altenburg ; — International Cat Show at Munich; — Association of Carrier Pigeons "Eilbote" ; — Foodstuffs Exhibition at Berlin ; — Association of German and Austrian Amateur Photographers ; — Bird Show at Berlin ; — Opening of the Bavarian Industrial Museum at Munich; — Reinhold Begas (illustrated) ; — Visit of the German Emperor to Francis Joseph I. at Budapest ; — Sebastian Kneipp ; — "Fürstentag" at Würzburg; — Von Stephan, German Imperial Post-master; — Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria; — Gymnasial Fourth Centenary of Melanchton ; — Imperial Parade at Nuremberg after the Bavarian man?uvres ; — Michael Fisschoff ; — Golden Wedding of Prince Hugo von Hohenlohe-Oehringen ; — Death of Sebastian Kneipp ; — 1898. International Exhibition of Amateur- Photographers at Flensburg; — First Acetylene Exhibition at Berlin ; — Cookery Exhibition at Munich ; — Bakery Exhibition at Altenburg; — Dog Show at Ratisbon ; — National Exhibition at Gotha; — II. International Cat Show at Munich ; — Exhibition for improved dressing of ladies at Berlin; — Music Exhibition at Berlin; — Horticultural Exhibition at Sonneberg; — 25th Anniversary of the reign of King Albert of Saxony; — Boxes of imitation counters of the currency of Austria-Hungary, England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Roumania, Bulgaria, Servia, Turkey, Spain, Portugal and Greece; — Jubilee of Francis Joseph I., Emperor of Austria (sev. var.); — Death of Prince Bismarck (sev. var.); — Association of the Empress Elizabeth; — Felix Pick, of Breslau ; — Otto, Prince of Stolberg- Wernigerode ; — Accession of Queen Wilhelmina; — Martha, Baroness von Gersdorf; — The Austro-German Alpine Club; — William II.'s 10th year of reign ; — Humbert I. of Italy ; — Georg Lang, Director of the Reichshallen- Theater; — 4th Centenary of the Discovery of Brazil; — Berthold von Ploetz; — 1899. Visit of William II. to King Humbert of Italy (sev. var.); — J. W. v. Goethe (sev. var.); — Manoeuvres of the Swiss First Army Corps; — Peace Conference at The Hague; — Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic ; — Boer Victories over the English ; — 80th Birthday of Hermann Settegast; — Inauguration of Duke Ernest II. of Saxe-Coburg's Monument; — Health Exhibition at Dresden; — Foodstuffs Exhibition at Chemnitz; — Various Christening Medals ; — Fisheries Exhibition at Neuburg-on-R. ; — VI. National Bird Show at Berlin; — 25. Anniversary of the Austro-German Alpine Club; — Health Exhibition at Altona ; — President Kruger ; — 70th Birthday of King Albert of Saxony; — Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxony; — L. F. Gebert, of Nuremberg; — Gebrüder Zippelius ; — G. E. Andree, of Utrecht ; — Painters' Congress at Kiel ; — Lübeck Exhibition; — Robert Zelle; — Gutenberg; — Visit of the Society of German Engineers to the Lauer Mint ; — Exhibition at Harburg; — Exhibition at Breslau ;— Bernhard Dondorf; — Martin Kirschner; — Memorial Medal of Bismarck; — 1900. Delarey ; — De Wet ; — The New Century ; — President Kruger; — Luther Festivities at Hagen i. W. ; — Hamburg Club Prize Medal; — Gutenberg Celebrations; — Luther Festivities at Erfurt ; — Leipzig Society for the Public welfare; — National Cat Show at Nuremberg; — William II.'s presence at the Biberich Regattas ; — Frederick, Duke of Anhalt; — Berlin Regatta Club; — Hanover Industrial Exhibition ; — Health Exhibition at Frankfort-on M. ; — 1901. The Twentieth Century; — Death of Queen Victoria; — Accession of Edward VII.; — Colonial Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales ; — South African War "Peace Medal"; — 1902. Coronation of Edward VII. ; — Coronation of Edward VII. and Alexandra (various sizes); — Jubilee of the " Germanisches Museum " at Nuremberg; — Accession of King George of Saxony; — President Kruger; — To Ludwig Metzger of Nuremberg; — 1903. Jubilee of Leo XIII.; — Death of Leo XIII.; — The Conclave, and Cardinal Oreglia; — Accession of Pius X. (various types) ; — German Physical Drill Competition at Nuremberg ; — 1904. The Kant Celebrations; — Death of Count Waldersee; — 1 905 . Schiller, Centenary Medals (various types) ; — Adolf Menzel, painter, Memorial medal ; — Marriage medal of the German Crown Prince with Princess Caecilia of Mecklenburg ; — Accession of Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; — Marriage of Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, &c. Lauer's Prize Medals for Athletic Sports, Cycling, Foot Ball Clubs, Souvenir Medals and Plaquettes to commemorate Births, Christenings, Marriages, &c., are of very good style. The firm has also issued Medical medals, such as : Gesellen-Hospitz, Nuremberg ; — Cologne Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals; — " Sanitäts-Colonie", Berlin ; — Health Exhibition Prize Medals, &c. J. C. Bennert, Bismarck -Medaillen, describes no less than 102 Portrait-medals of Prince Bismarck by Lauer. By Lauer are further : Portrait-medals and plaquettes of Composers (various sizes) : Joh. Seb. Bach ; — L. v. Beethoven ; — H. Berlioz; — Fr. Chopin ; — Chr. W. Gluck; — Gg. F. Handel; — Jos. Haydn ; — Franz Liszt ; — Felix Mendelsohn-Bartholdy ; — W. A. Mozart; — R. Schumann; — Joh. Strauss; F. P. Schubert; — G. Verdi; — Rich. Wagner; — K. M. v. Weber; — Portrait-medals of Artists, Scientists, and other celebrities : Ernest II., Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; — Franz Xaver Witt; — Jenny Lind; — Rudolf Hach ; — Prince Bismarck; — Count Moltke; — Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe; — Lord Roberts; — General Kitchener ; — General Baden-Powell ; — Prof. Dr Gustav Jäger; — Cardinal Dr Kopp ; — Hans Sachs; — Albert Lortzing; — The Rt Honble Joseph Chamberlain ; — Lord Tennyson ; — Lord Salisbury; — Schiller (sev. var.) ; — Goethe (sev. var.); — Kant; — Prince Blücher von Wahlstadt; — Henri Dunant, of Geneva; — Dr Wilhelm Beckh, of Nuremberg; — Dr Julius Cnopf, of Nuremberg; — Dr Wolfgang Mack, of Furth; — Dr Gustav Nachtigall, of Eichstädt ; — Dr Reinhold, of Bamberg ; — Dr Christian Schüsseler, of Wildenfels ; — Sebastian Kneipp ; — Nicolaus Friedrich Peter, Grand Duke of Oldenburg ; — King Charles of Württemberg; — Ludwig, Prince of Bavaria; — Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria ; — Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg-Gotha; — King Ludwig II. of Bavaria; — The Empress Augusta Victoria and Crown Prince William ; — Ad. Mickiewicz ; — Count Caprivi ; — Jon Bratiann ; — Dr Gustav Jaeger; — Alfonso XIII. of Spain ; — Prince Hohenlohe, Chancellor of State; — Max Heidegger; — Rud. von Delbrück; — William I. of Germany; — The Empress Augusta Victoria; — Albrecht Dürer; — Queen Victoria; — Princess Adolphine of Schaumburg-Lippe ; — Oscar II. of Sweden ; — Dr. Theodor von Kramer ; — Gabelsberger ; — Frithjof Nansen ; — Duke Alfred and Duchess Marie of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; — Victor von Scheffel ; — King Albert of Saxony ; — Francis Joseph I. ; — The Empress Elizabeth of Austria ; — Frederick III. of Germany ; — Queen Wilhelmina; — Umberto I. ; — Count Waldersee; — Prince Henry of Prussia; — Leo XIII.; — Pius X.; — Andreas Hofer; — Gutenberg ; — A. v. Chamisso; — Schiller; — Heinrich Heine; — Nicholas II. ; — The Empress Alexandra of Russia ; — The Prince of Wales; — The Princess of Wales; — Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxony; — Ludwig Chr. Friedr. Lauer; — Franz Friedr. Clemens Martin Lauer; — Count Waldersee, &c. Bibliography. Information kindly supplied by Mr. E. Seeck, Representative of MM. Lauer in London. — Various Numismatic Reviews, Sale Catalogues ?c.

Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904