| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 432 Price realized: 280 GBP (Approx. 357 USD / 327 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Wiener, Leopold (Belgian, 1823-1891); b. Venloo ENGLAND, Sir Charles Barry, 1862, a copper medal by L. Wiener for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. front elevation of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, 60mm, 87.04g (Beaulah 14; Eidlitz 58; BHM 2712; Taylor 171i; BDM VI, 488 [assigned to Jacques Wiener]; E 1558). Brilliant mint state, attractive patina £80-£100 --- Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) was an architect who won the open competition for the design of the Houses of Parliament in the nineteenth century. Beaulah speculated that this medal, with its characteristic patina, may have been struck by Elkington & Co. in Birmingham, the manufacturers of other contemporary medals by the Wiener brothers (BNJ 1967, p.180); however, all other medals issued by the Art Union of London were struck at the Royal Mint. |  |
