100726 | GERMANY. Remagen Apollinariskirche bronze Medal.

100726 | GERMANY. Remagen Apollinariskirche bronze Medal. Issued 1856. Ecclesiastical Architectural series: The Church in Remagen (59mm, 84.07 g, 12h). By J. Wiener.

 

ST APOLLINARISKIRCHE BEI REMAGEN AM RHEIN, perspective view of the cathedral; coat-of-arms of Fürstenberg-Stammheim above; in five lines in exergue, GRUNDSTEINLEGUNG AM 22 JULI 1839 DURCH DEN BAUHERRN DER KIRCHE FRANZ EGON GRAFEN VON FÜRSTENBERG-STAMMHEIM / INNERES DER ST APOLLINARIS-KIRCHE EINGERICHTET IM JAHRE 1853 / PLAN UND AUSFÜHRUNG DURCH E. F. ZWINER BAUMEISTER DES KÖLNER DOMES 1839-1844 AUSSCHMÜCKUNG DURCH E. DEEGER F. ITTENBACH A. & C. MÜLLER, ornate perspective interior view of the nave and choir. Edge: Plain.

 

Van Hoydonck 140; Reinecke 31. Mint State. Deep brown surfaces, with great luster remaining; a few light marks are noted. Compare to a similar example in Stack's Coin Galleries 18 August 2009 auction, lot 6101 (which realized a hammer of $400 [plus buyer's fee]).

 

From what is today eastern Netherlands and western Germany, the Wieners were a Jewish family of exceptional medalists, especially known for numerous numismatic works throughout the Kingdom of Belgium. Eldest brother Jacob, along with younger brothers Leopold and Charles, created some of the finest works of medallic art of the 19th century, and all are particularly noted for their work in the highly detailed and intricate work of architectural renderings.

 

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