102316 | FRANCE. Paris. Notre-Dame Cathedral bronze Medal.

102316  |  FRANCE. Paris. Notre-Dame Cathedral bronze Medal. Issued 1855. Most Remarkable Edifices of Europe series (59mm, 99.25 g, 12h). By J. & Ch. Wiener in Brussels and struck at the Geerts mint in Ixelles.

 

NOTRE–DAME CATHEDRAL DE PARIS, exterior view of the cathedral from the south-southeast / FONDÉE IV SIÈCLE, RECONSTRUITE 1160 PAR L'EVÊQUE MAURICE DE SULLY. TERMINÉE SOUS PHILIPPE AUGUSTE. AUGMENTÉE SOUS St LOUIS ET DE SES SUCCESSEURS JUSQU'À 1300. LA RESTAURATION COMMENCÉE 1845 VIOLLET–LE DUC LASSUS ARCHIT, view of the interior looking down the nave toward the apse from an eyepoint just slightly to the right of the center of the center aisle. Edge: Plain.

 

Ross M150 (R1); van Hoydonck 122; Reinecke 40. Choice Mint State. Alluring chocolate brown surfaces, with some brilliance in the fields; for completeness, a minor spot of corrosion and discoloration is noted at the top of the reverse (better view toward the end of the reverse video). Compare to an inferior example in Stack's Coin Galleries (10 September 2008), lot 1641 (which sold for a total of $529) and that same example in Stack's Bowers CCO (22 April 2020), lot 30008 (which sold for a total of $840[!]); also, a similar example in Stack's Bowers February 2023 CCO, lot 71215 (a PCGS SP-64, which sold for a total of $1,020).

 

In the news in the spring of 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris suffered one of the common problems to threaten churches—fire. A portion of the roof and spire fell victim to the immolation as viewers watched the events unravel on television and online.

 

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 (Jacques), 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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