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№ 438

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6 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£50

Ets Würden (Brussels, fl. 1845-1900), and Wiener, Jacques, aka Jacob (German, 1815-1899); b. Hörstgen, moved to France 1837, then Holland and Belgium, 1839

BELGIUM, Stadhuis van Louvain [Louvain City Hall] [1848], a silver-gilt award medal by Ets Würden after J. Wiener, three-quarters elevation of the City Hall viewed from the Grote Markt, rev. arms above wreath, un-named, 51mm, 38.19g (cf. Ross M43; cf. Schulman e2, 3646). Extremely fine, attractively toned £40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 18 August 2009 (6032)

The Stadhuis, built in a Brabantine late-Gothic style between 1439 and 1469, is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.