One of the more popular collecting themes among medals is architecture, with the attractive and powerfully intricate series produced by the brothers Wiener leading the way. Featuring a large 59mm format that allowed ample space to pack as much design as possible into each medal, these items generate massive appeal, with places of worship such as the Cologne Synagogue, Notre Dame of Paris, and St. Isaac’s in St. Petersburg leading the way. The Wieners, however, weren’t the only such medalists to focus upon the exteriors and interiors of edifices in a highly skilled manner, as others, such as Bianchi in Rome and Davis in Birmingham, also issued attractive (and sometimes more seldom seen) architectural medals contemporaneous to the Wieners. Our upcoming November 2022 World & Ancient Collectors Choice Online (CCO) auction will feature a number of these powerful and tantalizing medals, with the highlights above certainly leading the way.
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We are always seeking coins, medals, and paper money for our future auctions, and are currently accepting submissions for our January 2023 Official Auction of the NYINC and our Spring 2023 Hong Kong auction. Additionally, we are accepting submissions for our Collectors Choice Online (CCO) auctions and are currently accepting consignments for our February 2023 event. If you would like to learn more about consigning, whether a singular item or an entire collection, please contact one of our consignment directors today and we will assist you in achieving the best possible return on your material.
