The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

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

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

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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.