Newp. Have you ever seen this Weiner cathedral medal before?

gummibear · April 4, 2012 2:28AM

Just won this one. Looked pretty nice and I haven't seen it before. Let me know what you think of it. It is Cologne Cathedral under construction in pewter.

Thanks,
Richard

commoncents05 · April 4, 2012 2:30AM

Didn't even know it existed, but very cool piece. King Frederick William IV of Prussia is my great, great, great grandfather. I have a few coins he is on, but didn't know about this medal.

-Paul

guitarwes · April 4, 2012 2:31AM

wow that's crazy detail. nice.

keyman64 · April 4, 2012 2:52AM

Some serious artwork there!

Cameonut · April 4, 2012 2:57AM

Very nice! I have never seen that one!

messydesk · April 4, 2012 2:59AM

Cool medal, but then that typically goes without saying for Weiner cathedral medals. It commemorates the 600th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the cathedral in 1248. There was a nearly 400 year hiatus in the construction until it was resumed in 1842 with the laying of a second cornerstone. It was finished in 1880.

Flatwoods · April 4, 2012 3:22AM

I spoke with the seller about it. I wasn't aware of this medal in pewter.
The seller said he didn't think it was plated. I was very curious but not enough to buy it.

gummibear · April 4, 2012 3:50AM

<< I spoke with the seller about it. I wasn't aware of this medal in pewter.
The seller said he didn't think it was plated. I was very curious but not enough to buy it. >>

I don't know for sure if it is pewter. I will see when I have it in hand. I liked it most for the construction stage image. Hadn't seen one like that.

Thanks for all the replies,
Richard

Lakesammman · April 4, 2012 4:12AM

Very cool.

steveben · April 4, 2012 4:14AM

eh, weak strike. just kidding! nice!

gummibear · April 5, 2012 10:01AM

<< Cool medal, but then that typically goes without saying for Weiner cathedral medals. It commemorates the 600th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the cathedral in 1248. There was a nearly 400 year hiatus in the construction until it was resumed in 1842 with the laying of a second cornerstone. It was finished in 1880. >>

Thanks for the info John. I didn't know th history of that cathedral and hadn't translated it yet.

Do you or anyone else know if this is a common medal. I can't find anyting about it.

Thanks,
Richard

lasvegasteddy · April 5, 2012 10:27AM

IN THE I SOOO GOTTA GET ONE OF THOSE CROWD...

beautiful piece

TwoSides2aCoin · April 5, 2012 10:33AM

JRocco might have. I haven't seen that one.

Flatwoods · April 5, 2012 10:49AM

There were four of these made. Each showing a different phase of construction.
1849,1851,1855,1861
I see them more often than many of the other medals.

gummibear · April 6, 2012 4:09AM

<< There were four of these made. Each showing a different phase of construction.
1849,1851,1855,1861
I see them more often than many of the other medals. >>

Thanks for the info Flatwoods.

I will have to look for the other 3 . They make for a pretty neat subset. Do you know what metals they came in?

Richard

Broadstruck · April 6, 2012 4:20AM

Looks like it might be white metal not pewter

ricko · April 6, 2012 4:28AM

Awesome detail.... I do like these medals... Cheers, RickO

ThePennyLady · April 6, 2012 4:30AM

That is a very cool medal, I didn't know the Wiener medals came in white metal. I have a Wiener Cathedral medal of the Pantheon and it also has stunning detail. I'd love to collect them all!

Here's a bit of the history of the Wiener medals:

In 1872, Jacques Wiener lost his eyesight due to the strain of making these incredibly detailed pieces. After losing his sight, he was forced to give up his art. However, his legacy lived on through the skills he taught to his brothers, Karl and Leopold Wiener.

I only have this one medal, but here's a list of all the Wienerl Medals (that I know of):

* 1853 Convento de Batalha Medal. Hoydonck 103. Obv. 124th century Gothic structure built under Dom Joao I. Rev. Soaring Gothic nave

* 1855 Notre Dame de Paris Medal. Hoy.122A. Obv. Rear view of Gothic masterpiece. Rev. View toward altar with arches and pillars

* 1858 Saint Fron Church of Perigeux Medal. Hoy.157. Obv. Romanesque exterior with domes and spires. Rev. Stark smooth-walled interior

* 1858 Paris Church of St. Genevieve (Panthéon) Medal. Hoy.159. Baroque façade with portico and dome, church seized by the Republic and made the tomb of revolutionary leaders. Rev. Classic pillared interior toward dome

* 1859 Reims Cathedral Medal. Hoy.170. Obv. Façade with square-top spires, extrusion joins right base to high rim. Rev. Elongated pillars and arches of cathedral destroyed by bombardments of 1914

* 1859 Rouen Cathedral of St. Ouen. Hoy.171. Obv. Twin-spire, three entrance Gothic façade. Rev. Tall interior perspective toward tomb

* 1861 Chartres Cathedral Medal. Hoy.184. Obv. Façade with trademark non-matching spires. Rev. High interior view of nave begun in 1040

* 1861 Strasbourg Cathedral Medal. Hoy.185. Obv. Soaring Gothic structure sporting its single spire. Rev. Colossal nave with rose windows

* 1862 Caen Church of St. Etienne Medal. Hoy.191. Obv. Multi-spired Romanesque edifice from the rear. Rev. Marvelous Gothic tracery of interior arches

* 1867 Burgos Cathedral Medal. Hoy.220. Obv. Gothic cathedral in northwestern Spain. Rev. Incredibly deep interior view toward the altar.

JCMhouston · April 6, 2012 5:08AM

Very nice, also in 1928 they issued another medal to commerate the start of resotration.

gummibear · April 6, 2012 5:18AM

Hi Charmy,

I have always really liked the Weiner medals. I had six that I sold to Speety shortly before he sadly passed away. I have been thinking about getting more again. Being an architect I have always liked them for the great interior views. I had never heard about his eyesight issues.

I use this site >>

Wiener link
for looking up more pieces.

Best,
Richard

<< That is a very cool medal, I didn't know the Wiener medals came in white metal. I have a Wiener Cathedral medal of the Pantheon and it also has stunning detail. I'd love to collect them all!

Here's a bit of the history of the Wiener medals:

In 1872, Jacques Wiener lost his eyesight due to the strain of making these incredibly detailed pieces. After losing his sight, he was forced to give up his art. However, his legacy lived on through the skills he taught to his brothers, Karl and Leopold Wiener.

I only have this one medal, but here's a list of all the Wienerl Medals (that I know of):

* 1853 Convento de Batalha Medal. Hoydonck 103. Obv. 124th century Gothic structure built under Dom Joao I. Rev. Soaring Gothic nave

* 1855 Notre Dame de Paris Medal. Hoy.122A. Obv. Rear view of Gothic masterpiece. Rev. View toward altar with arches and pillars

* 1858 Saint Fron Church of Perigeux Medal. Hoy.157. Obv. Romanesque exterior with domes and spires. Rev. Stark smooth-walled interior

* 1858 Paris Church of St. Genevieve (PanthÃƒï¿½on) Medal. Hoy.159. Baroque faÃƒï¿½ade with portico and dome, church seized by the Republic and made the tomb of revolutionary leaders. Rev. Classic pillared interior toward dome

* 1859 Reims Cathedral Medal. Hoy.170. Obv. FaÃƒï¿½ade with square-top spires, extrusion joins right base to high rim. Rev. Elongated pillars and arches of cathedral destroyed by bombardments of 1914

* 1859 Rouen Cathedral of St. Ouen. Hoy.171. Obv. Twin-spire, three entrance Gothic faÃƒï¿½ade. Rev. Tall interior perspective toward tomb

* 1861 Chartres Cathedral Medal. Hoy.184. Obv. FaÃƒï¿½ade with trademark non-matching spires. Rev. High interior view of nave begun in 1040

* 1861 Strasbourg Cathedral Medal. Hoy.185. Obv. Soaring Gothic structure sporting its single spire. Rev. Colossal nave with rose windows

* 1862 Caen Church of St. Etienne Medal. Hoy.191. Obv. Multi-spired Romanesque edifice from the rear. Rev. Marvelous Gothic tracery of interior arches

* 1867 Burgos Cathedral Medal. Hoy.220. Obv. Gothic cathedral in northwestern Spain. Rev. Incredibly deep interior view toward the altar.

Flatwoods · April 6, 2012 6:09AM

<< 

<< There were four of these made. Each showing a different phase of construction.
1849,1851,1855,1861
I see them more often than many of the other medals. >>

Thanks for the info Flatwoods.

I will have to look for the other 3 . They make for a pretty neat subset. Do you know what metals they came in?

Richard >>

Most of them were bronze. Most of Jaques medals were made in bronze.
There were a few silver pieces made of the Dom Zu Koln medals.
I'm not sure if all four years came in silver but I do know a couple did.

Newp. Have you ever seen this Weiner cathedral medal before?

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