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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 5074356, member: 114169&quot;]Folks, </p><p><br /></p><p>Most of you who know Leopold Wiener know him for his architectural and cathedral medal work.&nbsp;&nbsp; He, along with Bianchi, were masters of their craft.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently ran across a Leopold Wiener medal however that is not architectural in nature. It is a large medal commemorating a Dutch Art Festival in 1861.</p><p><br /></p><p>It hasn&#039;t arrived yet,&nbsp; it&#039;s inbound from Europe. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was awe struck with the design of this one. Talk about HIGH RELIEF . . . . !&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ll get an angled view of it when it arrives. It measures 60mm in diameter. No idea how much it weighs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am totally excited to have won this one. It&#039;s whimsical detail is amazing. I wish I knew to whom it was given / made for and why it was crafted.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you ask me, Wiener&#039;s architectural medals pale in comparison to this.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here is where Leopold&#039;s vision and imagination shine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Description per the seller.&nbsp; Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1861 Belgian Art Festival Angel / Muse / Bull / Welcome Bronze Medal by Leopold Wiener</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1202259[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1202260[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1202261[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The motto above the bull reads, &quot;Antwerp&#039;s Art Festival.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Around the bull reads, &quot;WT Jonsten gathers&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is, &quot;18,19,20 Harvest 1861&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m thinking that &quot;harvest&quot; might also be translated as &quot;August&quot; which would date the event.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;August</p><p><br /></p><p>August, of course, is traditionally the beginning of the &#039;oogst&#039; and the harvest months. The original medieval Dutch name of August was not &#039;augustus&#039; but &#039;arenmaent&#039; which means &#039;harvest month.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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