The Coal Exchange Opened
The Coal Exchange Opened, bronze medal, 1849, by B. Wyon, central portrait medallion of Victoria, surrounded by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal, rev. interior of Coal Exchange, 89 mm (BHM 2357; E 1435). contained in original gilt lettered case for the Corporation of the City of London. Good extremely fine and rare especially with the case in fine order. £Sold
Taylor states that the Coal Exchange was acclaimed as the prime sitting monument of the early Victorian period, whilst its demolition in the 1960's was the great conservationist's horror story. The Coal Exchange was designed by J.B. Bunning, the City architect. The entire inner skeleton, constructed of cast iron, had an integral system of decoration, largely based on the rope motif symbolic of the coal-miners and colliers. This motif is used by Wyon on both the obverse and reverse of his medal.
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