Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice October 2021 Auction 12-14 Oct 2021
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A man who would follow many career paths, Charles Marcellis studied law, though only briefly pursuing the profession before writing poetry, some of which was well received in literary magazines. He then went on to have a fleeting role in Belgian politics before ultimately beginning his defining career in the world of engineering and, specifically, metallurgy. He oversaw the construction of a cast iron bridge (the "Marcellis" Bridge) in Ghent in 1844 and a cast iron domed covering to the Stock Exchange Hall in Antwerp in 1854-the focal point of this medal's reverse. Though the hall burned just four years later in 1858, its importance is still recognized.
Estimate: $100 - $200