Autre Marque Religious Art-Nouveau Medal Saint Elie vs Plane, becker gold 750%O Gold hardware

Description :

Religious Art-Nouveau Medal Saint Elie vs Plane, Becker

Description :
● Brand : Unsigned
● Styling : religious medal
● Metal type : yellow gold metal, 18 ct
● Hallmark conditionment : Horse's head (French work in gold 18 carats between 1838 et 1919)
● Total gross weight (g) : 3.30 gr about
● Number of different stones : 0

Dimensions :
● Width (MM) : 18hauteur (MM) : 25thickness (MM) : 1.5
● Engraving "St ELIE PROTEGEZ NOUS"
● Signature : BECKER

About the jewel :
● Time : 1850 - 1890 - Napoleon III
● Status : Very good
● Ref : 6292email

“Edmond Becker, Born in Paris (1871-1971), the exhibition of 1900 which brings him consecration at the Boucheron stand (Gold medal).
While the "modern style" unrolls its sinuous lines, he deals with familiar themes such as children's faces with humor and cheerfulness, flowers, plants, gives everyday objects their nobility, to watches the allure of jewels and passes with ease from academician swords to monumental sculpture.
EN 1927 he executes the High Altar of the French Church of New York and sculpts profiles both to be struck in coins and made into medals. The postage stamp also catches his attention. Long is the prize list of this great artist who receives in 1937 the highest award "The Medal of Honor".
For many years, Edmond Becker devotes himself exclusively to the medal of which he has become the great specialist on the Paris market, and happily adapts his work to the evolution of contemporary art. "