Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

WORLD ART MEDALS France, Le Chant Profane, a silver brooch by E. H. Becker, c. 1906, c. 60 x 50mm (cf BDW 5, 21 for another brooch by Becker). Part of fixation missing otherwise extremely fine (£40-60)

Forrer’s short entry in BDM (p. 142) describes Becker as “the author of a number of medallic productions, brooches, pendants, etc of exceptional artistic design and exquisite conception.” A fine brooch in a high Art Nouveau style; consignor dates the brooch to c.1906 but it was perhaps made at a somewhat earlier date.