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| OVIDE YENCESSE 1869-1947 Mother & Child Art Nouveau Ivy Leaf Brooch  Gold, silver & diamond Length: 3.2 cm (1.2 in) Width: 3.5 cm (1.3 in) Signed: 'O. YENCESSE' French. Circa 1900 Fitted case Literature: cf. Art Nouveau Jewelry Vivienne Becker, 1985, p.93, 230 & 236 Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic, Victor Arwas, 2002, p.371 Ovide Yencesse was director of the Ecole des Beaux- Arts, Dijon He exhibited in the Salon d’Automne & the Salons of the Societe des Artistes Francais Awarded Gold Medals at the 1900 & the 1920 Exhibitions & was made Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 1900 Sold |
