Lot Essay
Edmond-Henri Becker, a Parisian sculptor, worked for Boucheron among others and exhibited in the Paris Exposition of 1900 and the Salon of 1906
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN TIE PINS including two carved in tiger's eye depicting a Blackamoor's head and the head of Pan; an antique silver mermaid holding aloft a rose-cut diamond rock; an antique gold head of Bacchus; an antique gold head of an Indian mystic; a Chinaman's head; a laughing sailor's head with rose-cut diamond tongue; an Art Nouveau dragon with rose-cut diamond and ruby detail; an iron Spanish soldier's head with damascene helmet and collar; an Art Nouveau head of Hermes, signed by Becker, and a gilt metal tie pin depicting an angel with outstretched wings, signed by R. Lalique (11)
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A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN TIE PINS including two carved in tiger's eye depicting a Blackamoor's head and the head of Pan; an antique silver mermaid holding aloft a rose-cut diamond rock; an antique gold head of Bacchus; an antique gold head of an Indian mystic; a Chinaman's head; a laughing sailor's head with rose-cut diamond tongue; an Art Nouveau dragon with rose-cut diamond and ruby detail; an iron Spanish soldier's head with damascene helmet and collar; an Art Nouveau head of Hermes, signed by Becker, and a gilt metal tie pin depicting an angel with outstretched wings, signed by R. Lalique (11)