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Galerie Mathivet

Edmond Henri Becker (1871/1971) for Maison Boucheron
Casket, circa 1900
Silver with ivory carved panels
H 7 x W 15.5 x D 8 cm
Signed BECKER, hallmarks of La Société Parisienne d’Orfèvrerie, and silver mark

Literature: A Duncan, « The Paris Salon », vol V, Edition Antique Collector’s Club, reproduit p. 11.
« Art et Decoration », 1901, vol 1, page 189; A Krekel-Aalberse, « Argenterie Art Nouveau et Art Déco », Ed de l‘Amateur, 1990, p 78

Artist winning a gold medal for Boucheron at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 , Becker can be considered as one of the most important goldsmiths of Art Nouveau. His pieces combining silver and ivory are exceedingly rare. Our casket and a clock belonging to the Boucheron collections are among the iconic pieces of French Art Nouveau. The “Société Parisienne d’Orfevrerie” was a subsidiary of the Boucheron company.