Pair of carved marble medallions with women's profiles in low relief by Louis Bottée expo 1889

Pair of carved marble medallions depicting a young woman's profile with gilded wood frame and on the back a bronze medal from the 1889 World's Fair, also by Louis Bottée.
Pair of Italian veined marble bas-reliefs in richly decorated oval medallions
Antique-style bust of a woman in full regalia, finely sculpted
Graceful face reminiscent of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture
Different models, but designed to be paired as the faces face each other
Typical Napoleon III frame with 4 flowery spandrels surrounding oval marble in high relief with gilded gadroons
Superb quality frame
Set into the marble at the back is a bronze medal also made by Louis Bottée (signed at bottom) for the 1889 Paris World's Fair.
A truly high-quality and highly decorative set
Frame :
h: 70 cm larg: 60.5 cm ep: 6.8 cm
Oval marble :
h : 40 cm larg : 31 cm ep : 6 cm
Medal d : 5,9 cm
Biography:
Louis-Alexandre Bottée was born in Paris on March 14, 1852. He began his apprenticeship in 1865 in a button factory, where he was in charge of engraving models. A student at the École des Arts Décoratifs, he joined Paulin Tasset's workshop in 1869. He became a pupil of Dumont, Millet and Ponscarme. In 1871, he was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, and in 1878 was awarded the first Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving and fine stone. A member of the Artistes Français, he won a first-class medal in 1894 and a gold medal in 1900 at the Salon. Some of his works are marked by the Art Nouveau style, such as the plaque for the jury of the 1900 Universal Exhibition, produced by the goldsmith Christofle. All are of the highest quality.
He became an Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1903 and was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1930. Louis-Alexandre Bottée died in Paris on November 14, 1940.

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