The French sculptor straddling bronze sculpture

Chinese antiques Reuters bronze sculpture In addition to the show carver exquisite craft and appreciation charm, many more could explore its historical connotations. In a wide range of large bronze coinage technology often is the performance of the theme, While this author collection by French sculptor card Bentel carve bronze with advertising nature that is one of them. In addition to the special rectangular shape, behind some little-known story.

While the front of the bronze figure sculpture is an upper body naked man operating a spiral coinage, the bottom right there is a circular pattern to the text constitute "Duval-Janvier", is produced factory name of this chapter. On the back in front with three identical but gradually reduced by the large pattern composed ground chapter French "Reduction et Frappe de Médailles translated means" narrow and embossed coins chapter, under and a row of small print "22 Rue de Montmorency, Paris ", is the address of the factory is located in Paris.

This chapter was produced in 1908, the size of 60 mm × 53 mm × 4.5 mm, weighs 85 grams, the edge printing small triangle pattern, said the material "Bronze" and on behalf of the jeweler. The positive character waist of the left AC words that card Bentel signature.

Card Bentel (Alexandre Charpentier, from 1856 to 1909) is a well-known French artists, the early years Jibai teacher apprenticeship, award-winning repeatedly awarded prizes at the 1900 Paris World Expo; addition to the large metal sculpture silver to produce mainly portraits In addition, the famous Bronze figure sculpture, pottery, furniture and outstanding performance. He is the 19th century the most popular and one of the most prolific French writer, with "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo in mind" and other books of Dumas also the collection of its large metal sculpture.

Publisher Dewar still Will (Duval-Janvier) in the manufacture of coins Chapter famous factory with machines, Dewar is the sort of person no data are available, the relevant files before the 1892 merger of the two, and only whose surname I do not know its name. The early 20th century, the plant name once only Shang Will still Will died in 1911, the plant was renamed Berchot-Janvier.
Victor Shang Will (Victor Janvier, 1851 Zhi 1911) is the technology affect modern coinage great character, he is a modern Mint essential equipment the "shrink engraved machine (reducing machine) creator. Began early machines as mold carved aids, which under the effort of the individual or the number of factories over 20, but the effect is not always ideal. Biconical pulley design until still Will shrink engraved machine precision greatly improve shrink engraved functional sculpture model accurately narrow the conversion successfully break through barriers. He patented in 1899, after all the Mint are beginning to use the invention shrink engraved machine. Still Will acquired wealth, this has not immortal, far less than the improvement of the steam engine Watt (James Watt, from 1736 to 1819). Global public and private Mint today almost all know his last name is synonymous with shrink engraved machine, also know now use the machine only in its design principles improvement only; but very few know its called Victor who did not specifically the attention; industry like this, the public not to talk about in the industry.
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