CASTEX, LOUIS (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Saumur, 2. Dec, 1868; pupil of Cavelier, de Maurette, Barrias and Deschamps. At the Salon of 1902 he exhibited : Communion of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, silver plaquette; — and Rendez-vous des Amis, bronze plaquette; — Head of Mummy, for a study of Meditation, &c. The Artist obtained the Chenavard Prize in 1897, a Medal at the Salon of 1898, and a Bronze Medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
CAJET, ANTON
CAJET, ANTON (Germ.). Coin and Medal-engraver of the first three decades of the eighteenth century. He died in 1738. He- was also Warden of the Mint of the Counts Palatine, at Heidelberg, 1716-1738, and worked as a goldsmith for Philipp von der Pfalz. His coins and medals are signed A. C, as for instance the commemorative medals of the Repairing of the Heidelberg cask, 1716 and 1727. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, Skizzen zur Kunstgeschichte der modernen Medaillen- Arbeit (1429-1846), Berlin, 1840....
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CAJET, ANTON (Germ.). Coin and Medal-engraver of the first three decades of the eighteenth century. He died in 1738. He- was also Warden of the Mint of the Counts Palatine, at Heidelberg, 1716-1738, and worked as a goldsmith for Philipp von der Pfalz. His coins and medals are signed A. C, as for instance the commemorative medals of the Repairing of the Heidelberg cask, 1716 and 1727. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, Skizzen zur Kunstgeschichte der modernen Medaillen- Arbeit (1429-1846), Berlin, 1840....
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CALANDRELLI
CALANDRELLI (Ital.). Gem-engraver of the beginning of the nineteenth century. He produced a considerable number of forgeries, most of which were purchased as antique by the Berlin Museum in 1847. Furtwaengler surmises that he was the author of a cameo, in the same museum, signed A?A?OMOYC . EM. The great demand for gems in England, Germany, Russia, and France, under the first Empire, and later, set a number of forgers at work, and for a time Europe was inundated with their productions, which mos...
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CALANDRELLI (Ital.). Gem-engraver of the beginning of the nineteenth century. He produced a considerable number of forgeries, most of which were purchased as antique by the Berlin Museum in 1847. Furtwaengler surmises that he was the author of a cameo, in the same museum, signed A?A?OMOYC . EM. The great demand for gems in England, Germany, Russia, and France, under the first Empire, and later, set a number of forgers at work, and for a time Europe was inundated with their productions, which mos...
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CALKER, B. C. V.
CALKER, B. C. V. (Belg.). Medalllist of the end of the eighteenth century. His productions are not of much importance, the subjects being mostly of local interest and the work generally poor. He was working circa 1789-1800. His medal on the Recognition of the Independence of the United States by Friesland, 1782, and that on the Treaty of Paris, 1783, are among his best. By him are also : Dr J. van den Bosch, Amsterdam, 1764; — Dr Frederick Fontein ; — Provincial Society of Nature and Science; — ...
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CALKER, B. C. V. (Belg.). Medalllist of the end of the eighteenth century. His productions are not of much importance, the subjects being mostly of local interest and the work generally poor. He was working circa 1789-1800. His medal on the Recognition of the Independence of the United States by Friesland, 1782, and that on the Treaty of Paris, 1783, are among his best. By him are also : Dr J. van den Bosch, Amsterdam, 1764; — Dr Frederick Fontein ; — Provincial Society of Nature and Science; — ...
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CALLOT, JACQUES H.
CALLOT, JACQUES H. (French). Contemporary sculptor and Medallist, born at Blaru (Seine-et-Oise) ; pupil of Gauthier, Ponscarme, and Thomas. He obtained the second Grand Prix for his exhibit at the Salon of 1898. The subject of the medal was : Phorbas detaching the infant Oedipus from the tree. In 1903 he exhibited a Portrait-medallion of the Poet Maurice de Baudry, and nine medals, in bronze and silver, belonging to M. Frasnier, editor. At the Salon of 1904 he had a frame containing ten medals i...
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CALLOT, JACQUES H. (French). Contemporary sculptor and Medallist, born at Blaru (Seine-et-Oise) ; pupil of Gauthier, Ponscarme, and Thomas. He obtained the second Grand Prix for his exhibit at the Salon of 1898. The subject of the medal was : Phorbas detaching the infant Oedipus from the tree. In 1903 he exhibited a Portrait-medallion of the Poet Maurice de Baudry, and nine medals, in bronze and silver, belonging to M. Frasnier, editor. At the Salon of 1904 he had a frame containing ten medals i...
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