217. Lot consisting of original model "The Constitution, First Anniversary, February 27, 1938 - February 27, 1939", engraver Emil Wilhelm Becker, 1939, reverse, unique copy, original model "Carolus II Rex Romaniae", engraver Emil Wilhelm Becker, cca. 1933, obverse, unique item, medal "The Constitution, First Anniversary, February 27, 1938 - February 27, 1939", engraver Emil Wilhelm Becker, 1939, one variant, medal "The Constitution, First Anniversary, February 27, 1938 - February 27, 1939", engraver Emil Wilhelm Becker, 1939, second variant in two copies.

Starting price

EUR 300

Sold

EUR 4.000

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Session

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:00

The pieces mark the moment of the enactment by King Carol II of the Constitution of 1938, which inaugurated a personal regime, after the abolition of the Constitution of 1923. The matrix and the three medals are signed by the artist on the plate, on the reverse, in the upper right side.

Dimensions

custom d= minimum: 6 cm maximum: 24 cm

Description

patinated bronze, patinated brass

Research information

The medals, "Constitution, First Anniversary, February 27, 1938 - February 27, 1939" and "Constitution, First Anniversary, February 27, 1938 - February 27, 1939", are reproduced in Georgescu, M.P., "Sculptor Emil Wilhelm Becker. Unpublished Aspects", pages 244-252 in "Materials of History and Museography", The Bucharest City Museum, 2010, page 248.

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