Presented in 1945. France. SYNDICAT G?N?RAL DE GARANTIE DES CHAMBRES SYDICALES DU BAT?MENT ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Ovid Yencesse. Bronze 78mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2023) ———- Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947) was born at Dijon. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. Yencesse was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. Many of his medallic works have a distinctive, subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief.