1917, France. 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF HENRI ABELE, CHAMPAGNE. By Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947). Bronze 50mm. In its original circular cardboard box. $150. 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