{"product_id":"french-18k-gold-art-nouveau-medal-pendant-of-la-france-by-tairac-c-1900","title":"French Art Nouveau Pendant","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eA small French Art Nouveau medal pendant, made in Paris around 1900 and crafted in 18K gold. The obverse is signed \u003cstrong\u003eTairac\u003c\/strong\u003e and shows a finely modelled female profile wearing a laurel wreath, representing \u003cstrong\u003eLa France\u003c\/strong\u003e — the allegorical embodiment of the French nation. Rather than a portrait of a specific woman, she stands for France itself: dignity, civic virtue, cultural refinement, patriotism and national pride. The laurel wreath is particularly important, traditionally associated with glory, achievement, victory and national prestige.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe medal was made and retailed by \u003cstrong\u003eMaison Saudinos-Ritouret\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Parisian firm known for religious and commemorative medals. Tairac’s work has the crisp, sculptural quality associated with French medallic jewellery of the Belle Époque, with careful modelling to the face, hair and wreath. The reverse is plain and smooth, allowing the relief portrait to remain the focus.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe pendant is struck with the French eagle-head hallmark for 18K gold. It measures approximately \u003cstrong\u003e2cm\u003c\/strong\u003e in diameter and weighs \u003cstrong\u003e3.1g\u003c\/strong\u003e. Condition is very good, with light surface wear consistent with age; the portrait remains well defined, the signature is legible, and the suspension loop is secure.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA refined \u003cstrong\u003eFrench Art Nouveau 18K gold medal pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining classical national symbolism with the clean elegance of early 20th-century Parisian medal work.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ravensbury Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49190237569332,"sku":"1017810316","price":4753.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6784\/5428\/files\/DSC_0758_3921539.jpg?v=1783967478","url":"https:\/\/ravensburyantiques.com\/en-ae\/products\/french-18k-gold-art-nouveau-medal-pendant-of-la-france-by-tairac-c-1900","provider":"Ravensbury Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}