Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, Italy, First Decade of Fascism, bronze medal in the futurist style, 1932, by Ernesto Michahelles, signed Thayaht, head to l., fasces behind, PRIMA ADUNATA PROFESSIONISTE E ARTISTE, rev. a hand reaches for a star, ROMA ANNO DECIMO, 50.5mm., extremely fine
Ernesto Michahelles (1893–1959), who used the pseudonym Thayaht, was a revolutionary artist and designer of the Futurist movement in Italy. The head depicted on the medal was first seen as a sculpted bronze of 1929 called 'Dux'. Today he is better remembered for his close partnership with the couturier Madeleine Vionnet and designing a type of jumpsuit known as the TuTa.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (80-120 GBP)
Ernesto Michahelles (1893–1959), who used the pseudonym Thayaht, was a revolutionary artist and designer of the Futurist movement in Italy. The head depicted on the medal was first seen as a sculpted bronze of 1929 called 'Dux'. Today he is better remembered for his close partnership with the couturier Madeleine Vionnet and designing a type of jumpsuit known as the TuTa.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (80-120 GBP)