INVESTMENT-GRADE MEMORABILIA — SABENA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Solid Pewter Executive Vide-Poche — 1923–1948 Jubilee Edition
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Prix régulier 400,00 € TTC 6%
INVESTMENT-GRADE MEMORABILIA — SABENA
25th Anniversary Commemorative Solid Pewter Executive Vide-Poche
Signed by De Backer — Belgium — 1923–1948 Jubilee Edition
Caractéristiques
| Artisan Atelier |
De Backer (Les Etablissements De Backer, official incised maker stamp on reverse left wing). Les Etablissements De Backer was Brussels most celebrated mid-century artistic atelier, renowned for crafting elite state medals, official coins, and premium institutional metalwork. |
| Material /Dimensions |
Solid heavy-gauge cast pewter (Etain massif) 15.5 cm Width x 9.0 cm Height |
| Date |
May 1948 (Exclusively commissioned for the 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary) |
| Condition | Pristine vintage museum-grade condition. Features a rich, deep, unpolished mid-century aged pewter patina with entirely crisp, un-rubbed structural reliefs and hallmarkings. |
Description
No directly comparable public sale of this exact model could be traced at the time of cataloguing.
An exceptional, historically significant, and museum-grade investment piece of early European commercial aviation heritage: the official SABENA 25th Anniversary commemorative solid pewter executive trinket tray / vide-poche, commissioned in May 1948.
This highly prestigious artifact was never made available to the public. It was designed and produced as a strictly limited, high-end institutional commission reserved exclusively for airline directors, government ministry officials, and international diplomats attending the carrier s formal 25th Silver Jubilee banquet in Brussels, celebrating a quarter-century of flight since SABENA s inception in 1923.
The object is masterfully cast in relief as a sweeping aviator wing assembly flanking a central heraldic shield.
Design and Provenance Highlights:
Historical Chronology: The left wing features the raised founding year 1923, balanced by the jubilee year 1948 on the right wing. The upper crest showcases the early-era block-letter SABENA corporate typography.
Symbolic Corporate Heraldry: The central basin depicts SABENA s earliest official emblem, capturing a stylized multi-pointed star superimposed over a bold diagonal aviation crossbeam structure.
Master Medalist Hallmark: The reverse wing assembly bears the crisp, deep incised hallmark stamp of DE BACKER. Les Etablissements De Backer was Brussels most celebrated mid-century artistic atelier, renowned for crafting elite state medals, official coins, and premium institutional metalwork.
Authenticity Note: Technical database cross-verification confirms the absolute scarcity and structural origin of this archival specimen:
History and Sources (SABENA 1923-1948 Executive Commission)
This heavy, solid pewter desktop piece stands as a tangible artifact of Europe s post-WWII commercial aviation boom. Manufactured locally in Brussels by master medalists Etablissements De Backer, its private corporate distribution explains its near-total absence from modern public auctions and secondary market platforms.
This heavy, solid pewter desktop piece stands as a tangible artifact of Europe s post-WWII commercial aviation boom. Manufactured locally in Brussels by master medalists Etablissements De Backer, its private corporate distribution explains its near-total absence from modern public auctions and secondary market platforms.
It represents an elite acquisition opportunity for advanced collectors seeking completely unique, documented investment-grade pieces of Belgian aviation history.