{"product_id":"investment-grade-memorabilia-sabena-25th-anniversary-commemorative-solid-pewter-executive-vide-poche-1923-1948-jubilee-edition","title":"INVESTMENT-GRADE MEMORABILIA — SABENA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Solid Pewter Executive Vide-Poche — 1923–1948 Jubilee Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1237\" data-start=\"1194\" data-section-id=\"m12xd3\"\u003eINVESTMENT-GRADE MEMORABILIA — SABENA\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1309\" data-start=\"1238\"\u003e25th Anniversary Commemorative Solid Pewter Executive Vide-Poche\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1373\" data-start=\"1310\"\u003eSigned by De Backer — Belgium — 1923–1948 Jubilee Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCaractéristiques\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 99.9229%; height: 202.281px;\" class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr data-attribute-id=\"1\" class=\"item-1\" style=\"height: 45.5312px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.538%; height: 45.5312px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eArtisan Atelier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 68.0132%; height: 45.5312px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDe Backer (Les Etablissements De Backer, official incised maker stamp on reverse left wing).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLes Etablissements De Backer was Brussels most celebrated mid-century artistic atelier, renowned for crafting elite state medals, official coins, and premium institutional metalwork.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.538%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMaterial \/\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDimensions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 68.0132%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSolid heavy-gauge cast pewter (Etain massif)\u003cbr\u003e15.5 cm Width x 9.0 cm Height\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.538%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 68.0132%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMay 1948 (Exclusively commissioned for the 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 78.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.538%; height: 78.375px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 68.0132%; height: 78.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePristine vintage museum-grade condition. Features a rich, deep, unpolished mid-century aged pewter patina with entirely crisp, un-rubbed structural reliefs and hallmarkings.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1464\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1464\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eNo directly comparable public sale of this exact model could be traced at the time of cataloguing.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eAn 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.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIEhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIExAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThis 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.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe object is masterfully cast in relief as a sweeping aviator wing assembly flanking a central heraldic shield.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eDesign and Provenance Highlights:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eHistorical 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.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eSymbolic 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.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eMaster 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.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eAuthenticity Note: Technical database cross-verification confirms the absolute scarcity and structural origin of this archival specimen:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eHistory and Sources (SABENA 1923-1948 Executive Commission)\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIGhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eIt represents an elite acquisition opportunity for advanced collectors seeking completely unique, documented investment-grade pieces of Belgian aviation history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"aviation.brussels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54186652074330,"sku":"1","price":400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/P6302075.jpg?v=1779447530","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/investment-grade-memorabilia-sabena-25th-anniversary-commemorative-solid-pewter-executive-vide-poche-1923-1948-jubilee-edition","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}