PAIR OF WALL-LIGHTS “ÉPIS DE BLÉ”, TRIPTYCH FOLDING MIRROR, FIREPLACE, CIRCA 1900
René Lalique (1860-1945)
Pair of wall-lights “Epis de blé”, circa 1908
Gilt bronze and moulded glass
65 x 43 cm.
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif, n. 20, 1908, p. 54
Hector Guimard (1867-1942)
Triptych folding mirror, circa 1900
Gilt bronze with a vegetal relief decoration
The original drawing is in the archives of the Cercle Guimard, Paris
78.7 cm. high
102.5 cm. wide
Fireplace and surrounds, circa 1900
White marble and black painted cast iron
The fire-surround signed Hector Guimard lower right
137 cm. wide
112 cm. high
35 cm. deep
Bibliography
Guimard, Paris, Musée d’Orsay; Lyon, musée des arts décoratifs et des tissus, 1992-1993, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1992,
ill. p. 68
Provenance
Apartment located in one of the buildings designed by Hector Guimard rue La Fontaine, 16th Arrondissement, Paris
