Art Nouveau & Art Déco - Gallery in Monaco
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CARVED WOODEN TRAY, CIRCA 1900
Representing a lyre player and a singer or a
poetess on a crescent moon and an undergrowth background
The back is carved with a decor of bird and branches
Bears an old label and numbered 18, signed lower left L. Hestaux
33 x 16.5 x 2 cm.
Acquired directly from the family in May 2008
PEWTER BEAKERS AND PLATES, CIRCA 1900
Beaker in chased pewter, decorated with ivy branches
Signed; inscribed: Lo puede lo que quiere (We can what we want). Model of 1887
11 cm. high
Bibliography
Similar example is part of the collections of the Musée d’Orsay, inv. N. DO 1986-79; illustrated in the catalogue
des Arts décoratifs, Musée d’Orsay, p. 43
Beaker in chased pewter, decorated with clovers
Signed; inscibed: numero Deus impare gaudet (God likes the odd number)
17 cm. high
Bibliography
Art et décoration, 1897, vol. II, p. 103
Roger Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d’Art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, Ch. Delagrave, 1901, ill. p. VII
Plate in pewter, decor of leaves and nuts
21 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1901
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 171 : “Contentons-nous de signaler ses plats
exposés pour la première fois cette année: celui aux chrysanthèmes et celui aux noisettes, ainsi qu’une petite pendule
et un service à bière…”
La Revue de la bijouterie, joaillerie, orfèvrerie, November 1901, ill. p. 245
L’Art décoratif aux Salons de 1901, librairie d’Art décoratif, Armand Guérinet éditeur, pl. 87
Vever Henri, La bijouterie française au XIXème siècle, Vol. 3, p. 468
Plate in pewter; decorated with chrysanthemums
30 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1901
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 171 : “Contentons-nous de signaler ses plats
exposés pour la première fois cette année : celui aux chrysanthèmes et celui aux noisettes, ainsi qu’une petite pendule
et un service à bière…”
La revue des arts décoratifs, 1901, p. 281
Revue de la bijouterie, joiaillerie, orfèvrerie, November 1901, ill. p. 245
A DOUBLE PICTURE FRAME, CIRCA 1909
Chased and gilt bronze
24 x 37 cm.
A similar model in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of Adeline Oppenheim-Guimard, 1949, inv. 315.49
Exhibition
Guimard, Paris, Musée d’Orsay, 13 April-26 July 1992, ill. p. 372, n. 14
PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
Bronze
Signed Coulon
31.5 cm. high
This is a well known model also made in grès by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
BALUSTER VASE, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a black patina and decorated with a woman’s mask on one side and a mask of a
bearded man on the other side
Signed, with foundry mark H. LUPPENS & Cie / Bronzes d’Art / BRUXELLES
48 cm. high
“LE SOMMEIL”, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Signed, with foundry mark, stamped N; the base is stamped SOMMEIL
30 cm. high
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1901
Bibliography
La Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1901, ill. p. 260
A BRONZE BAS-RELIEF, 1919
Featuring five poses of the dancer Anna Pavlova in Rondino
Bearing the monogram of the artist, dated 1919 and numbered 1
Bearing an old label at the back: Croquis de gestes dancés / Anna Pavlova dans Rondino / de Beethoven-Kzcissler
11 x 29 cm.
“SWANS” SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS, AFTER 1901
Gilt metal and Baccarat crystal
Each stamped CHRISTOFLE, one numbered 1964008 and the other 2012839
11 x 13.5 cm.
PLANT STAND, CIRCA 1900
Wrought iron
69 cm. high
92 cm. wide
The vase is sold separately
Bibliography
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 195
CIGARETTE CASE, CIRCA 1900
Silver and gold
Interior in wood with a removable partition
With maker’s mark, eagle’s head, marked Vever and numbered 114
13 x 9 x 4.6 cm.
BOX, CIRCA 1906-1908
Carved ebony; the lid in carved horn with a stylized decor of a flower
10.5 cm. high
“CATKINS” VASE, CIRCA 1902
Bronze
Signed E. Wahlström DEC, R XI, marked HUGO ELMQVIST and with foundry mark HE
33.8 cm. high
“CATKINS” VASE, CIRCA 1902
Bronze with a brown patina
Marked HE-T AB E, Gj-metod, Stockholm, DEC. G. Backlund
Bearing the foundry mark HE
11.5 cm. high
“POPPIES AND BUTTERFLIES” VASE, 1902
Bronze with a brown patina, decor in relief
Marked HE-T
39.3 cm. high
CIGARETTE CASE, CIRCA 1900
Enamel and silver
Stamped G.A.S.
MATCH BOX HOLDER, CIRCA 1900
Gold, decorated with clovers
With maker’s mark, eagle’s head (2) and marked DEPOSE
4.5 x 3 cm.
Bibliography
Henri Vever, La Bijouterie française au XIXème siècle, vol. III, p. 582, illustration of a match box holder with
an identical decor
PICTURE FRAME, CIRCA 1900
Polychrome translucent enamels, “plique-à-jour”, silver mount
Modern frame
21.5 x 17 cm.
A “SAFRAN” VASE, CIRCA 1900
Silver gilt and blue enamel
With silversmith marks
21 cm. high
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Français, 1899
Exposition Universelle, 1900
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, ill. p. 174
L’Orfèvrerie aux Salons de 1901, Revue de la Bijouterie, de la Joaillerie et de l’Orfèvrerie, August 1901, ill. p. 130
VASE, CIRCA 1905
Repoussé copper with brown patina
Signed underneath and bearing the inscription Edité par l’auteur à dix exemplaires numérotés. N°1
12 cm. high
16.4 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1905
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, August 1905, ill. p. 47
La Décoration Moderne, XIIIème année, ill. pl. 102
Bronze medallion
Signed with the initials of the artist, titled, and with foundry mark C. LEYRER MUNCHEN
PLATE, CIRCA 1900
Hammered copper with silver inlays decoration, a cicada in relief
Signed underneath H. Husson, stamped with the artist’s monogram
25.2 x 4.2 cm.
TABLE BELL, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
Signed
14.2 cm. high
Bibliography
Albert Thomas, Petits bronzes d’Art, L’ Art Décoratif, February 1901, p. 183 to 189
TRIPTYCH “LES SURPRISES DE L’AMOUR”, CIRCA 1900
Patinated gilt bronze
Signed bottom right on each panel, stamped E SOLEAU PARIS and numbered 29
33.4 x 16.3 cm.
LETTER OPENER, CIRCA 1904
Chased silver
Signed
21.6 cm. long
Bibliography
Similar model illustrated:
L’Art Décoratif, 1904, vol. XII, p. 150
La Décoration Moderne, 13ème année, 1905-1906, pl. 2
Documents de Décoration Moderne – Ferronnerie, pl. 30