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“SENECON” VASE, 1905
Repoussé copper with silver inlays decoration; applied with a branch and foliage in chased silver
Engraved signature under the base and bearing the monogram of the artist
16 cm. high
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1905, ill. p. 61, n. 2337 in the exhibition catalogue
Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, 22 October 1976-30 January 1977, Ein Dokument deutscher Kunst – Darstadt 1901-1976, n. 250
“CHARDONS” TEA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE SERVICE, CIRCA 1895
Comprising coffee pot, teapot, cream jug, chocolate whisk, sugar bowl and cover, and sugar tongs
in silver ; samovar, burner, and tray in silver-plated metal ; the handles in stained ivory
Each marked CARDEILHAC PARIS, with Minerva and silversmith marks
The samovar: 38 cm. high
The tray: 67.3 cm. wide
Bibliography
Dedo Von Kerssenbrock-Krosigt, Modern Art of Metalwork – Bröhan Museum,
Berlin, 2001, p. 385 (chocolate pot with mistletoe design illustrated)
Between 1894 and 1899, Lucien Bonvallet designed several silverware pieces intended
for the Exposition Universelle of 1900, all decorated with a vegetal pattern such as thistles,
columbines, mistletoe, clovers, etc.
These models were exhibited on the occasion of a retrospective dedicated to Lucien Bonvallet
in January and February 1913, at the Pavillon de Marsan, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
“SERPENT” DESK MAGNIFYING GLASS, CIRCA 1900
Brown patinated bronze, designed as two coiling snakes holding a citrine cabochon in their fangs
Signed
Possibly unique
No other example known to exist
27 cm. long
MIRROR, CIRCA 1900
In sculpted and patinated wood; with its box in sculpted and patinated wood
The mirror and the box signed
Mirror: 39 x 14,6 cm.
Box: 43 x 18 cm.
“TREFLES” COFFEE POT, 1900
Silver, the handles in grooved rosewood
Signed Cardeilhac, with silversmith’s marks
25 cm. high
This model was exhibited at the Exposition universelle of 1900
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 163 (Identical model, different decor)
A RARE SET OF 12 COFFEE SPOONS, CIRCA 1900
Silver gilt; each one with a different stylized floral decor
Bearing the monogram B
Six of the same spoons are part of the collections of The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, ref. 142-9-1964
They were displayed in the exhibition Art Nouveau – 1890-1914, 6 April – 30 July 2000, Victoria & Albert Museum
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris
Bibliography
Roger Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d’Art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Delagrave éditeur, Paris 1901, p. 71
L’Art Décoratif, February 1902, p. 204
Greenhalgh, Paul Ed., Art Nouveau 1890-1914, V&A Publications, London, 2000, ill. p. 235
Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch as a silversmith, London, The Magazine of Art, January 1901, p. 185
FOOTED BOWL, CIRCA 1900
Silver, the foot with a chased motif of ivy branches and leaves and with an insect
Signed
14 cm. high
A VASE, CIRCA 1900
Silver with engraved and gilt decoration of flowers
Signed Cardeilhac, Orf. Paris / Bonvallet, dess. / Wullschlager, grav., marked CARDEILHAC PARIS
and with French Minerva and silversmith marks
21 cm. high
Bibliography
Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1896
PLATE IN THE FORM OF A RAY, CIRCA 1907-1908
Patinated bronze, hammered and patinated copper with gold inlay
Signed h husson and stamped with foundry mark A.Hebrard/Paris
38.1 x 28.6 cm.
Exhibition
1900, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 14 March-26 June 2000, p. 286, n. 312 in the exhibition catalogue
MEDALLION, UNIQUE PIECE, CIRCA 1900
Medallion with the portrait of a woman (by G. Debillemont-Chardon) encircled in a silver mount decorated with plique-à-jour enamels and opal cabochons; the chain in gold
The medallion signed lower right and the mount signed Cte DU SUAU / DE LA CROIX
10.5 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1903
Exposition de la Parure précieuse de la Femme, Musée Galliéra, 1908
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 1ère exposition, 1903, pl. 253
Exposition de la Parure précieuse de la Femme, Musée Galliéra, Librairie d’Art décoratif, 1908, Armand Guérinet éditeur, pl. 65
Provenance
Marquise de Polignac
SPOON, CIRCA 1900
Ribbed silver, the handle decorated with leaves and beetles in relief
With silversmith and French Minerva marks
25 cm. long
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Nourhan Manoukian
VASE, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze with a relief decoration of swirls
26.7 cm. high
Exhibition
Hector Guimard, March 1970-April 1971: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
Bibliography
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau: The French Aesthetic, Andreas Papadakis Publisher, London, 2002, ill. p. 34-35
Exposition Guimard, Musée d’Orsay, Paris 1992, p. 258, ill. 1, n. 65 in the album dedicated to the Castel Béranger; for the design in stoneware, n. 4
New Architecture, Number 6, October 2000, Andreas Papadakis publisher, in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum, ill. p. 8
Hector Guimard, March 1970-April 1971, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, ill. p. 33, n. 82 in the exhibition catalogue
UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1910
Carved and patinated ivory shaped as a corncob, each grain inlaid with a gold nail in its center
Signed
16.3 cm. high
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
PURSE CLASP AND CHAIN, 1913
Chased silver; patinated and applied with a decor of leaves
Signed Louis Mathey, with silversmith mark LM (cat)
Exhibition
Salon de la Société des artistes français, Paris 1913
Bibliography
The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Jewelry, vol. II, p. 107
UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1900
Silver gilt representing the dancer Loie Fuller
With silversmith and French Minerva marks
13 cm. long
Bibliography
A similar object, with 8 pegs and its original box of Bel Frères in Marseille, attributed to
“J. Pinto, France” was sold on April 24, 1971 to Parke-Bernet Galleries New York
Important Art New Jewelry & Objects of Virtue, Lot n.14
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
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
PAIR OF SILVER SERVICE PIECES, CIRCA 1900
The shovels shaped as foliage; the handle in flower buds
Signed in full, with French Minerva and silversmith’s marks
23.5 cm. long
22 cm. long
“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.
Exhibition
Maison Vever, 9 rue de la Paix, Paris, Dans l’intimité de Vever, bijoux et objets d’art depuis 1821,
June 1st – August 11th, 2023
“CATKINS” VASE, CIRCA 1902
Bronze
Signed E. Wahlström DEC, R XI, marked HUGO ELMQVIST and with foundry mark HE
33.8 cm. high
