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“LEDA”, CIRCA 1900
Enamel on copper representing Leda and the Swan, probably after the model by Leonardo da Vinci
Original black wooden frame highlighted with gold
Signed lower right and left and bearing a label Email de A. Garnier – Léda at the back
32 x 26 cm.
“KNEELING KING OFFERING HIS CROWN TO A YOUNG WOMAN”, CIRCA 1900
Polychrome enamel on copper
Signed lower right Grandhomme Garnier
15 x 12 cm.
“WOMAN IN LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET”, CIRCA 1889
Enamel on copper, after a design by Gustave Moreau
Signed lower left Garnier Grandhomme inv.
and marked on the reverse Grandhomme Garnier / Emailleurs / 1889 / Paris
8 x 12.5 cm.
Bibliography
Taxile Doat, Causerie d'un émailleur, Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1891, ill. p. 78
VASE, 1897
Superb polychrome enameled porcelain vase decorated with flowers, foliage, a butterfly
and an insect highlighted in gold
Signed underneath with the initials SHG, dated 1897 et bearing the letters CN (for Camille Naudot)
incised in the paste
17.5 cm. high
Sieffert, Harant and Guignard (originally Harant et Guignard) were mainly Parisian retailers
of crystal and glass, they did however sell some ceramics, and commissioned pieces. Indeed, they acquired the firm of Charles Lerosey (Le Rosey),
who decorated soft-paste porcelain vases by Naudot, often with Japoniste floral designs and
sometimes with émail cloissoné, following the technique introduced by Thesmar to Sèvres.
Some pieces were decorated by Louis Eugéne Sieffert, others by Adolphe Faugeron.
Their works were exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
Their work seems to be quite rare. (Information graciously provided by Professor Paul Arthur).
CUP AND SAUCER, 1895-1896
Enameled porcelain
In its box set
Bearing the monogram of the artist; the cup dated 1895 and the saucer 1896. Marked C N
The cup: 6 cm. high; 7.3 cm. diameter
The saucer: 13 cm. diameter
CUP, CIRCA 1897
Gilt-cloisonné enamelled stoneware, decorated with flowers and insects
Signed and dedicated to Jeanne Dammouse
Height: 9.5 cm.
Bibliography
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma Editions, 2015, ill. p. 354
At the 1900 Exposition Universelle, Thesmar presents his works in gilt-cloisonné enamelled stoneware
for the first time. We have no evidence that Thesmar designed ceramics. We know that he decorated
Sèvres porcelain with enamels ; the ceramics were provided by the Manafacture Nationale.
Because this piece is dedicated to Jeanne Dammouse, we assume it was provided
by the ceramist Albert Dammouse
According to our records, no other example is known to exist
