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LOUIS-AUGUSTE THÉODORE-RIVIÈRE – THIEBAUT FRERES, FUMIERE ET GAVIGNOT – “DEUX DANSEUSES”, CIRCA 1905

“DEUX DANSEUSES”, CIRCA 1905
Bronze; representing two naked dancers, one holding a tambourine, the other a laurel wreath
Signed and marked Fumière et Gavinot Thiébaut fondeurs
19 cm. high

A similar example is to be found at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims, gift of Mr Henry Vasnier, 1907

Exhibition
1905, Galerie Chaine et Simonson, vitrine XI

Bibliography
Louis Delteil, Théodore Rivière, Revue des Arts décoratifs, 1899, ill. p. 308
Albert Thomas, Théodore Rivière, l'Art décoratif, n. 40, January 1902, ill. p. 133
Louis Vauxelles, Gil Blas, 17 November 1907

Il s'agit de deux personnages détachés du groupe “Mathô vaincu, Défilé de la Hâche ou Retour de Mathô à Carthage ou L'Eléphant d'Hamilcar” dont la maquette en plâtre de 1893, aujourd'hui détruite, figura au Salon des Artistes Français de 1894, n°3536, et pour laquelle l'artiste obtint une médaille de 3ème classe. La place de cette sculpture dans le groupe se situe à droite de la patte arrière droite de l'éléphant.
Une autre maquette en plâtre teinté, terre cuite, fil de fer et bois provenant de l'atelier du sculpteur dispersé à Lyon en 1972 a été reconstituée en 1930 par la fille de l'artiste et se trouve aujourd'hui au Victoria and Albert Museum de Londres

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FERDINAND FRICK – GOLDSCHEIDER – “FROID”, 1904

“FROID”, 1904
Bronze with brown patina
Signed, titled and dated 1904
24 cm. high

Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1905, n. 1769

Bibliography
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1905, Catalogue illustré, ill p. 190 (wrongly attributed to P. de Frick, the painter)

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TONY SELMERSHEIM – CHARLES PLUMET – DISPLAY TABLE, TWO CHAIRS AND TWO ARMCHAIRS, 1899

DISPLAY TABLE, TWO CHAIRS AND TWO ARMCHAIRS, 1899
Ash and maple veneer
The table: 76 cm. high; 112.7 cm. long; 58.2 cm. deep
Each chair: 92.5 cm. high; 45.5 cm. wide
Each armchair: 96 cm. high; 67.7 cm. wide

Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif, November 1899, the table and a chair ill. p. 70

Provenance
Specially commissioned by the menswear shop “Roddy”, corner of the boulevard des Italiens and rue Drouot in Paris

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HENIN & Cie – PART OF CUTLERY SET, CIRCA 1900

PART OF CUTLERY SET, CIRCA 1900
Silver with a design of foliage and pansies
Comprising: eleven table forks, seven table spoons, twelve dessert spoons
The design is attributed to Adolphe Truffier

Bibliography
For a set of twelve teaspoons or coffee spoons with the same design, see: David Allan, Le couvert et la coutellerie de table française au XIXème siècle, éditions Faton, 2007, p. 130, n. 118

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FRANCOIS BOCQUET – VASE, CIRCA 1900

VASE, CIRCA 1900
Finely chased repoussé silver, with a relief decoration of beetles; the base decorated with lapis lazuli cabochons
Signed underneath
18.7 cm. high

Born in Geneva, François Bocquet studied in Paris under Jean Dampt and as of 1900 was one of the five artists who exhibited at the Galerie des Artistes Modernes under the name “L'Art dans tout”.
A talented engraver he was at ease with producing both silver and copper objects which were either unique or in small edition. He adorned his silver objects with gold and enamel highlights and semi precious stones such as moonstones and lapis lazuli. His motifs are floral enhanced with insects (cicadas, ladybirds, bees).
He soon turns to jewelry and exhibits regularly at the Société Nationale de Beaux-Arts.

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EUGENE GAILLARD – ART NOUVEAU BING – CHAIR, CIRCA 1900

CHAIR, CIRCA 1900
Carved walnut, tooled, embossed and patinated leather
The model was first presented in the Art Nouveau Bing pavillon at the Exposition Universelle of 1900
105.5 cm. high

Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900

Bibliography
Art et Décoration, August 1900, ill. p. 43 (the leather with a different design)
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 144, n. 132 (the leather with a different design)

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GEORGES DE FEURE – ART NOUVEAU BING – RARE PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900

RARE PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Bearing the Art Nouveau Bing store label
43 cm. high

Bibliography
L’Art appliqué, 1904-1905, H. Laurens éditeur, ill pl. 23
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure Maître du Symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, éditions ACR, Paris 1992, ill. p. 172
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure 1868-1943, Catalogue de l’exposition Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, ill. p. 87, n. 100

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LOUIS ZORRA – BROOCH, CIRCA 1900

BROOCH, CIRCA 1900
Gold, pearls and chalceldony
Signed, with silversmith’s mark

Several jewels designed by Zorra are part of the collections of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg

Bibliography
The Belle Epoque of French Jewellery 1850-1910, London 1990, p. 206

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ALEXIS ANDRE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900

TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina. The base is decorated with berries
Signed and marked I H F Fondeur Paris and COPYRIGHT BY A ANDRÉ. With foundry mark
53 cm. high

Exhibition
Salon des artistes français, Paris, 1903

Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 1er volume, 1903, ill. pl. 77

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PAUL BRINDEAU DE JARNY – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900

PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Chased and silvered melted bronze with a design of ivy
Signed
29 cm. high

Identical model at the Petit Palais, inv. OGAL 00136

Exhibition
Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1904

Bibliography
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 153

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FREDERIC BOUCHERON – PAUL LEGRAND – EUGENE QUEILLE – SET OF SIX SPOONS, CIRCA 1873

SET OF SIX SPOONS, CIRCA 1873
Designed by Paul Legrand and executed by Eugène Queillé
Silver, niello and vermeil decorated with motifs inspired by the Japanese grammar, each different;
in its original case
Impressed with maker and French Minerva marks
Each spoon: 12.5 cm. long
The decor designed by Paul Legrand was registered in 1873 as ”Service Japonais”

Exhibition
A group of the “Service Japonais” was shown at the exhibition dedicated to Boucheron at the Jacquemard-André museum in 1988, n. 124 in the catalogue