ALBERT BARTHOLOME – ADRIEN-AURELIEN HEBRARD – “JEUNE FILLE SORTANT DU BAIN”, CIRCA 1905
“JEUNE FILLE SORTANT DU BAIN”, CIRCA 1905
Bronze with a black patina
Signed, with foundry mark
47 x 57 cm.
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FREDERIC BOUCHERON – EMILE GUILLAUME – LUCIEN HIRTZ – PAIR OF ‘’FLAMBEAUX’’ CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF ‘’FLAMBEAUX’’ CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Fine-cut gilt silver, carved ivory and translucent enamel
Signed F. Boucheron and Emile Guillaume, with silversmith and French Minerva marks
32.5 cm. high
Unique exhibition piece
The design of the mount and the translucent enamels are by Lucien Hirtz
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
L’Exposition des ivoires, Palais Galliera, June 1903
Exposition de la Maison Boucheron, described as ”Flambeaux. Statuettes d’ivoire”, by Guillaume
Boucheron 130 années de création et d’émotion, Institut de France, Musée Jacquemard – André, Paris, 16 September – 31 October 1988, n. 61 in the catalogue
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition (de 1900), Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 174 :”…et des chandeliers qui sont de véritables bijoux composés de petites figurines d’ivoire et d’une corolle d’émaux formant bobèche”
Victor Champier, Les Industries d’Art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, Bureaux de la Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1902, Tome II, a candlestick is ill. p. 180 “Porte-bougie en argent, figure ivoire” (M. Boucheron, orfèvre)
“De Guillaume aussi, étaient les deux petites figures d’ivoire enlacées par un roseau qui se terminait par une fleur en émail translucide servant de bobèche à des flambeaux”, Ministère du Commerce, de l’Industrie, des Postes et des Télégraphes – Exposition Universelle de 1900 à Paris – Rapports du Jury international – Classe 94 Orfèvrerie, Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1902, p. 61
“Moins ambitieux et plus heureux sont MM. Boucheron et Vever. Dans la vitrine du premier on peut voir deux flambeaux, ivoire et émail, sculptés par M. Guillaume et une jolie pendule, où l’ivoire s’allie à l’or et à l’émail ; le second présente une broche et un pendant de cou, composés par Grasset. Ces deux bijoux sont déposés aux pieds d’une élégante ” Phryné “, signés de M. Scailliet.” Charles Saunier, L’ivoire au musée Galliéra, L’Art Décoratif, July 1903, p. 57
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900.
L’Exposition des ivoires, musée Galliéra, June 1903, vitrine n°13. Maison Boucheron exhibition, described as “Flambeaux. Statuettes d’ivoire, par Guillaume”
Boucheron 130 années de création et d’émotion, Institut de France, musée Jacquemard-André, Paris 16 September – 31 October 1988, n. 61 in the exhibition catalogue
LOUIS DEJEAN – ADRIEN-AURELIEN HEBRARD – “LA DAME AU GRAND MANTEAU”
“LA DAME AU GRAND MANTEAU”
Bronze with a dark brown patina, cast after 1905
Signed, marked (M), and with foundry mark;
bearing an exhibition label at the Musée des
Arts Décoratifs, Paris,
marked 1933 and M. Hébrard; an inventory label marked 2487; and another label marked Douane Centrale / Paris
37.5 cm. high
Another example commissioned by the French State in 1904 for the Musée du Luxembourg belongs to the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, inv. LUX 214
Exhibition
Salon National des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1904, 1899 for an example in terracotta
Exposition de la statuette, Musée Galliéra, Paris, 1914, n. 152 of the exhibition catalogue
Roger Marx, un critique aux côtés de Gallé, Monet, Rodin, Gauguin…, Nancy, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Musée de l’Ecole de Nancy, 6 May – 28 August 2006, ill. p. 237, n. 176 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif, June 1904, an example in plaster ill. p. 230
EMILE GALLE – SELLETTE, CIRCA 1900
SELLETTE, CIRCA 1900
Sculpted walnut and exotic wood marquetry
Signed
104 cm. high
MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ANDRE-FERNAND THESMAR – PILLBOX, CIRCA 1900
PILLBOX, CIRCA 1900
Sèvres porcelain; the enterlaced letters M, A, R, I and E on the cover in enamel and gilt cloisonné;
the mount in silver gilt
Marked A MARIE THESMAR 1908 in gold letters, and with the artist’s monogram Inside
5 cm. diameter
Bibliography
L’Estampille, L’Objet d’Art, n. 76, January 1994, ill. p. 50
PRINCE BOJIDAR KARAGEORGEVITCH – A RARE SET OF 12 COFFEE SPOONS, CIRCA 1900
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
HENRI HUSSON – FOOTED BOWL, CIRCA 1900
FOOTED BOWL, CIRCA 1900
Silver, the foot with a chased motif of ivy branches and leaves and with an insect
Signed
14 cm. high
LUCIEN BONVALLET- ANTOINE-ERNEST CARDEILHAC – WULLSCHLAGER – A VASE, CIRCA 1900
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
LUCIEN BONVALLET – ANTOINE-ERNEST CARDEILHAC – ALBERT DAMMOUSE – A MUSTARD POT WITH COVER AND SPOON, CIRCA 1900
A MUSTARD POT WITH COVER AND SPOON, CIRCA 1900
Sang-de-boeuf glazed ceramic and chased silver mount decorated with mustard leaves and seeds
Signed A D and S, stamped Cardeilhac, with French Minerva and silversmith marks under the base
9 cm. high
Provenance
Baron Rodolphe Planta de Wildenberg, Parisud Enchères, Versailles, estate sale, 24 October 1999
FRENCH – LOUIS MAJORELLE – “FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
“FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
Gilt and chased bronze, the petals of the iris in hammered copper
96.5 cm. high
39.5 cm. wide
Lucas Carton is one of the first gourmet restaurants in Paris. Located on the prestigious Place de la Madeleine,
it is famous for its exceptional Art Nouveau interior designed by Louis Majorelle at the turn of the 20th century
The pair of appliques we are offering was acquired from the Benedict Silverman Collection, New York
Bibliography
Fin de siècle masterpieces from the Silverman collection, New York, 1989, one wall-light illustrated p. 180, n. 90
HENRI HUSSON – ADRIEN-AURELIEN HEBRARD – PLATE IN THE FORM OF A RAY, CIRCA 1907-1908
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
COMTE ENGUERRAND DU SUAU DE LA CROIX – GABRIELLE DEBILLEMONT-CHARDON – MEDALLION, UNIQUE PIECE, CIRCA 1900
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
DAUM NANCY – VASE, CIRCA 1905
VASE, CIRCA 1905
Internally decorated, applied and wheel-carved. The neck is pulled, cut and finished by hand
Signed
33 cm. high
Exhibition
L’Art Nouveau la Révolution décorative, Pinacothèque de Paris, 18 April-8 September 2013, p. 82,
n. 43 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
Clotilde Bacri, Daum, Milan, 1992, ill. p. 127
Provenance
Bought directly from the Daimaru Museum, Japan
EDMOND HENRI BECKER – COMB, 1902
COMB, 1902
Carved and patinated ivory
Bearing the monogram of the artist on the reverse
15 cm. long
The museum of Decorative Arts in Paris has two combs by Becker quite
similar to ours
Exhibition
Salon de la Société des artistes français, 1902
Exposition de la Parure précieuse de la Femme, musée Galliéra, 1908, similar model in carved horn
French Jewellery of the Nineteenth Century – A Loan Exhibition, Wartsky, London, 13-23 June 2001, ill. p. 47, n. 255 in the catalogue
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif, July 1902, ill. p. 149
J. Tronçay, L’Art Décoratif au Salon de 1902, Revue de la bijouterie, de l’orfèvrerie et de la joaillerie, August 1902, ill. p. 128
L’Art Appliqué, 1903-1904, H. Laurens éditeur, ill. pl. 32
Exposition de la Parure précieuse de la Femme, musée Galliéra, 1908, edited by Armand Guérinet, similar model in carved horn ill. pl. 28
Béatrice Salmon, Chefs-d’oeuvre du Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, les Arts décoratifs, 2006, 222p. ISBN 2-901422-86-1 (p. 132-133)
HENRI HUSSON – SPOON, CIRCA 1900
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
HECTOR GUIMARD – PAUL PHILIPPON – VASE, CIRCA 1900
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
EMILE DECOEUR – PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
Sang-de-boeuf glaze, decorated with a relief decoration of grape
Monogrammed, marked with an impressed trefoil, and numbered 3-12
36.8 cm. high
Exhibition
Kunstgewerbemuseums der Stadt Köln, 10 April-28 July 1974 for another example of this design
Kestner-Museum Hannover, 22 August-3 November 1974 for another example of this design
Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt, 12 December-2 February 1975 for another example of this design
Bibliography
Sammlung Maria und Hans-Jörgen Heuser, Französische Keramik zwischen 1850 und 1910, Hamburg, Prestel-Verlag München,
1974, plate n. 21 and p. 218, n. 167 in the exhibition catalogue
EUGENIE O’KIN – UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1910
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
MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – ANDRE-FERNAND THESMAR – POWDER COMPACT, 1895
POWDER COMPACT, 1895
Polychrome enamel; gold mounted on a Sèvres porcelain. Inside the cotton is decorated with an enamelled ladybug on a gold bud
Signed with the monogram and bearing the inscription: Faite pour Antonia Howard Trip 1895.
Three initials are entangled in the design
6.7 cm. diameter
The same decor is found on a small box exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1900
RENE LEVERD – “HERETIQUE SUR LE BUCHER”, CIRCA 1900
“HERETIQUE SUR LE BUCHER”, CIRCA 1900
Watercolor
Signed lower left
48 x 32 cm.
CAMILLE NAUDOT – CUP, CIRCA 1900
CUP, CIRCA 1900
Openwork white porcelain; polychrome enamelled
The rim, base and the decor are highlighted with gold
Signed with the monogram of the artist
8.5 cm. high
Exhibition
Jugendstil aus Münchener Privatbesitz, Museum Villa Stuck, Münich 1972, n. 47
Provenance
Private collection Prof. Kurt Liebermeister, Munich
LUCIEN GAILLARD – VEVER – UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1900
UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1900
Orange lacquered wood and mottled black; chased silver rings decorated with thistles
Each ring bears the signature of Vever, with silversmith’s marks
30.8 cm. high
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
ALBERT DAMMOUSE – A SET OF FOUR PLATES, CIRCA 1900
A SET OF FOUR PLATES, CIRCA 1900
Enamelled earthenware; butterflies and floral decoration in shades of green,
blue and pink on a pale blue background
Bearing the monogram AD S at the back (Albert Dammouse Sèvres)
24 cm. diameter
EDGAR WILLIAM BRANDT – DAUM NANCY – A GINKO BILOBA CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
A GINKO BILOBA CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
Bronze, wrought iron, the shade in glass by Daum Nancy
Signed
51 cm. high; 36 cm. diameter