MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – LEON KANN – A GOURD-SHAPED EWER, DESIGNED 1889
A GOURD-SHAPED EWER, DESIGNED 1889
Glazed Sèvres porcelain
Marked with Sèvres Manufacturer’s triangular stamp and dated 1904
15 cm. high
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GEORGES DE FEURE – GDA LIMOGES – “ELEGANT SCULPTURE”, CIRCA 1900
“ELEGANT SCULPTURE”, CIRCA 1900
Enamelled porcelain
With maker’s marks
27 cm. high
JULES DESBOIS – ADRIEN-AURELIEN HEBRARD – “LA VIGNE”, CIRCA 1900
“LA VIGNE”, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with brown patina; the base in marble
Signed, with foundry mark and numbered 13
18 cm. high
With the base: 20.5 cm. high
The base: 8 x 8 x 2.4 cm.
Bibliography
Raymond Huard, Jules Desbois, ill. p. 65
FELIX MASSOUL – VASE, CIRCA 1905
VASE, CIRCA 1905
Grès
Signed
20 cm. high
LUCIEN BONVALLET – ANTOINE-ERNEST CARDEILHAC – CHOCOLATE JUG, CIRCA 1900
CHOCOLATE JUG, CIRCA 1900
Silver, vermeil, green stained ivory
The handle in stained ivory
Signed
21 cm. high
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
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 163: illustration of a chocolate jug with a different design
L’Art français moderne, January 1916, p. 30
Maurice Rheims, L’Objet 1900, Arts et métiers graphiques, Paris, 1964, identical model decorated with clovers,
red stained ivory, ill. p. 96 , ill. n° 58
Tony Bouilhet, L’Orfèvrerie française au XXème siècle, Émile-Paul frères edition, Paris, (thistles model)
Annelies Krekel-Aalberse, Argenterie Art Nouveau et Art Déco, les éditions de l’amateur, Paris, 1990, ill. p. 79, n. 55 (thistles model)
EDGAR BRANDT – LETTER OPENER, CIRCA 1904
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
ALEXANDRE BIGOT – ALOIS REINITZER – VASE “ LA DANSEUSE LOIE FULLER”, 1900
VASE “LA DANSEUSE LOIE FULLER”, 1900
Grès with a polychrome glaze
Signed by both artists
25 cm. high
This vase was most probably displayed at the Exposition Universelle and the Société des Artistes Français in 1900
Bibliography
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma Editions, 2015, ill p. 319
MAURICE MARINOT – COUPE GLASS, 1920
COUPE GLASS, 1920
Clear frosted glass, decorated with four polychrome enamelled medallions featuring naked women,
the inside also with an enamelled decor, the foot circled with enamelled dots
Signed in enamel
With a certificate and a label marked n. 153 by Mrs. Florence Marinot
12 cm. high
Exhibition
Société des Artistes décorateurs, Paris, 1920
Bibliography
Félix Marcilhac, Maurice Marinot, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre de verre,
les éditions de l’amateur, 2013, ill. p. 83, p. 285
GEORGES DE FEURE – WALKING STICKS, CIRCA 1900
WALKING STICKS, CIRCA 1900
Silver walking stick designed as a vegetal motif
Signed
11 x 11 cm.
Silvered bronze walking stick shaped as a saurian reptile
Signed
12 x 9 cm.
Exhibition
Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1903
Bibliography
L’Art décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 1903, Librairie d’Art décoratif, Armand Guérinet, éditor pl. 8 and 9
Art et Décoration, 1903, ill. p.192
GEORGES DE FEURE – L’ART NOUVEAU BING – ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1900
ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1900
Walnut
Bibliography
Meubles de style moderne à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Sections française et étrangères,
published under the direction of Th. Lambert, architect, Charles Schmidt éditor, Paris, nd. ill. pl. 17, fig. 2
Ian Millman Georges de Feure Maître du symbolisme et de l’art nouveau, ACR édition, Paris, ill. p. 155
Art Nouveau: An Architectural Indulgence, New Architecture 6 October 2000, Andreas Papadakis publisher,
in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, ill. p. 67
84 cm. high
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle of 1900, Paris
GEORGES DE FEURE – “VIEUX MONSIEUR DECORE, JEUNE FEMME DEBRAILLEE”, CIRCA 1900
“VIEUX MONSIEUR DECORE, JEUNE FEMME DEBRAILLEE”, CIRCA 1900
Lithograph on vellum
Signed with the initials of the artist and dedicated A mon ami John N… chaleureusement d.F
25.5 x 18.5 cm.
Bibliography
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure, Maître du symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, ACR édition, Courbevoie (Paris), 1992, ill. p. 22
GEORGES DE FEURE – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
34 cm. high
Bibliography
George De Feure, Maître du symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, Ian Millman, 1992, ill. p. 172
George De Feure, du symbolisme à l’art nouveau (1890-1905), Musée départemental Maurice Denis Le Prieuré, 1995, ill. p. 90, n. 108
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 139, n. 122
JOE DESCOMPS – SUSSE FRERES – SEAL, “TANAGRA”, CIRCA 1900
SEAL, “TANAGRA”, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze highlighted with silver
Signed
Original box of La Maison Susse Frères
8.3 cm. high
FRANCOIS FLEURET – VASE IN A SHAPE OF A FLOWERED ARTICHOKE, UNIQUE PIECE, 1903
VASE IN A SHAPE OF A FLOWERED ARTICHOKE, UNIQUE PIECE, 1903
Chased and repoussé silver
The vase resting on cut out and chased silver leaves
With silver mark
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Français, 1903
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, Armand Guérinet éditeur, ill. pl. 182
MATHIEU GALLEREY – PLATE, CIRCA 1906
PLATE, CIRCA 1906
Gilt bronze, decorated with eucalyptus leaves
Signed GALLEREY A PARIS, marked with the artist’s monogram
26.3 cm. high
Identical model in copper at the musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
Bibliography
Dominique Foret, Marie-Cécile Forest La Dinanderie française 1900-1950 , Les éditions de l’amateur,
1995, example in copper ill. p. 187
JEAN BAFFIER – “MARIETTE”, CIRCA 1900
“MARIETTE”, CIRCA 1900
Carrara marble sculpture representing the bust of a farmer
Signed and titled
Height: 65 cm.
Other examples in marble are to be found at the musée de Bourges, inv. 1981.4.1
GEORGES ROCHEGROSSE – “DREAMS”, BEFORE 1910
“DREAMS”, BEFORE 1910
Watercolour and indian ink on paper
Signed
34.5 x 23.5 cm.
This is the watercolour that was used to illustrate Charles Baudelaire’s famous book Les Fleurs du Mal by Rochegrosse
It represents the poet Baudelaire and his inspiration
JULES DESBOIS – ADRIEN-AURELIEN HEBRARD – PLATE “SIRENE”, CIRCA 1900
PLATE “SIRENE”, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina; details highlighted with gold and silver
Signed
40 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1903
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 2nd volume, 1903, Armand Guérinet (editor)
ill. pl. 152, 153
MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – VASE “D’ IGNY A”, 1907
Vase: “D’Igny A”
Form designed by Georges Vogt in 1897
Bronze mount by Joseph Joindy
Impressed with the 1907 Sèvres seal
16 cm. high
Bibliography
E. Baumgart, La Manufacture nationale de Sèvres à l’Exposition de 1900, Paris, Librairie des Beaux-Arts, ill. n. 34 (With a different shape)
E. Baumgart Sèvres 1900, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, 1996. Illustration of the two vases of Igny with variant of crystallization and mount
KELLER & GUERIN – PLATE, CIRCA 1900
PLATE, CIRCA 1900
Grès; decorated with a sunset scene and snails
Signed KG Lunéville and E. M.
45 cm. diameter
GEORGES FOUQUET – CHARLES DESROSIERS – PURSE MOUNT, CIRCA 1902
PURSE MOUNT, CIRCA 1902
Silver, decorated with two fantastic animals, their heads facing each other
and holding a ball in their open mouth
Signed G. FOUQUET PARIS
10.5 cm. high
15.2 cm. long
Bibliography
Les Fouquets, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1983, p. 100
L’Art décoratif, September 1902, ill. p. 254
MAURICE DUFRENE – SAINT-YVES EMILE – LA MAISON MODERNE – CHATELAINE, CIRCA 1900
CHATELAINE, CIRCA 1900
Silver
Comprising: A pills box, a flask salt, a mirror,
a bodkin, a tortoiseshell comb in a silver case
Signed M. Dufrene. With silversmith’s mark
Bibliography
The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Jewelry, vol. I
MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES – “VASE D’IGNY B”, 1921
“VASE D’IGNY B”, 1921
“Femme aux fleurs”
Shape designed by Alexandre Sandier, 1897
Decor by Robert Bonfils
Decorator: Marcel-Jean Piquet, 1921
Bearing the monogram MP (Marcel-Jean Piquet)
23.5 cm. high
Bibliography:
Lechevallier-Chevignard, Georges La Décoration Moderne à la Manufacture de Sèvres, Ch. Massin & Cie Editeurs, Paris, s.d. pl. 4
Les Oeuvres de la Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Vol. III, Les Vases et pièces décorées, ill., référence 2050 & 2051
MAISON SOUBRIER – DRESSING TABLE, CIRCA 1900
DRESSING TABLE, CIRCA 1900
Carved wood with a vegetal decor
146 cm. high
Bibliography
Laurence Buffet-Challié Le Modern Style, Baschet & Cie, éditeurs, n.d., ill. p. 66, falsely attributed to Georges Hoentschel