“SINGE” WALL-LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
Patinated bronze
Signed E. M. Sandoz
40 cm. high
The absence of a foundry mark indicates that it is a work made for his personal use or for a special commission. The items intented for edition were cast by Susse or Valsuani (lately). Robecchi executed works only at the sculptor’s request from plaster casts.
Bibliography L’Art décoratif, May 1914, ill. p. 174
Félix Marcilhac, Sandoz sculpteur figuriste et animalier, ill. p. 390-391, n. 773
JUMPING FISH – MODEL no. 411, SECOND VERSION OF 1938
Green, orange and blue pâte de verre motif depicting a fish emerging from a wave
Signed with the stamped mark
20 × 17.5 cm.
Bibliography
Véronique Ayrolles, François Décorchemont, Maître de la pâte de verre, Norma éditions, Paris, 2006, ill. p. 284
BED
Made of amboyna burl wood and ivory. Signed with a fire-stamped mark
Maximum width of the headboard: 260 cm
Length: 212 cm.
Headboard height: 103.5 cm.
ZUCCARRI DISPLAY CABINET, MODEL N. 2182
Rio rosewood, piece no. 1, completed September 1927
Stamped with a branded mark, workshop A. Accompanied by its manufacturing certificate no. 167
250 x 180 x 50 cm.
Bibliography
Camard Florence, Ruhlmann, page 122 (American edition, Thames & Hudson, 1984). Similar model made in ebony for the 1931 Colonial Exhibition. Location unknown
VASE, 1922-1923
Polychrome enamelled crackled ceramic, featurig three stylized women sitting in different postures
Signed R Buthaud
32 cm. high
25 cm. diameter
Exhibition Tamara De Lempicka, Reina del Art Deco, Palacio de Gaviria, Madrid, 5 October 2018-24 February 2019
Bibliography
Pierre Cruège René Buthaud 1886-1986, les éditions de l’amateur, 1996, front cover page and p. 79
Gioia Mori, Tamara De Lempicka, Reina del Art Deco, Palacio de Gaviria, Madrid, 5 October 2018-24 February 2019, Arthemisia Books, p. 148
TRAVEL SUITCASE, CIRCA 1930
Red and black leather travel suitcase containing a gentleman’s toiletry set in silver and black lacquer
Signed
59 x 39 x 16.5 cm
VASE, 1938
Model: PROU N.1
Author of the shape: René Prou
Decorated by Susanne Kaehrling in 1938
Decorated with reeds highlighted with gold, a bather, fishing boats and houses
Signed, rose seal, letter K and numbered 5935
45 cm. high
VASE “LES BLÉS D’OR”, 1936
Shape: Rapin, model n. 27 (circa 1922)
Decor: Anne-Marie Fontaine, 1936
Porcelain; pink, green, blue, gray polychrome enamels
Bearing the foundry mark: S – Sèvres – Manufacture Nationale – France
49 cm. high
29 cm. diameter
VASE, 1926-1936
Model: D’ALENCON
Shape designed by: Alexandre Sandier, 1906
Decorated by: Adrien-Auguste Leduc, decorator at Sèvres from 1923 until 1948
After a design by François Quelvée
Glazed ceramic, with a stylized decor of woman in an exotic landscape
Bearing the manufacturing marks Made in France and S 1926 DN (for pâte dure nouvelle)
and decorating marks Manufacture Nationale RF Décoré à Sèvres 1936
Signed in the decor A. Leduc d’ap. F. Quelvée
90 cm. high
37 cm. diameter
We are not aware of the existence of another similar vase. Vessels of that size were extremely difficult to manufacture
Exhibition Sèvres – Elégance du 20ème siècle. L’Exposition des porcelaines de style Art Déco,
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 2 October-19 December 1993, n. 21 in the exhibition catalogue
VASE, CIRCA 1930
Transparent bubble-glass vase, hand tooled in a hot state, with applied side decorations
Signed underneath with an engraved signature
Height: 22.5 cm
VASE, MM 1248 (1926)
Deeply engraved glass with blue bubble inclusions simulating water
Signed
Height: 9.4 cm.
Bibliography
Félix Marcilhac, Maurice Marinot Artisan Verrier. Catalogue raisonné de l’Œuvre de verre, Les éditions de l’amateur, 2013, ill. p. 465
Provenance
Collection Estevez (1926)
Sotheby’s Belgravia, July 3, 1981, lot 176, sold for £3,600 on the hammer
Private collection, New York, USA
Acquired from the above
VASE, 1926
Porcelain with celadon glaze decorated with a frog, flowers and leaves in high relief
Signed HHH, bearing three waves and dated 7-4-1926
14 cm. high
Hans Henrik Hansen was sculptor at Royal Copenhagen from 1908 and designer from 1926 to 1965
WROUGHT IRON FIREPLACE SET, CIRCA 1915-1920
Featuring a bird head motif and scrollwork, resting on four crossed legs
With a fire poker, a shovel, and tongs
Height: 75 cm.
Bibliography
Documents de Décoration Moderne, 1st volume, Ferronnerie, pl. 20
BOWL, MODEL 477, 1931
Mottled pâte de verre with streaks
Signed with the artist’s seal and numbered C280
Height: 10.5 cm.
From an edition of 3 examples
Bibliography
Véronique Ayroles, François Décorchemont, Maître de la pâte de verre, 1880-1971, Paris, 2006,
ill. p. 292
Exhibition
Musée du Verre François Décorchemont, Conches-en-Ouches, François Décorchemont – L’alchimie de la matière, de la couleur et de la lumière, 24 May 2025 – 30 November 2025
BOWL WITH TWO HANDLES, MODEL 330, 1927
Pâte de verre in mottled yellow with brown streaks
Signed with the artist’s seal and numbered B577
From an edition of 31 examples
Height: 9.4 cm.
Diameter: 16 cm (including the handles)
Bibliography
Véronique Ayrolles, François Décorchemont: Maître de la pâte de verre, 2006, éditions Norma, Paris, similar model ill. p. 274
Exhibition
Musée du Verre François Décorchemont, Conches-en-Ouches, François Décorchemont – L’alchimie de la matière, de la couleur et de la lumière, 24 May 2025 – 30 November 2025
