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GUSTAVE KELLER – PITCHER, CIRCA 1900

PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
Silver
French Minerva mark, silversmith’s mark, signed G. KELLER / PARIS
It was probably part of the set presented at the 1900 Exposition universelle and the 1903 Glasgow Exhibition
13.5 x 18 cm.

ERNEST-EMILE CHAPLET – WALL-MOUNTED FOUNTAIN, CIRA 1883–1885

WALL-MOUNTED FOUNTAIN, CIRA 1883–1885
Brown sandstone with high-relief decoration for the basin, depicting a gallant scene glazed in ochre-yellow and highlighted with gold
The fish-mouth spout is framed by a frog, a carp, and water lilies, glazed in yellow, green, and gold
Lid decorated with an eagle on a branch. The basin is decorated with a frieze of fish and glazed water lilies
Marked with a stamped signature bearing the number 99/R3/B1
The fountain is presented on its carved wooden panel
Height: 124 cm.

Bibliography
Jean d’Albis, Ernest Chaplet 1835-1909, Les Presses de la Connaissance, Paris, 1976, page 38

GEORGES DE FEURE – CEYLON SATINWOOD TABLE

CEYLON SATINWOOD TABLE
Moulded and carved with Saint Bruno lilies; rectangular top, the frieze decorated with a garland of flowers on an ebony and mother-of-pearl marquetry ground
Slightly curved and fluted legs
Height: 75.5 cm
Top dimensions: 110 × 65 cm.

Exhibition
Exhibited at the Exposition de l’Intérieur, 3rd Salon des Industries du Mobilier, July–October 1908

Bibliography
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure, p. 214 to p. 216

PHILIPPE-JOSEPH BROCARD – VASE, CIRCA 1900

VASE, CIRCA 1900
Transparent glass slightly tinted in green and mottled white
Design of mulberry branches, leaves and fruits applied in translucid green and amethyst enamels highlighted with gold
Signed and located Meudon
14 cm. high

PAUL BRINDEAU DE JARNY – DECORATIVE ELEMENT, CIRCA 1900

DECORATIVE ELEMENT, CIRCA 1900
Copper and wrought metal, decorated with three cherries and leaves
Unsigned

Bibliography
Art et Décoration, 1901, vol. II, “Les objets d’art aux Salons”, page 51 : “Ses adaptations de fleurs et de fruits pourront lui donner de très bons résultats s’il se préoccupe de corser un peu plus ses formes”
To be compared with a similar piece presented at the Société nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1904 and illustrated on plates 6 and 7 of L’Art décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, Librairie d’Art décoratif – Armand Guérinet, publisher
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 157

ALPHONSE-GEORGES REYEN – VASE, CIRCA 1900

VASE, CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched and wheel-carved in white on a black background. Decor of seascapes and sailboats
Signed
Height: 21 cm.

Reyen was a master glass engraver who set up his own workshop after working for Eugène Rousseau and Léveillé (1877 – early 1890s). He was strongly influenced by japonism and Rousseau. He produced almost unique pieces

RENE LALIQUE – EDOUARD PAGNANT – “GYNECOLOGIE”

“GYNECOLOGIE”
Ivory bas-relief titled Gynecology adorning the front cover of a red jansenist morocco binding by Edouard Pagnant, containing various documents concerning the physician’s achievements, created between 1898 and 1906 and offered by the artist to Dr. Samuel Pozzi
Signed. Spine with raised bands, titled S. POZZI – DIVERS in gold. Handwritten letter signed by Lalique dated 16 mars 1907
17 x 11.5 cm.

Exhibition
1900, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 14 March – 26 June 2000, ill. page 244, n. 243 in the exhibition catalogue

Bibliography
Alison Syme, A touch of blossom – John Singer Sargent and the queer flora of fin-de-siècle art, The Pennsylvania University Press, 2010, ill. full page 136 (interesting article on Dr. Pozzi)

EMILE DIFFLOTH – BALUSTER VASE, CIRCA 1900

BALUSTER VASE, CIRCA 1900
Glazed faience with a floral decoration on a celadon background, the neck
adorned with an orientalizing frieze featuring yellow arabesque motifs
on a plum ground, interior glazed in yellow
Signed Diffoth in a Japonizing style
Height: 25 cm.
Diameter: 18 cm.