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
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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
CARVED WOODEN TRAY, CIRCA 1900
Representing a lyre player and a singer or a
poetess on a crescent moon and an undergrowth background
The back is carved with a decor of bird and branches
Bears an old label and numbered 18, signed lower left L. Hestaux
33 x 16.5 x 2 cm.
Acquired directly from the family in May 2008
PURSE CLASP AND CHAIN, 1913
Chased silver; patinated and applied with a decor of leaves
Signed Louis Mathey, with silversmith mark LM (cat)
Exhibition
Salon de la Société des artistes français, Paris 1913
Bibliography
The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Jewelry, vol. II, p. 107
UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1900
Silver gilt representing the dancer Loie Fuller
With silversmith and French Minerva marks
13 cm. long
Bibliography
A similar object, with 8 pegs and its original box of Bel Frères in Marseille, attributed to
“J. Pinto, France” was sold on April 24, 1971 to Parke-Bernet Galleries New York
Important Art New Jewelry & Objects of Virtue, Lot n.14
PEWTER BEAKERS AND PLATES, CIRCA 1900
Beaker in chased pewter, decorated with ivy branches
Signed; inscribed: Lo puede lo que quiere (We can what we want). Model of 1887
11 cm. high
Bibliography
Similar example is part of the collections of the Musée d’Orsay, inv. N. DO 1986-79; illustrated in the catalogue
des Arts décoratifs, Musée d’Orsay, p. 43
Beaker in chased pewter, decorated with clovers
Signed; inscibed: numero Deus impare gaudet (God likes the odd number)
17 cm. high
Bibliography
Art et décoration, 1897, vol. II, p. 103
Roger Marx, La Décoration et les Industries d’Art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, Ch. Delagrave, 1901, ill. p. VII
Plate in pewter, decor of leaves and nuts
21 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1901
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 171 : “Contentons-nous de signaler ses plats
exposés pour la première fois cette année: celui aux chrysanthèmes et celui aux noisettes, ainsi qu’une petite pendule
et un service à bière…”
La Revue de la bijouterie, joaillerie, orfèvrerie, November 1901, ill. p. 245
L’Art décoratif aux Salons de 1901, librairie d’Art décoratif, Armand Guérinet éditeur, pl. 87
Vever Henri, La bijouterie française au XIXème siècle, Vol. 3, p. 468
Plate in pewter; decorated with chrysanthemums
30 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1901
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 171 : “Contentons-nous de signaler ses plats
exposés pour la première fois cette année : celui aux chrysanthèmes et celui aux noisettes, ainsi qu’une petite pendule
et un service à bière…”
La revue des arts décoratifs, 1901, p. 281
Revue de la bijouterie, joiaillerie, orfèvrerie, November 1901, ill. p. 245
“LE SOMMEIL”, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Signed, with foundry mark, stamped N; the base is stamped SOMMEIL
30 cm. high
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1901
Bibliography
La Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1901, ill. p. 260
PAIR OF SILVER SERVICE PIECES, CIRCA 1900
The shovels shaped as foliage; the handle in flower buds
Signed in full, with French Minerva and silversmith’s marks
23.5 cm. long
22 cm. long
“SWANS” SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS, AFTER 1901
Gilt metal and Baccarat crystal
Each stamped CHRISTOFLE, one numbered 1964008 and the other 2012839
11 x 13.5 cm.
CIGARETTE CASE, CIRCA 1900
Silver and gold
Interior in wood with a removable partition
With maker’s mark, eagle’s head, marked Vever and numbered 114
13 x 9 x 4.6 cm.
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
“CATKINS” VASE, CIRCA 1902
Bronze
Signed E. Wahlström DEC, R XI, marked HUGO ELMQVIST and with foundry mark HE
33.8 cm. high
“CATKINS” VASE, CIRCA 1902
Bronze with a brown patina
Marked HE-T AB E, Gj-metod, Stockholm, DEC. G. Backlund
Bearing the foundry mark HE
11.5 cm. high
“POPPIES AND BUTTERFLIES” VASE, 1902
Bronze with a brown patina, decor in relief
Marked HE-T
39.3 cm. high
A “SAFRAN” VASE, CIRCA 1900
Silver gilt and blue enamel
With silversmith marks
21 cm. high
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Français, 1899
Exposition Universelle, 1900
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition, Art et Décoration, December 1900, ill. p. 174
L’Orfèvrerie aux Salons de 1901, Revue de la Bijouterie, de la Joaillerie et de l’Orfèvrerie, August 1901, ill. p. 130
VASE, CIRCA 1905
Repoussé copper with brown patina
Signed underneath and bearing the inscription Edité par l’auteur à dix exemplaires numérotés. N°1
12 cm. high
16.4 cm. diameter
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1905
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, August 1905, ill. p. 47
La Décoration Moderne, XIIIème année, ill. pl. 102
Bronze medallion
Signed with the initials of the artist, titled, and with foundry mark C. LEYRER MUNCHEN
PLATE, CIRCA 1900
Hammered copper with silver inlays decoration, a cicada in relief
Signed underneath H. Husson, stamped with the artist’s monogram
25.2 x 4.2 cm.
TABLE BELL, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
Signed
14.2 cm. high
Bibliography
Albert Thomas, Petits bronzes d’Art, L’ Art Décoratif, February 1901, p. 183 to 189
RING HOLDER, CIRCA 1900
Silver, decorated with sunflowers highlighted with gold
Signed
10 cm. high
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)
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
SEAL, “TANAGRA”, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze highlighted with silver
Signed
Original box of La Maison Susse Frères
8.3 cm. high
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
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
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