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
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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
ANTOINE-ERNEST CARDEILHAC – TEA SET, CIRCA 1900
TEA SET, CIRCA 1900
Silver and vermeil with a decor of flowers and fruits in the manner of Japanese Art
Comprising: a teapot, a sugar bowl, milk jug, a spoon. The cup and the saucer in polychome porcelain decorated with flowers
In its original box
With French Minerva mark and silversmith’s mark
Teapot: 12.5 cm. high
Sugar bowl: 8 cm. high
Milk jug: 4.2 cm. high
Cup: 4.7 cm. high
AUGUSTE DELAHERCHE – PLATE, CIRCA 1900
PLATE, CIRCA 1900
Grés, decorated with honesty leaves
Numbered 4234, stamped signature
18.6 cm. diameter
LOUIS HESTAUX – CARVED WOODEN TRAY, CIRCA 1900
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
HENRI DE VALLOMBREUSE – PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
PITCHER, CIRCA 1900
Grès with a light blue overlay and streaks
The handle in serpentine shape; the mount in pewter decorated with an enamel turquoise pattern
Signed
23 cm. high
Bibliogaphy
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma Editions, 2015,
ill. p. 358
LOUIS MATHEY – PURSE CLASP AND CHAIN, 1913
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
CHARLES VITAL-CORNU – SUSSE FRERES – A COLOCYNTH VASE, CIRCA 1900
A COLOCYNTH VASE, CIRCA 1900
Porcelain, beige, brown and blue, featuring a woman holding the neck of a coloquinte
Signed Vital Cornu and Susse Fres Ed.
12.5 cm. high
Bibliography
Pierre Cadet, Susse Frères, 150 years of sculpture, p. 205, for the model in bronze, n. 427
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma Editions, 2015,, ill p. 365
CHARLES VITAL-CORNU – SUSSE FRERES – BEAKER, “LA VIGNE”, CIRCA 1900
BEAKER, “LA VIGNE”, CIRCA 1900
Beige ceramic with brown and orange streaks, decorated with a bacchus head and a nude
bacchanale holding vine branches with blue leaves and grapes
Bearing the monogram VC, signed Susse Frs Ed.
12.3 cm. high
Bibliography
Pierre Cadet, Susse Frères, 150 years of sculpture, p. 205, n. 428, for the model in bronze
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma Editions, 2015, ill. p. 365
JANVIER QUERCIA – J. PINTO – UMBRELLA HANDLE, CIRCA 1900
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
JULES PAUL BRATEAU – PEWTER BEAKERS AND PLATES, CIRCA 1900
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
EMILE GALLE – A PAIR OF ENAMELLED CREAM JARS, CIRCA 1900
A PAIR OF ENAMELLED CREAM JARS, CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched and enamelled glass with foil inclusions; original stoppers
Wheel engraved signature
8.5 cm. high
EMILE DECOEUR – PAUL MOREAU-VAUTHIER – “WOMAN WITH FAN”, “WOMAN WITH MUFF”, CIRCA 1905
“WOMAN WITH FAN”, CIRCA 1905
Polychrome patinated porcelain
Signed Decoeur céramiste and P.Moreau-Vauthier; stamped with the clover mark
and numbered 5
31 cm. high Sold
“WOMAN WITH MUFF”, CIRCA 1905
Polychrome patinated porcelain
Signed by both artists, stamped with the clover mark and numbered 24
31.5 cm. high
GEORGES DE FEURE – ART NOUVEAU BING – CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze
29 cm. high
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, 1901, vol. I, ill. p. 87
L ‘Art Décoratif, April 1901, ill. p. 28
CHARLES VITAL-CORNU – SUSSE FRERES – “LE SOMMEIL”, CIRCA 1900
“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
PRINCE BOJIDAR KARAGEORGEVITCH – PAIR OF SILVER SERVICE PIECES, CIRCA 1900
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