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“AUX LIBELLULES”, A RARE VITRINE, CIRCA 1900
Carved walnut, rosewood, burr elm, ash,
pearwood, atapa and other marquetry inlay, bronze, carved with dragonflies and butterfly mounts
Inlaid signature
231 cm. high
127 cm. wide
“SAUVAGEONNE CLAMY” PERFUME BOTTLE, 1913
Moulded glass, square section, the stopper and the four faces decorated with poppy flowers
Signed and titled sauvageonne clamy on one of the flowers
6.3 cm. high
CRADLE, CIRCA 1910
Sculpted moulded walnut with floral decoration with two lateral uprights mounted on a curved foot axis
The basket with a frame in moulded walnut carved presents in its partitions a decoration painted with oil of roses
Height: 92 cm.
Width: 108 cm.
Depth: 56 cm.
“AUX GRENOUILLES” UMBRELLA STAND, CIRCA 1900
Sculpted wood, inlaid in various woods with an aquatic decor and a dragonfly; the feet sculpted in the shape of frog legs; the handles in patinated gilt bronze
Signed
73 cm. high; 52.5 cm. wide; 23.5 cm. deep
Exhibition
Art Nouveau Belgium France, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1976, p. 224, n. 341 in the exhibition catalogue
The marquetry front panel with a design of mushrooms
TWO COLOCYNTHS RARE VASE, CIRCA 1900
Japanese inspiration, in faience with a high-fired polychrome design on white glazed cover
The two colocynths have stylized cutouts on the belly, to receive the flowers
Some small scratches, firing cracks and a restored chip at the back
Black enamed signature under the base E. Gallé / Faïencerie de Nancy
Height: 33 cm
Bibliography
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma éditions, 2015, ill. p. 173
CANDY BOX – POSSIBLY UNIQUE, 1925
Clear glass with gold foil inclusions overlaid in deep violet and wheel carved with stylized flowers and leaves
Wheel engraved signature
34 cm. diameter
This piece was designed for the 1925 Exposition Universelle
Paul Racadot was the chief engraver at the Daum manufacture
Exhibition
Exposition Internationale des Arts décoratifs, 1925, Grand Palais, Paris
Bibliography
Janine Bloch-Dermant, Le verre en France d’Émile Gallé à nos jours, les éditions de l’amateur, 1983, ill. p. 48 on a period drawing (Daum archives) showing one of the display cabinets at the 1925 Exposition Universelle
Provenance
Collection Daum, acquired in 1987
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
CIGARETTE CASE
Molded porcelain cigarette holder with light relief, decorated with celadon green enamel and
shades of pink
Signed with the ANB mark
Height: 12 cm.
Diameter: 9.5 cm.
Bibliography
Edith Mannoni “Porcelaine de Limoges“, Massin éditeur, ill. p. 94
VASE, CIRCA 1900
White porcelain vase decorated with pink stylized flowers and light green branches
Signed with the monogram of de Feure and located in Limoges
Bibliography
The Paris Salons, vol. IV, similar example illustrated p. 15
