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Exceptional Art deco Vase From Legras , while Legras is mostly known for his art nouveau creation he produced a limited amount of Art deco pieces toward the end of its life . After WW1 He merged with Pantin glass works to form Verreries et Cristalleries de St Denis et Pantin Réunies, but continued to use "Legras" signature on some enameled or acid-etched vases during the 1920's. The size of this piece is 21 1/2 " , by far the biggest I ever found .Click on the thumbnail to open the larger picure .
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More about Lorrain :Art glass produced by Daum® for this market, either at the Lorrain glassworks or another one they called "Verreries de Belle-Etoile" was signed either "P.d'Avesn" or "Lorrain" or "Val" (company initials), or "Verreries de Belle-Etoile" (if it came from the other factory).
Size H.9 1/2 x W.9 1/2 (larger part) opening 4 1/2 , good antique condition ,there is some scratches from normal use .Signed LORRAIN
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French Art vase made in the 1920's , from the signature it is from the 1920's and is part of the LORAIN series , it is an interesting departure from their more Art nouveau production in the way that they used some of Schneider technique with almost cubist color inlay. It is more than just melted glass as the white and aubergine shape are intermingled to create an abstract design. It was a revolutionary design in the 1920's which open the doors for Murano and Sabino ,note that the production of Lorrain was scarce compared to higher priced company like Lallique still in production today. The new modern production from Italy trying to diplucate this original art form are thinner and lack the depth which was D'Avesn trademark |
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Pierre D'Avesn stayed with Daum® until they closed their Lorrain factory in 1932 due to the slump in the US market and the impact on art glass sales caused by the depression.
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Muller Frères Lunéville, France (c 1895 - 1914, 1919 - 1936).Désiré & Eugène Müller (trained under Emile Gallé), Up to WWI, produced carved-cameo, acid-cameo, acid-etched & enameled art glass, until closure forced by war. After 1919, production almost exclusively commercial (acid-matted mottled ceiling lights, bowls , shades and vases) . Production ceased 1933, and company finally closed down 1936. This vase is a good example of their later work , simple and decorative with a nice stramline look. Unsigned , size 10 " , good antique condition.
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Large Bronze Sculpture of nude gladiator Borghese Gladiator
Made in the late 19th as indicated by the leaf protecting the genital ( seen obcene back then) this is an artist rendering of The Borghese Gladiator :( from Le Louvre web site) This statue of a nude athlete was unearthed , broken into 17 pieces, in 1609, 100 km South of Rome, in the course of excavations ordered by Cardinal Scipion Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V. In 1611 the work was reconstructed by Nicolas Cordier. Regarded as a perfect example of ancient beauty, it was acquired by Napoleon I in 1807. The work is signed by the 1st Century sculptor Agasias of EphesusThe identity of the Gladiator is somewhat of an enigma.: it has successively been thought to represent a gladiator, a boxer or a discus thrower. Considered since the end of the 18th century to be a fighting hero, it has always been popular. Nevertheless the Gladiator established its reputation as an aesthetic model. The audacity of its composition and the masterly detail of muscular definition on bone structure made it an anatomical model forever studied, analysed , drawn or copied by artists. The original is in Paris at the museum Le Louvre , ( see picture below) , this bronze rendering is a late 19th production , the same quality piece can be seen in Cezanne atelier in the South of France. Size H.20 x L.14 x W.8 ( base) Hand to hand .20 , perfect antique condition , bronze base.
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