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Art of Collecting: A Pacific Island Connoisseur of Art and Design
GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1953)
'Faunes et Nymphes' Vase, designed circa 1923
Details
GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1953)
'Faunes et Nymphes' Vase, designed circa 1923
pâte-de-verre
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) high, 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) diameter
signed G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU and FRANCE
'Faunes et Nymphes' Vase, designed circa 1923
pâte-de-verre
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) high, 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) diameter
signed G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU and FRANCE
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 1 December 1995, lot 335
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Bloch-Dermant, Le Verre en France d’Emile Gallé à nos jours, Osny, 1986, p. 269 (for a period photograph of the plaster model)
J. Bloch-Dermant, G. Argy-Rousseau: Glassware as Art, London, 1991, pp. 58 and 191, no. 23.01; 144-145 (for a period photograph of the plaster model)
J. Bloch-Dermant, G. Argy-Rousseau: Glassware as Art, London, 1991, pp. 58 and 191, no. 23.01; 144-145 (for a period photograph of the plaster model)
Brought to you by
Michael Jefferson
International Senior Specialist, Senior Vice President