Miniature vase 'Orchis, toile d'araignée', c. 1910

Lot: 145

H. 5.1 cm. Made by Daum Frères, Nancy. Overlaid glass, clear, yellow, amber and purple powder inclusions. Etched in several steps and polychrome enamelled decor, motif with flowering bee ragwort (Orchys apifera), two cobwebs, flies and bees, rough background. Stylized tendril ornaments in gold on the foot. Signed: Daum Nancy, cross of Lorraine (gilded).

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Hammer Price: 900 €

153B - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
17. November 2020 at 4:00 PM CET

Literature:

Cf. Ricke / Schmitt, Glass Collection Gerda Koepff, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Munich 1998, no. 110, reproduction of the sketch by Henri Bergé.

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Miniature vase 'Orchis, toile d'araignée', c. 1910

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178A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco