Miniature box and cover 'Le pot de terre, le pot de fer', 1898 – Daum Frères, Nancy

Lot: 76

Daum Frères, Nancy
Miniature box and cover 'Le pot de terre, le pot de fer', 1898

With eyelet handles. H. 3 cm. Cased glass, opal white and colorless, etched, decor in black solder, motif based on La Fontaine's fable, 'The earthen and the iron pot', polychrome enameled flowers on the lid, heightened with gold. Faint trace of the gold signature Daum Nancy, Cross of Lorraine on the bottom.

Hammer Price: 1,100 €

162B - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
10. May 2022 at 4:00 PM MESZ CEST

Literature:

Bardin, Daum, une industrie d'art lorraine, Metz 2004, p. 166f., on the subject of La Fontaine's fables at Daum Frères.

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