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Hector Guimard, 1867 - 1942
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Hector Guimard
- Vase, 1912
- Signé Hector Guimard et daté 1912 vers la base
A rare bronze vase by Hector Guimard, 1912. Signed and dated - bronze
- Hauteur : 27 cm (10 1/2 in.)
de forme épaulée en bronze doré, le col orné de cinq arabesques ciselées, le corps de même
Provenance
Vente Sotheby's Londres, 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design, 7 novembre 2001, lot 43
Collection privée, Royaume Uni
Un seul autre exemplaire de ce modèle de vase est connu à ce jour, conservé dans une collection privée, signé et daté 1908, il fût offert par Hectore Guimard à Louis Rey à l'occasion du mariage de sa fille en 1911. Notre vase est daté 1912, l'année où Guimard meuble et décor sa propre maison, l'Hôtel Guimard, situé 122 avenue Mozart à Paris.
Exhibited
Only one other example of this model of vase is known, signed and dated 1908 and now in a private collection. It was gifted by Hector Guimard to Louis Rey on the occasion of Rey's daughter's wedding in 1911. The present lot is dated 1912, the same year that Guimard was furnishing his own new marital home, Hôtel Guimard at 122 avenue Mozart, Paris.
Condition
Bon état général.
Fines rayures d'usage sur l'ensemble de la surface. Traces d'oxydation de haut en bas sur environ 5 cm de large et quelques traces de salissures éparses.
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Good overall condition.
Slight scratches of use all over the surface: Traces of oxidizing from top to bottom on 5 cm width and a few spread traces of dirt.
For any additional information or image for this lot, please contact us at the following number +33.1.53.05.52.81
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.