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Eugène-Samuel Grasset pour la maison Vever
Estimate
50,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description
- Apparitions, 1900
- porte le poinçon de maître d'Eugène Vever et le poinçoin d'or à la tête d'aigle
- enamel and gold
- Longueur : 5 cm (2 in.)
broche en or et émail
Literature
Léonce Bénédite, Le bijou à l'Exposition Universelle, Art et Décoration, juillet-décembre 1900, p. 82
Yvonne Bruhmammer et al, Art Nouveau, Belgium/France, catalogue d'exposition, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston et The Art Institute, Chicago, 28 août-31 octobre 1976, p. 309, n. 497
Musée d'Orsay, catalogue sommaire illustré des arts décoratifs, éd. de la RMN, Paris, 1988, couverture et p. 25
Katherine Purcell, Henri Vever: French jewellery of the nineteenth century, éd. Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2001, couverture, pp. 1125 et 1169
Alba Cappellieri, Bijoux du XXe siècle, éd. Skira, Paris, 2010, p. 66
A. Kenneth Snowman, Maîtres Joailliers, éd. Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2002, p. 150
Yvonne Bruhmammer et al, Art Nouveau, Belgium/France, catalogue d'exposition, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston et The Art Institute, Chicago, 28 août-31 octobre 1976, p. 309, n. 497
Musée d'Orsay, catalogue sommaire illustré des arts décoratifs, éd. de la RMN, Paris, 1988, couverture et p. 25
Katherine Purcell, Henri Vever: French jewellery of the nineteenth century, éd. Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2001, couverture, pp. 1125 et 1169
Alba Cappellieri, Bijoux du XXe siècle, éd. Skira, Paris, 2010, p. 66
A. Kenneth Snowman, Maîtres Joailliers, éd. Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2002, p. 150
Condition
Overall very good condition. Actual size smaller than the printed catalogue illustration (50 x 31 mm approximately).
Enamel with bright colours and minor losses consistent with the age of the piece but not distracting. Usual signs of wear to the metal. Signed VEVER and Vever maker's mark on the edge, French assay mark's (eagle's head) on pin and hook. Pin at the back slightly bent.
In a leather fitted case with gild decoration, stamped inside Are. Mon. Marret & Baugran Vever 19 rue de la Paix 19 Paris Grand Prix Exp. Univ. Paris 1884.
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.
Catalogue Note
Un modèle identique orné de topazes se trouve dans les collections du Musée d'Orsay, Paris