Lot 722
  • 722

A FRENCH OVAL ENAMEL PLAQUE OF MERCURY ABDUCTING PSYCHE, ALFRED SERRE FOR F. BARBEDIENNE, PARIS, 1876 |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • height of plaque 13 3/4 in., overall 20 3/4 in.
  • 35 cm, 53 cm
The large slightly domed plaque enameled en grisaille, signed and dated in gilt letters Alfred. Serre. 1876, maison F. Barbedienne,  giltwood frame

Condition

Restoration at edges 1 ,6 and 11 o'clock, well done
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Catalogue Note

Alfred Serre made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1869, and was associated with Barbedienne from 1872.  In the mid 1870s, the partnership began work on a monumental Renaissance style gilt-bronze clock with enameled plaques of Apollo, Diana, Dawn and Twilight, shown at the 1878 Paris Exposition and now in the Hôtel de Ville, Paris.  Serre also created pieces shown by Barbedienne at the Exhibitions of 1889 and 1900.