Lot 202
  • 202

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • 'Faunes et Nymphes' Vase, circa 1923
  • moulded G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU, painted FRANCE
  • pate de verre glass
  • 22.5 H cm. (8 7/8 in.)
pâte de verre, with drilled hole to underside

Provenance

Christie's Geneva, 8 May 1988, lot 213
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Janine Bloch-Dermant, G. Argy-Rousseau, Les Pâtes De Verre, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1990, p. 191, no. 23.01

Condition

Overal very good condition consistent with age Minor scattered bubbles in the glass as is typical of the pate de verre process. A hole has been drilled to the underside of the base, approximately 1 cm in diameter.
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