Lot 168
  • 168

Édouard Lièvre

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vase 'Persan', circa 1880
  • Stamped F. Barbedienne
  • gilt brass
  • 22 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm. (8 ¾ x 4 ¼ x 4 ¼ in.)
executed in Paris by Ferdinand Barbedienne
gilt bronze, enamels

Literature

Roberto Polo, Édouard Lièvre, un créateur inspiré, Connaissance des Arts, Paris, 2004, hors-serie no. 228, p. 25, illustrated

Condition

In overall very good original condition. The inlaid yellow enamel with one minor loss and small abrasion. The gilding with some minor areas of light tarnishing. This piece is ready to place.
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Catalogue Note

For further information on Lièvre see lot 153