Important Design

Important Design

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Bernard Laurent collection

Jean Dunand

Vase aux serpents

Live auction begins on:

May 20, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Jean Dunand


Vase aux serpents


Circa 1913

Patinated and hammered copper, patinated bronze, wrought iron and lacquered wood base

28,5 x 14,5 cm ; 11 ¼ x 5 ¾ in.

Bernard Laurent collection, Villefranche-sur-Mer

Thence by descent to the present owner

For a similar model :

Maurcie Testard, "Le métal dans l'art moderne", Nos loisirs, Paris, 1922, p. 322

René Chavance, "Les Hommes et leurs oeuvres", Les Beaux métiers, Paris, 1943, p. 14

Victor Arwas, Art Deco, London, 1980, p. 103-104

Felix Marcilhac, Jean Dunand: His Life and Works, New York, 1991, the model referenced under n° 937, p. 299

Felix Marcilhac, Amélie Marcilhac, Jean Dunand, Paris, 2020, the model referenced under n°100, p. 27 and 338