Lot Essay
It is probable that this vase was designed for Christofle's stand at the 1874 Exposition de L'Union Centrale, the precursor of the Musée des Arts Decoratifs. The number '853243' dates this vase to 1874.
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BY CHRISTOFLE & CIE, DESIGNED BY EMILE-ALPHONSE REIBER, PARIS, CIRCA 1874
Details
A FRENCH GILT, SILVERED AND PATINATED-BRONZE VASE 'FLEURS DE GLYCINE'
BY CHRISTOFLE & CIE, DESIGNED BY EMILE-ALPHONSE REIBER, PARIS, CIRCA 1874
The shaped foliate cast rim above a geometric inlay decorated neck set to front and back with a relief-cast stork and flanked by loop handles, the bulbous body decorated with bamboo and flowering wisteria, above a Greek key enamelled band and scrolled apron and feet, signed 'CHRISTOFLE ET CIE' and numbered '853243'
11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high
BY CHRISTOFLE & CIE, DESIGNED BY EMILE-ALPHONSE REIBER, PARIS, CIRCA 1874
The shaped foliate cast rim above a geometric inlay decorated neck set to front and back with a relief-cast stork and flanked by loop handles, the bulbous body decorated with bamboo and flowering wisteria, above a Greek key enamelled band and scrolled apron and feet, signed 'CHRISTOFLE ET CIE' and numbered '853243'
11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high
Literature
A. Quantin / V. Champier, Revue des Arts Décoratifs, Troisième Année, Paris, 1882-83 (a vase of this model illustrated).
Exhibited
'Vase (fleurs de glycine) en bronze polychrome, exécuté par MM. Christofle', Exposition de Bordeaux, 1882 (a vase of this model).
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Giles Forster