An Art Nouveau glass vase with poppy flowers
Legras & Cie , est. 1864
Lot-No. 1116
Proceeds : 2.100 €
Saint-Denis near Paris, around 1900. Greenish glass, ice-like etched ground circumferential with painted decoration of poppies and leaves in gold and polychrome opaque enamel. On rim with relief gold rocailles. On ground labeled with Bishop's cap and tape in a shield 'Mont Joye L & Cie' (in gold). H. 51 cm. - The trademark 'Mont Joye L et Cie' was probably the company name for a part of the early production of Legras family, which included the ice-like decoration mainly echted glasses with gold painting. Comp von Zabern, Art Nouveau in the Landesmuseum Mainz, Catalogue, p. 162 ff
Legras & Cie: An Art Nouveau glass vase with poppy flowers
Legras & Cie , est. 1864
An Art Nouveau glass vase with poppy flowers
Lot-No. 1116
Proceeds : 2.100 €
Saint-Denis near Paris, around 1900. Greenish glass, ice-like etched ground circumferential with painted decoration of poppies and leaves in gold and polychrome opaque enamel. On rim with relief gold rocailles. On ground labeled with Bishop's cap and tape in a shield 'Mont Joye L & Cie' (in gold). H. 51 cm. - The trademark 'Mont Joye L et Cie' was probably the company name for a part of the early production of Legras family, which included the ice-like decoration mainly echted glasses with gold painting. Comp von Zabern, Art Nouveau in the Landesmuseum Mainz, Catalogue, p. 162 ff
