ÉMILE MULLER ET COMPAGNIE,AFTER HECTOR GUIMARD Ephemeris calendar stand, circa 1894-1895 Enamelled stoneware, reuse of archtectural motifs created by Hector Guimard Guimard of stylised pink and yellow thistles on a green and blue background. H. 32.5 cm, W. 23.5 cm, D. 2 cm H. 12 13/16 in. w. 9 1/4 in. d. 13/16 in. An ephemeris calendar stand, c. 1894-1895, in enamelled stoneware. IMPORTANT A similar example is in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay under inventory number OAO 1696. HISTORY: The architect Hector Guimard designed this decoration of thistles to decorate the facades of the town house of the merchant Louis-Victor Jassedé, built in 1893 at 41 rue Chardon-Lagache. This decoration was later used to decorate panels, friezes and uprights in the Grande Tuilerie architectural ceramics catalogue of 1904. It seems that this ephemeral calendar support was published by the Grande Tuilerie d'Ivry for advertising purposes. PROVENANCE : Former Yves Plantin collection. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Philippe Thiébaut, 48/14 La revue du Musée d'Orsay, "Acquisitions", Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 2008, similar model reproduced on p. 70.