HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942) Very large Art Nouveau earthenware jardinière resting on six feet, with a domed central body, framed by two bulbous parts, showing moving branches escaping from the shoulder and forming holds; grey-green and beige enamels, some blue and yellow highlights. Part of the "Gilardoni Brault Choisy Le Roy" stamp and black enamelled RB monogram on the reverse of the base. Circa 1897 (Worn, missing enamel inside, base with three holes, restorations) Height 24 cm - Length 68 cm - Depth 31 cm A very important Art Nouveau jardinière in enamelled earthenware. Partially stamped and monogrammed (Wear, losses of enamel inside, base pierced with three holes, restorations) 9 1/2 x 26 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. PROVENANCE : Galerie Epicure, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Acquired from the latter, 1997 Private collection, Turin BIBLIOGRAPHY : Catalogue of the "Guimard" exhibition, Musée d'Orsay, Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 1992, p. 262 Frédéric Descouturelle and Olivier Pons, "La Céramique et la Lave émaillée d'Hector Guimard", Editions du Cercle Guimard, Paris, 2022, p. 73 HISTORY : The Cercle Guimard lists three other known examples of this jardinière, one of which is in the collections of the Virginia Museum in Richemond (inventory no. 93.95) and the other in those of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (inventory no. 1992.208).