Lot no. 621
Rare Art Déco vase with "Lotus" decoration by Argy-Rousseau Ovoid with a wide mouth and three small eyelet handles. Pâte de verre, colourless, light green and dark purple, mould-melted, partially ground and polished. Triple Egyptian-style decoration of stylised lotus blossoms in relief. Signed "G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU". H. 10.2 cm.
After the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1923, Gabriel Argy-Rousseau frequently used Egyptian motifs.
Cf. Klesse/Mayr, cat. Funke-Kayser Collection, no. 11; Janine Bloch-Dermant and Yves Delaborde: "Gabriel Argy-Rousseau", no. 24.08.
Provenance: Dissolution of a North German private collection.
A French pâte de verre "Lotus" vase by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau. Signed "G. ARGY ROUSSEAU".
France. Paris. Gabriel Argy-Rousseau. 1924.
See original version (German) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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