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  Amphora Art Pottery / Art Nouveau Organic vase c. 1900

  AMPHORA ART POTTERY Turn-Teplitz, Austria

  Organic vase c. 1900

  Glazed earthenware

  Marks: AMPHORA (in oval), AUSTRIA (in an oval), 8026, 41

  For more information see: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, ( March 1901) pp. 346-349; Sammlung Bröhan: Kunsthandwerk, Glas, Holz, Keramik,Vol. 1 Band II (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1976), pp. 284-293.

  H: 6 3/4″ x W: 5″ x D: 3 1/4″

  Price: $2,350

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  Important Lucien Gaillard “Staghorn beetle” silver and gold inlay magnifying glass, signed c. 1900

  Silver hand finished and repoussed in the form of a staghorn beetle with horns encircling the round magnifying glass, gold details

  Signed: L. GAILLARD (engraved) on lower right leg, head of Minerva (950/1000 pure silver)

  The staghorn beetle was a favorite form for Gaillard and the inspiration for many examples of his work including jewelry, vases and this magnifying glass. A variant model in cast bronze can be seen in the collection of the Musee d’Orsay in Paris.