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Eugene Schopin French Renaissance Revival Style Majolica Wall Shelf c.1872

Eugene Schopin (1831-1893) Montigny-sur-Loing, France.
Renaissance-Revival style Majolica wall shelf, circa 1872.
Hand modeled and cast ceramic with highly stylized caryatids and floral details glazed with rich cobalt blue, green, gold and cream colored glazes.
Marks: M-S-L (Montigny-sur-Loing), RA.
H: 8 ½” x W: 14” x D: 6 ¾”.
Eugene Schopin founded his ceramic factory in Montigny-sur-Loing in 1872. Painters like Jean-Baptiste Corot, Eugène Thirion (1839-1910), Adrien Schulz (1851-1931), Numa Gillet (1868-1940) and Lucien Cahen-Michel (1888-1980) were attracted to this area by the beauty of the landscape and light. Eugene Schopin collaborated with these artists to create a range of models inspired by Impressionism and decorated according to the new demands of the public.
Eugene Schopin French Renaissance Revival Style Majolica Wall Shelf c.1872
ANDRÉ ARBUS (attr.) (1903-1969) France
Straw marquetry box c. 1940
Natural gold and ebony stained straw inlaid in a design of a window pane diamond pattern on the hinged lid, original suede cloth/paper interior, wood frame
For more information see: André Arbus: architecture-décorateur des années 40, Yvonne Brunhammer (Paris: l’Editions NORMA, 1996).
W: 8″ x D: 5 1/2″ x H: 1 1/2″
FRENCH ART DECO
Dinanderie vase c.1930
Richly patinated handwrought boule vase with a double large triangle silver overlay motif, square palm wood attached base
For more information see: Art et Décoration Revue Mensuelle D’Art Moderne, Tome XLVII. (Paris: Librairie Centrale Des Beaux-Arts) p.217; Silver of a New Era: International Highlights of Precious Metalwork from 1880 to 1940, (Rotterdam: Museum Boymans van-Beuningen, 1992) p.68, cat.no. 61; La Dinanderie Française 1900-1950, Dominique Forest and Marie-Cécile Forest (Paris: Les Éditions de l’Amateur, 1995) p.231-233.
H: 9” x D of vase: 8 ½”
MATHILDE AUGÉ France
ELY VIAL France
Eucalyptus vase c. 1900
Colored enamels on copper with foil-backing depicting eucalyptus berries and leaves, gilt details
Signed: MA (artist’s monogram)
For more information see: The Paris Salons 1895-1914 Jewellery, Vol. I: Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1994), p. 44; The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Objets d’Art et Metalwork, Vol. 5, Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1994) p. 58; 1900, Philippe Thiébaut et al., exhib. cat. (Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2000), p. 256.
H: 10 1/2″ x Dia: 4 1/2″