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  Josef Hoffmann Schule / Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule Austrian pottery vase c.1905

  THE VIENNA SECESSION
  VIENNA KUNSTGEWERBESCHULE
  SCHOOL OF JOSEF HOFFMANN

  Architectural vase  c. 1905

  Glazed earthenware

  Marks: Austria 7142, arrow (impressed), 71 79EL0, 4911

  H: 11 3/4″ x D: 5 1/2″ x W: 5 1/2″

  Price: $4,500

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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.