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Iroquois Corn Husk Mask, woven corn husk, corn cob nose, red cloth medicine bag c. 1900
Iroquois Corn Husk Mask, woven corn husk, corn cob nose, red cloth medicine bag c. 1900
FIRMIN-MARCELIN MICHELET Sculptor (1875-1951) France
GENTIL ET BOURDET [pottery]
“Four Seasons” vase c. 1900
Glazed stoneware in a cream color with tan and light brown highlights molded with four female profiles and corresponding floral branches below representing the “Four Seasons” of the year
Marks: F. Michelet (underglaze), Gentil et Bourdet Architectes Ceramistes
Another example of this vase is in the collection of the Brighton Museum Brighton, England
Exhibited: French Art Nouveau from English Collections, City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1977, Cat. No. B7.
Illustrated: Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the Thirties; The Ceramic, Glass and Metalwork Collections at Brighton Museum (Brighton: The Royal Pavillion, 1986)cat. no. 41, p. 22.
For more information on Firmin-Marcellin Michelet see: Étains 1900:
200 Sculptures de la Belle Époque, Philippe Dahhan (Paris: Les Éditions de l’Amateur, 2000), p. 274.
H: 13 1/2″ x Dia: 7 1/4″
Price: $7,500
HELIOSINE Austria
AUSTRIAN ART POTTERY
Iridescent “Batwing” vase c. 1900
Rich blue, green, gold and red iridescent glaze earthenware with dramatic stylized batwing handles
Marks: 40051, RB (incised)
H: 5″ x W: 3″
Price: $1,975