MAURICE BOUVAL  (born  Toulouse, died 1920)  France

M. COLIN  France

“Nymph Embracing a Blossom” candle holder  c.1900

Silvered cast bronze in the form of a nymph on a leaf embracing a blossom

Marks: M. Bouval (script signature) and COLIN, (Foundry) written above

For other examples of Bouval’s work see: The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Vol. V: Objets d’Art & Metalware, Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1999), p. 127; Ecole to Deco, Small Sculptures from a Private Collection, Stephen C. McGough ed. (Oberlin, Ohio: Allen Memorial Art Museum, 1979) pp. 33-4; Art Nouveau Sculpture, Alastair Duncan (New York: Rizzoli, 1978) pp. 30-1.

H: 3″ x W: 6 1/2″ x D: 4 3/4″