Historical Design I Paul Follot / Art Nouveau buckle c. 1900

Paul Follot for La Maison Moderne, Art Nouveau waist clasp, silver and chrysoprase, signed c. 1900
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Paul Follot for La Maison Moderne, Art Nouveau waist clasp, silver and chrysoprase, signed c. 1900

PAUL FOLLOT Paris, France

LA MAISON MODERNE Paris, France

Art Nouveau waist clasp c.1900

Gilt silver with chased whiplash design set with 19 cabochons of chrysoprase.

Marks: P. FOLLOT, French swan mark (silver standard mark for small objects)

Illustrated: Documents sur l’Art Industriel au XXe Siecle (Paris: Edition de la Moderne) p. 20, plate 5, n. 53-11

PAUL FOLLOT (1877-1941) French

In the Late 1890’s, Follot studied under graphic designer Eugène Grasset at the Ecole Normale d’Enseignement du Dessin in Paris and later succeeded Grasset in that post. From 1901 to 1904, he designed metalwork, jewelry and textiles for La Maison Moderne, art critic Julius Meier-Graefe’s gallery in Paris. He became director of the interior design studio Pomone of the Paris department store Le Bon Marché in 1923, introducing the Art Deco style into many middle-class home.

Category: Silver & Art Jewelry. Tags: Art Nouveau, buckle, Paul Follot.

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