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Alexandre BIGOT (1962-1927) CERAMIST & Louis BIGAUX (185 - Lot 126

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Alexandre BIGOT (1962-1927) CERAMIST & Louis BIGAUX (185 - Lot 126
Alexandre BIGOT (1962-1927) CERAMIST & Louis BIGAUX (1858-1933) DECORATEUR ET AUTEUR DU MODEL "Janus" the model presented at the Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1900 Spectacular baluster vase-sculpture; the decoration of the four masks (Nymphs & Satyrs) in very high relief, the hair evoking handles and spreading to the base. Proof in flamed stoneware enamelled polychrome with beige and blue coulures. Art nouveau period. Height: 67 cm. (Reconstructed base, small scattered chips on the hair, restoration of part of one of the hairs). Provenance: Important collection of Bordeaux around the Art Nouveau. Exhibition : Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 - A model identical to our vase was presented at this event. Bibliography : - Art et Décoration - April 1900. Identical model reproduced on page 112. - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons. 1895-1914. Volume IV: Ceramics & Glass - Antique Collectors' Club Editions, 1999. Identical model reproduced on page 56. - Hélène Bédague - Alexandre Bigot, chemist and ceramist - Éditions Louvre Victoire, Paris, 2016. Identical model reproduced pages 3, 189, 190 and 191.
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