Lot Essay
The inspiration for the design of these vases is based on the fables by Jean de la Fontaine (d. 1695), including that of Le Corbeau et le Renard.
Egide Rombaux was born at Schaerbeek in 1865. He won the prix de Rome in 1891 and became a professor at the Institut Suprieur des Beaux Arts, Antwerp and later the Brussels Academy.
Egide Rombaux was born at Schaerbeek in 1865. He won the prix de Rome in 1891 and became a professor at the Institut Suprieur des Beaux Arts, Antwerp and later the Brussels Academy.