A rare mounted and blown glass beaker

BY JULES HABERT-DYS, CIRCA 1900

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A rare mounted and blown glass beaker
By Jules Habert-Dys, circa 1900
The metal finely chased and engraved with a frieze of dragonflies, delicate wings rising from foliage, with clear glass blown between
5¼in. (13.5cm.) high
Maker's monogram JD incorporating spider suspended from gossamer thread, maker's mark JBF within a lozenge, French poinçon

Sale room notice

Please note this piece is designed by Joe Descomps and not Jules Habert-Dys as stated in the catalogue. The piece was exhibited at the Salon de La Societé des Artistes Français, 1903.

Lot Essay

We are grateful to Victor Arwas for suggesting this attribution.
For further details of the work of Jules Habert-Dys, see: Victor Arwas Glass. Art Nouveau to Art Deco, London, 1987, pp. 159 - 162.

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