ALEXANDER CHARPENTIER FOR THE MAISON H.E. ET L. FONTAINE, FROM THE 'LA MUSIQUE SERIES', CIRCA 1892

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'LA MUSIQUE' AND 'LE CHANT', A GILT-BRONZE LOCK
Alexander Charpentier for the Maison H.E. et L. Fontaine, from the 'La Musique Series', circa 1892
Cast in two parts, one depicting a young girl playing the violin, the other a young girl singing from sheet music, with octagonal door knobs, both stamped Alexandre Charpentier
each part 3in. (7.7cm.) high, 7¼in. (18.6cm.) wide, 2 5/8in. (6.8cm.) deep

Lot Essay

cf. Yvonne Brunhammer et. al., Art Nouveau Belgium/France, 1976, p. 170; Musée d'Orsay, Catalogue sommaire illustré des arts décoratifs, 1988, p. 55.
According to the Musée d'Orsay catalogue, a variant of this model was exhibited at the Salon de la Société nationale des Beaux Arts in 1893, and at l'Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1900.

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