Lot Essay
The formalized poppy design on this piece is adpated from Mucha's design published in Documents Décoratifs, 1902, pl. 29.
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DESIGNED BY ALPHONSE MUCHA, CIRCA 1902, EXECUTED BY GEORGES FOUQUET
Details
A CHASED AND ENAMELED SILVER-GILT CUP
DESIGNED BY ALPHONSE MUCHA, CIRCA 1902, EXECUTED BY GEORGES FOUQUET
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high
stamped 925 with maker's mark
DESIGNED BY ALPHONSE MUCHA, CIRCA 1902, EXECUTED BY GEORGES FOUQUET
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high
stamped 925 with maker's mark
Provenance
Lillian Nassau
Sotheby's New York, Important Works of Art and Jewelry from the Collection of Lillian Nassau, New York, June 5, 1996, lot 17
Sotheby's New York, Important Works of Art and Jewelry from the Collection of Lillian Nassau, New York, June 5, 1996, lot 17
Literature
Jiri Mucha, Alphonse Mucha, The Master of Art Nouveau, 1967, p. 174.