Lot Essay
It is believed that the smaller version, such as Lot 192 were used in the 1st class stetrooms and suites, and the larger version, such as Lot 193, were used in the public rooms.
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EDGAR BRANDT AND GEORGE BASTARD, CIRCA 1935
Details
A chrome plated vase for the French Line (CGT) used on board the S.S. Normandie
Edgar Brandt and George Bastard, circa 1935
for the suites and the deluxe staterooms on-board the ocean liner S.S. Normandie, with a flared cylindrical body with the French Line logo 'CGT' impressed near the base, supported by open-work verticle bands on a circular band of metal spheres, raised on a weighted square base, stamped 'G. Bastard'. This is the larger of the two versions.
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) height.
Edgar Brandt and George Bastard, circa 1935
for the suites and the deluxe staterooms on-board the ocean liner S.S. Normandie, with a flared cylindrical body with the French Line logo 'CGT' impressed near the base, supported by open-work verticle bands on a circular band of metal spheres, raised on a weighted square base, stamped 'G. Bastard'. This is the larger of the two versions.
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) height.
Literature
Louis-Ren Vian, Art Dcoratifs Bord Des Paquebots Francais, 1994, p. 237, 243, 246 and 249 for period illustrations of comparable vases in First Class staterooms.
Bruno Foucart, et al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, 1985, p.105 for a similar example illustrated in the Jumieges suite on board the S.S. Normandie.
Bruno Foucart, et al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, 1985, p.105 for a similar example illustrated in the Jumieges suite on board the S.S. Normandie.