A RARE OYSTER DISH, CIRCA 1905

Details

CARLO BUGATTI (1865-1940)
A RARE OYSTER DISH, CIRCA 1905
silver
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide
signed Bugatti, stamped A. A. HEBRARD 8 RUE ROYALE PARIS, with Minerva head

Provenance

Mrs Anna Blake, South Africa, thence by descent and acquired by the vendor.

Literature

Carlo Bugatti au Musée d'Orsay, Catalogue Sommaire Illustré du Fonds d'Archives et des Collections, Paris, 2001, p. 132, cat. no. 12.41, the mould for the oyster dish is illustrated.

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Lot Essay

La Galerie Hébrard organised an exhibition in 1907 for goldsmiths and the catalogue mentions an oyster dish, which corresponds to this one. Silver works designed by Carlo Bugatti are rare, highly sought after and executed to the highest standard, as he chose to collaborate with the A. A. Hébrard, one of the most important Parisian founders of art bronze at the time.

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