Lot Essay
The model is reputed to have been created for the Castel Henriette at Sèvres.
DESIGNED BY HECTOR GUIMARD, MANUFACTURED BY FONTAINE, CIRCA 1900
Details
A pair of gilt-bronze door handles
Designed by Hector Guimard, manufactured by Fontaine, circa 1900
Both doorplates and handles of sculptural organic form
4in. (10cm.) long
Both with stamped mark F.T on the base of the handle and F.T 725 and F.T 5... under the plaque (2)
Designed by Hector Guimard, manufactured by Fontaine, circa 1900
Both doorplates and handles of sculptural organic form
4in. (10cm.) long
Both with stamped mark F.T on the base of the handle and F.T 725 and F.T 5... under the plaque (2)
Literature
L'Art dans l'Habitat Moderne, Le Castel Béranger, Paris, 1898, pl. 35.
Le Modern Style, Paris, 1974, p. 51.
Guimard, Musée d'Orsay, 1992, p. 150.
H.Guimard, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970, no. 89.
Pionniers du XXieme siècle, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1971 no. 212.
Le Modern Style, Paris, 1974, p. 51.
Guimard, Musée d'Orsay, 1992, p. 150.
H.Guimard, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970, no. 89.
Pionniers du XXieme siècle, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1971 no. 212.