Lot Essay
cf. J. Bloch-Dermont, Les Pâtes de Verre G. Argy-Rousseau Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1990, p. 207, no. 25.27 for another veilleuse of this model on a different base.
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A RARE 'HUPPES' VEILLEUSE, CIRCA 1925
Details
GABRIEL ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1963)
A RARE 'HUPPES' VEILLEUSE, CIRCA 1925
pâte-de-verre, wrought-iron
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
signed in the mold G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU FRANCE
A RARE 'HUPPES' VEILLEUSE, CIRCA 1925
pâte-de-verre, wrought-iron
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
signed in the mold G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU FRANCE
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Please note that the artist's year of death is 1953, not 1963, as noted in the sale catalogue.
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