Eugène Feuillâtre Enamel Silver Vase
$17,500
This French Art Nouveau silver and enamel vase by Eugène Feuillâtre is decorated with delicate, leafy branches, holding charming pastel pink and gold cloisonné enamel flowers and buds against a sky blue background. The long-necked vase rests on a braided silver stand with three carved feet, while the rim is decorated with silver scarab beetles.
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- Curator's Notes
Item #: SI-15014
Artist: Eugène Feuillâtre
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 7.75" height, 2.5" diameter
Materials: Silver, Enamel
Signed: "Feuillâtre"
Literature: Similar vase pictured in Art Nouveau: The French Aesthetic, by Victor Arwas, London: Andreas Papadakis, 2002, p. 397
The scarab is a familiar motif in Art Nouveau, a reflection of the Egyptomania that swept through France in the years following the completion of the Suez Canal.