JEAN DUNAND
VASE, c. 1914
Ovoid vase in patinated and silvered nickel silver, decorated throughout with stylized oval or palmette motifs arranged in superimposed registers. Original removable copper inner liner, fitted with a cross-shaped handle.
H. 22 - Diam. 14 cm.
H. 8 5/8 - Diam. 5 1/2 in.
H. 8 5/8 - Diam. 5 1/2 in.
Signed ‘JEAN DUNAND’ and bearing the artist’s monogram beneath the base. The underside of the inner liner bears a drawing of the vase and the inscription ‘NA N°4’.
Further images
Literature
Art et décoration, September-October 1919, p. 119 to 126 for an article about Jean Dunand's artwork. The same decor is illustrated p. 125Félix Marcilhac & Amélie Marcilhac, 'Jean Dunand', Éditions Norma, Paris, 2020, p. 336 and p. 344 for similar decorations.