Art Nouveau Master Hector Guimard and the Smell of Success

Result EUR127,660

Published on 16 October 2020, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 09 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This perfume bottle designed by Hector Guimard achieved a beautiful result.

Hector Guimard (1867-1942), Kantirix, perfume bottle in colourless blown and moulded... Art Nouveau Master Hector Guimard and the Smell of Success

Hector Guimard (1867-1942), Kantirix, perfume bottle in colourless blown and moulded glass, gilt bronze stopper, embossed gilt label titled in relief, Art Nouveau period, h. 29 cm.
Result: €127,660

It was an uncontested triumph! This perfume bottle designed by Hector Guimard for Félix Millot for the 1900 Paris Exposition fetched €127,660, setting…

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Friday 09 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live

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Hector Guimard: The Essence of Art Nouveau

Though no introduction is needed for Hector Guimard, architect of Art Nouveau's volutes and the iconic entrances to the Paris metro, his collaboration with the perfume world is less well-known. This bottle reveals it in a waft of scent.