ANDRÉ FERNAND THESMAR (1843-1912
)Mistletoe, the model designed around [1895] and presented at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900Rare
pill box.
Proof in soft Sèvres porcelain; the base and the circumference of the lid enamelled in pale blue.
The top is decorated with a title made with polychrome enamels semi-translucent cloisonné with gold.
The rim of the lid is finished with a rhythmic composition of drops of translucent enamel.
The two rings and the hinge in gold.
Presented in its original case monogrammed A. B. (
Signed with the monogram A. F. T. in the cabochon of a ladybird in red semi-translucent enamel cloisonné with gold, bears the consignment Fa[.]te for An[..] Barnard 19[..] under the lid.
Height : 2,6 cm - Diameter : 5,2 cmProvenance
:
Private collection, Paris
.
Bibliography :
Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons 1895-1914- Volume V : Objets d'art & Metalware - Edition Antique Collectors' Club, 1998
.
Identical model reproduced on page 511.
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