Max Blondat Gilt Bronze "An Embrace" Figural Vide-Poche Dish
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$25,000
This French Art Nouveau gilt bronze vide-poche dish, titled "An Embrace," by Max Blondat, is comprised of two deep, oblong dishes attached at the center. Where the two dishes meet, a natural motif reminiscent of frothing waves erupts, from which emerged two forms, both female figures, each stretching their torso toward the other from the opposite side of the composition.
Item #: S-14330
Artist: Max Blondat
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 10" height, 26" width, 10.5" depth
Materials: Gilt bronze
Signed: "MAX-BLONDAT" with Foundry mark "Siot Paris"
Item #: S-14330
Artist: Max Blondat
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 10" height, 26" width, 10.5" depth
Materials: Gilt bronze
Signed: "MAX-BLONDAT" with Foundry mark "Siot Paris"
An accomplished sculptor in wood, stone, clay, glass in addition to bronze, Max Blondat also designed jewelry for Hermès before aiding in the founding of the Society of French Decorative Arts in 1906.
An accomplished sculptor in wood, stone, clay, glass in addition to bronze, Max Blondat also designed jewelry for Hermès before aiding in the founding of the Society of French Decorative Arts in 1906.
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