Hector Guimard (1867-1942) after
Rare set of five De Chalmont planters, De Bruyn ceramic factory, circa 1890/1900
In faience with oval body and four detached handles
Variegated Green Glaze Heightened with Gilding, with Blue-Glazed Interiors
W. 28 x H. 23 cm
Condition Report: A Few Chips Beneath the Base
Biography
Hector Guimard (1867–1942) was a French architect and decorator, a major figure of Art Nouveau. He designed architecture, furniture, ironwork and objects in a quest for decorative unity and organic forms.
Literature
Alain Blondel and Yves Plantin, Guimard furniture architect; Hector Guimard collection, Museum of Decorative Arts.
Institutional reference
The Museum of Decorative Arts houses an important collection of Hector Guimard's work, as well as several pieces of furniture and objects designed by the architect. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
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