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A Gabriel Argy-Rousseau pate-de-verre pitcher
11.25 H x 5.5 W x 4.25 D
- Provenance: Provenance: Property of a Private Collector, Valencia, CA
- Notes: Note: The term ''pate-de-verre'' translates litterally to ''paste of glass''. It is a technique that dates back thousands of years and was reintrouduced in the late 19th century by a group of highly skilled French studio glass artists. The method involves producing a mold which is then filled with crushed glass, enamels and/or metallic oxides and fired. After the elements fuse and then cool, the piece is removed from the mold and finished by hand. As the system is so labor intensive, it was used only to make very limited edition or unique works. Gabriel Argy-Rousseau's first show was at the Exposition du Salon des Artistes Francais in 1914 and his pieces were lauded by critics as ''fluid sculpture''
- Condition: Good condition overall. General typical light marks, scratches and manufacturing imperfections. The stopper with very minor chips to edges and bottom, commensurate with age and use. The body with areas of tiny inherant bubbles, more to one side than other, as a result of the heated manufacturing process. Underside with typical inherant bubbles.
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November 20, 2007 6:30 PM PST
Pasadena, CA, US
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