"Léo Laporte Blairsy & Susse Freres, Lamp / Nightlight "reliquary", Art Nouveau Bronze"
Léo LAPORTE BLAIRSY (1865-1923) & SUSSE FRERES (publisher)"Relic", model created in 1902. Bronze nightlight with nuanced brown patina. Height: 34 cm.
Ancient edition cast by Susse Frères Signed on the terrace and foundry stamp.
Exhibition: the original model was exhibited at the Société des Artistes Français in Paris in 1902.
Bibliography: Susse foundry commercial catalogue, Paris, 1905, model referenced under the title "Medieval Serving Maid" and reproduced on plate 15. Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914 Volume V Art Objects & Metalware, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbrige, 1994, p.365 for the model exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1902.
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