"A French Belle Epoque "fairies" Centerpiece Vase, Attributed To F.barbedienne, Circa 1900"
A French Belle Epoque "Fairies" Centerpiece Vase, circa 1900An ormolu, cloisonné enamel and griotte marble base doublefaced centerpiece vase
The vase body designed on each side by fairies with cherubs
The neck and the rim finely chiseled with acanthus leaves and rinceaux ornamentations, highlightened with polychromed cloisonne enamel decoration of flowers,on the foot, the rim, the sides et the inside of the neck of the vase
Resting on a Griotte marble base with ormolu mounts
Belle Epoque Style
Circa 1900
This piece is typically representative of the Belle Epoque Style, or Modern Style, the pastiche always inspired by the past and classicism, and which mixes and announces the rupture and revolution that will be Art Nouveau.
The "Belle époque" Style or Modern Style, was short-lived. It is placed between 1895 and 1910. Artists who took turns to become architects, decorators, glass makers or sculptors (such as Majorelle, Guimard, Gallé, Gaillard, Plumet, de Feure, and Selmersheim) while drawing inspiration from the Gothic and Rococo arts, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, Create a new art inspired by nature, women, flowers and insects.
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