Napoleon III Planter By E.-j. Masselotte, France, Circa 1865 flag

Napoleon III Planter By E.-j. Masselotte, France, Circa 1865
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Object description :

"Napoleon III Planter By E.-j. Masselotte, France, Circa 1865"

Signed MASSELOTTE and numbered 1064

Elegant oval Napoléon III planter in gilded bronze, with a rim decorated with braces intertwined with laurel leaves. It rests on four feet in the shape of cut leather decorated with vine branches, bearing a cartouche that can hold a coat of arms.

Biography :
Émile-Jean Masselotte, metal gilder, is listed at 2 rue Neuve-Saint-Pierre, with the square E.M. punch with beehive, stamped on December 13, 1860. He is mentioned in an article dedicated to the engraver-modeler Émile Philippe, on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1867, in the “Industrial Art” section : « Depuis l’invention de la dorure à la pile, un grave inconvénient s’était produit. Le courant électrique se montre grand économe de métal et dépose des infinitésimaux lesquels suffisent à la rigueur, puisque toute la pièce est revêtue et brille […]. Vous frottez, ce n’est déjà plus. Les fabricants doués de conscience ne savaient trop que faire […]. Impossible de contrôler la quantité que le doreur-ruolz dépose. Force était de revenir à l’ancienne dorure au mercure quand on voulait une pièce bien faite […]. Mais cette dorure tue les ouvriers […]. Cependant le consommateur le voulait, et on mourait. Quand, il y a dix-sept ans, un jeune doreur de grand talent, M. Masselotte, ayant à opérer solidement sur des pièces très-délicates que le procédé ancien, trop énergique, aurait brisées, imagina d’essayer de faire entrer du mercure dans le bain électrique ».
He was awarded the 500 Franc prize, created at the end of 1867 by Mr. Goldenberg to reward “the invention of a healthy gilding process which made it possible to obtain a matte appearance” without risks to the health of the workers, the so-called pyroelectric process.
Price: 3 800 €
Artist: Emile-jean Masselotte
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Good condition

Material: Bronze
Length: 43
Height: 10,5
Depth: 31

Reference: 1501819
Availability: In stock
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