Georges Despret Rare Decorative Glass Paste Plate With Wrought Iron Illuminated Frame

Exceptional and rare plauqe in molten glass by Georges Despret.
Jade-colored background, flesh-colored child and blond hair.
In very good condition and electrified. Cooking stress in the knee should be noted.

Plate:
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 46 cm

Frame:
Width: 23 cm
Height: 51 cm

Georges DESPRET (1862-1952), a native of Binche (Belgium), developed a glass paste technique at the same time as Henry Cros without knowing anything about his work. The two worked on their own and never met.

After studying engineering in Liège, he was called upon to manage the Jeumont Glacerie in France. He gave a strong impetus to the company and enlarged it with the acquisition of Glaceries de Boussois in 1903. His business became considerable, producing 4 tonnes of glass per day in the form of mirrors, mirrors, slabs and glass paste coating ...

Glass paste, his Ingres violin! Georges Despret searches for the secret of making legendary vases. He manages to obtain a semi-transparent material with which he models small sculptures with subtle gradations. He offers a large collection of his works to the Municipal Museum of Jeumont. But the war of 1914-1918 destroyed this museum and seriously damaged its factories. Too busy restructuring his business, Georges Despret abandons the manufacture of glass paste. Those who have survived disasters are very rare, alas! Almost all unsigned.