Art Nouveau Fireplace Screen Jules Jouant (1863-1921) Spark Screen

rare gilt bronze fireplace screen from the art nouveau period with leafy decoration and mistletoe balls signed under the base Jules JOUANT (1863-1921) Jules Jouant, born in Paris 9th on June 19, 1863 and died in Cherisy in April 19381, is a French sculptor. Auguste Jules Alphonse Jouant was born in Paris, Cité Fénelon, in the 9th arrondissement, on June 19, 18632, son of Étienne Alphonse Jouant, carpenter, and Louise Carré. A student of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris3, Jules Jouant was one of Auguste Rodin's practitioners. He exhibited the Bust of Prince Gedroyc at the Salon of 1883 and sculpted busts of musicians such as Richard Wagner, Frédéric Chopin or Ludwig van Beethoven. He obtained an honorable mention at the Salon of 1913. Jules Jouant is renowned for his works of art (vases, dishes, lamp bases, pitchers, candlesticks, table bells, trinket bowls, etc.) typical of the Art Nouveau style, produced in pewter by foundries Barbedienne, Eugène Blot and Ettlinger Frères. He also collaborates with the workshops of the Daum brothers 4. He is appointed professor at the Ecole Boulle in Paris.