Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & 20th Century Design - 20th April 2016
Lot 1250
A Daum Nancy Art Nouveau cameo glass scent bottle
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description

A Daum Nancy Art Nouveau cameo glass scent bottle, the mottled frosted blue glass cased in green and yellow glass, cameo decorated with a dragonfly flying above water-lily flowers and pads, the dragonfly with applied glass body and head, the wings with wheel carved decoration, etched Daum Nancy mark, minor nicks 13.5cm. high
Literature
Clotilde Bacri Daum Masters of French Decorative Arts, Thames & Hudson, page 121 for a baluster vase with similar decoration dated to circa 1904.
Arts Decoratifs du XX Siecle Sotheby's Monaco, 15th October 1989 page 35 lot 102 for a vase decorated with the same motif dated circa 1900.