Auction on
30 April 2024 - 15:00 (CEST) -
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Henri Husson is an artist whose work is rare on the market. He is the creator of this astonishing silver bowl featuring a fish whose body disappears beneath water lily leaves and two beetles.
Henri Husson (1852-1914), Coupe au grondin in silver decorated with a red mullet under water lily leaves and two beetles, the handle with plant scrolls, cast A. A. Hébrard, Minerve hallmark, circa 1906, 42 x 33 cm/16.53 x 12.99 in. Estimate: €30,000/50,000
Henri Husson (1852-1914), Coupe au grondin in silver decorated with a red mullet under water lily leaves and two beetles, the handle with plant scrolls, cast A. A. Hébrard, Minerve hallmark, circa 1906, 42 x 33 cm/16.53 x 12.99 in. Estimate: €30,000/50,000
At the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna, French silversmiths discovered Japanese silver and its decorations marked by a deep sense of nature. At the turn of the 19th century , the urge to create and innovate was palpable. The Union centrale des Arts décoratifs encouraged this trend. Flora and fauna were the new source of inspiration. Henri Husson was like a fish in water at the time... Just look at this bowl made around 1906. Will our little fish, a gurnard…
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