French Art Potters Take Center Stage in Visionary Collection

Published on 14 April 2021, by Claire Papon

Auction on 23 April 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 3, rue Rossini - 75009 Paris

Lozère's senator and art collector, Paulin Daudé-Gleize, was well ahead of the curve in collecting the decorative arts. The pieces from his collection, now up for sale, stand as evidence of his daring choices.

François-Émile Décorchemont (1880-1971), large Viper vase in thick pâte de verre,... French Art Potters Take Center Stage in Visionary Collection

François-Émile Décorchemont (1880-1971), large Viper vase in thick pâte de verre, lost wax casting with winding viper decoration, model no. 128, created in 1920, edition of two, h. 25 cm/9.8 in, dia. 19 cm/7.5 in.
Estimate: €18,000/22,000

Some fifty vases and bowls in ceramic, enameled glass and pâte de verre by Auguste Delaherche (1857-1940), Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844-1910), Auguste Heiligenstein (1891-1976) and François-Émile Décorchemont (1880-1971) were much admired by Paulin Daudé-Gleize, member of parliament for Lozère, in the region of Occitanie…

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