FRANÇOIS THEODORE LEGRAS. France, ca. 1910. Pair... Lot 47

FRANÇOIS THEODORE LEGRAS. France, ca. 1910. Pair of Art Nouveau vases. Blown glass in various layers of colour and enamelled with floral decorations. Signed. Procedure: Private Collection, Spain between 1970-1990. Measurements: 44 cm (height) x 12 cm (diameter). Pair of Art Nouveau vases of slender structure, with rounded, circular and low foot, flared belly narrower at the base and prominent shoulders. Both vases are blown glass, in different layers of hand-applied colour, depicting light poppies set against an orange background, emerald-green at the bottom. The firm of F. Th. Legras was founded by Auguste Jean-François Legras (1817 - 1887) around 1864 in St. Denis, near Paris. At the beginning of the 20th century, the firm specialised in the production of acid-etched cameo glass, inspired by Gallé's pieces. Legras & Cie. produced a multitude of pieces for sale, as well as several of particular quality for display at international fairs.