ÉTIENNE COURNAULT (1891-1948) & JEAN DESPRÉS... Lot 34

ÉTIENNE COURNAULT (1891-1948) & JEAN DESPRÉS (1889-1980) Personnage à la main levée, circa 1930, unique piece Exceptional brooch. Proof in black and anthracite painted glass, over silver tint featuring the title motif. The glass part is held by a silver plate complete with pin clasp on the back, and set at each end in a silver bar with truncated angles. Signed J. DESPRÉS at the tip and bearing the Master Goldsmith and Guarantee marks on the reverse. Length: 5.7cm Gross weight: 18,8g Provenance: Niece of - Niece of Étienne Cournault; received as a gift from her uncle. - By descent, daughter of the previous owner, great-niece of Étienne Cournault. Exhibition: Étienne Cournault (1891-1948) - Musée de la Cour d'Or, Metz, June 25 - October 24, 1994. Our work presented at this exhibition under catalog no. 92. Bibliography: - Collectif - Étienne Cournault (1891-1948) - Catalogue of the exhibition held from June 25 to October 24, 1994 at the Musée de la Cour d'Or, Metz, Éditions La Cour d'Or - Éditions Serpenoise, Metz, 1994. Our work referenced under number 92 and reproduced on page 135. - Collective - Étienne Cournault (1891-1948) - La part du rêve - Catalogue of the eponymous exhibitions organized in Nantes and Nancy in 2016, Éditions Snoeck, Gand, 2015. Our work reproduced on page 67. - Melissa Gabardi - Jean Després, maestro orafo tra art deco e avanguardie - Éditions Idea Books, Milano, 1999. Collaborative works by Étienne Cournault and Jean Després reproduced on pages 44 to 53. - Melissa Gabardi - Jean Després - Bijoutier et orfèvre entre Art déco et modernité - Éditions Norma/Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2009. Collaborative works between Étienne Cournault and Jean Després reproduced on pages 37 to 49.