JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942) - Lot 32

JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942) The model designed circa [1912/14], our proof made in 1930 and possibly the counterpart to the previous lot. Spectacular stretched shell vase; the annular neck has a wide overhang and is finished with a hem. Proof in nickel silver brass, entirely hammer-mounted and with a black patina. The surface is finished with a very fine, light hammering. Produced circa 1930. The bottom is weighted with lead on the inside and sealed with a circular pastille in the center of the reverse. Signed Jean DUNAND and numbered 5056 on the reverse. Height: 52.5cm Provenance: - Collection Jean Dunand et consorts. - 20th century decorative arts - Tajan sale, Paris, March 4, 2004. Our work shown under catalog no. 42 (Provenance: Succession Jean Dunand et consorts). - Private collection, Paris. Acquired at the previous sale. Bibliography and related works: - Conferencia - N°9 of April 15, 1926. Related work reproduced on page 445 in an article entitled Le nouveau visage de l'art: Chez Monsieur Jean Dunand by Liliane Sarcey. - Art et Industrie - N°8, May-June 1935. Reproduced on page 14. - Jean Dunand/Jean Goulden - Catalogue of the eponymous exhibition held from May to July 1973 at the Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris, Éditions de la Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris, 1973. Related work reproduced on page 63. - Félix Marcilhac - Jean Dunand, vie et œuvre - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1991. Variants and/or our vase reproduced on pages 298 to 301.