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Pierre d’Avesn: designs on Art Deco

Pierre D’Avesn: designs on Art Deco Les Mouettes vase c1925 by P. D’Avesn, available to buy In an Art Deco world, all seagulls would be elongated and elegant, like the ones that cruise around this vase by Pierre d’Avesn (1901-1984). It was made around 1926-1930, when D’Avesn was working as an independent designer. Unlike René…

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Opulent opalescent Etling

Opulent, opalescent, Etling In the spotlight this month: a gorgeous French Etling opalescent glass bowl from around 1925. The pattern is Les Veloutes, model number 251. It has everything you’d look for in Art Deco opalescent glass –  shades of milky turquoise and transparency, the sweeping sense of motion, the contrasting textures. It’s easy to see…

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Langlade Lespinasse cocktail stick Pouchain Scarves Robj Ravel la Puisaye Verceram D'avesn Pointu Dalpeyrat Loewy Pierrefonds Bitossi Méténier Scarves Loys Lucha Legras Accolay Greber Gerbino Benjamin Rabier de Feure Leune Schneider Vieillard Laigneil and Liberty Admired in London, Berlin and New York, Flemish Art Nouveau pottery enjoyed a dazzling success in the 1900s… Continue reading…