Lot: 27
'Le Rat et l'huître' salt cellar, 1898
Daum Frères, Nancy. 'Le Rat et l'huître' salt cellar, 1898. H. 3.4 cm. Cased glass, opalescent and clear. Etched pattern: rat, watching an oyster after a fable by La Fontaine. Back: Flowers (polychromatic paint, heightened with gold). Signed: Daum Nancy, cross of Lorraine.
Hammer Price: 1,200 €
129 - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
15. November 2016 at 3:00 PM CET
15. November 2016 at 3:00 PM CET
Literature:
Cf. Bardin, Daum, une industrie d'art lorraine, Metz 2004, p. 166f.
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