Lot: 170
'Caméléon', 1933
H. 7.2 cm. Pâte de verre, translucent glass gather, predominantly blue with brown stripes. Signed: shell-shaped stamp F.DECORCHEMONT (faint).
Was originally the lid of a tobacco tin. Tension tear.
Hammer Price: 350 €
150B - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
26. May 2020 at 3:00 PM CEST
26. May 2020 at 3:00 PM CEST
Literature:
Hilschenz-Mlynek / Ricke, Glass Collection Hentrich, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1984, No. 150; Ayroles, François Décorchemont, Paris 2006, p. 296, no. 503, the vessel executed in a small number was Décorchemont's last work in 1969.
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