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Art Nouveau cookie bucket signed "Lorraine" - Etched cameo glass & silver-plated metal frame
Superb cookie bucket in light-green tinted glass, decorated with an elegant naturalistic motif of leaves and flowers, created using the acid-etched cameo technique. The satin-finish surface and delicate relief give the decoration a particularly refined depth and presence. The quality of cut, modelling and chromatic nuance is very close to the work of Daum Nancy, whose methods and aesthetics Verrerie d'Art Lorraine clearly followed in the same period.
The piece bears the signature "Lorraine" on the glass, a signature used by regional glassworks active in the early XXᵉ century, making pieces in the style of the Nancy School and adopting technical processes extremely close to those of Daum, Gallé and Legras.
The finesse of the decoration, the contrast of the superimposed glasses and the almost sculptural rendering of the plant life bear witness to this shared artistic approach.
The bucket is complemented by a beautifully crafted silver-plated metal frame, featuring a handle with supple, organic lines, and a finely modeled lid adorned with a flower-shaped grip. The whole is in perfect harmony with the Art Nouveau spirit, marked by naturalism and movement.
A decorative piece of character, both elegant and expressive, reflecting all the glass poetry of the Belle Époque - a particularly attractive alternative to Daum's signature pieces, offering work of a very similar quality, yet still accessible to collectors.
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