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A. Riecke - Art-Deco vase
Art-Deco vase engraved with a cubic decoration.
Signed and dated 4.8.39.
H: 27 cm; L: 15 cm; D: 8.5 cm
A. Riecke, Russian artist, living in Paris, was responsible for the Art Deco glass decoration from 1930 to 1937 at the restaurant La Coupole in Paris.
The Restaurant La Coupole is the temple of Art Deco. It was born in 1927 from the will of two Auvergnats, Ernest Fraux and René Lafon. On the evening of the inauguration, everyone from the Arts, Letters, and nightlife is there: artists and their models, socialites and high rollers.
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