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Set of four Art Nouveau stained glass windows.
With its scrolls and flowers, this stained-glass window is part of the Art Nouveau style.
These windows once adorned a residence in the spa town of Vals-les-Bains (07). They were made in Paris by L'Homme and Lefèvre, who had their workshop at 5 rue Perdonnet.
Each panel features a flower bed at the bottom and a climbing flower at the top. One combines hydrangea and chayotes, another iris and white wisteria, a third peonies and honeysuckle, and the last dahlia and bindweed.
This stained glass window is exceptional for its painting.
It is painted in enamel relief, a technique that was quite fashionable at the beginning of the 20th century, but then fell into oblivion. Today, a few workshops are trying to master this technique, but faithful restoration remains complicated.
The few cracks on the panels have been restored with tin-coated copper wire.
Each panel is lead-mounted and set in an iron frame.
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