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Raymond Subes
Raymond Subes was a French metalworker who was born in 1891. He studied at the Ecole Boule and Ecole des Arts Decoratifs. He made some excellent items during the Art…
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Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880–1950) was a French sculptor of Belgian birth who worked during the early-to-mid 20th century. The subject matter of her best known work was primarily Arab…
Figural Lamps
Figural lamps from the Art Deco era are very desirable. Many have the stylized female shapes popular of the time and sculptors such as Josef Lorenzl and Bergman had their…
Lalique Glass Mascots
Lalique glass mascots are extremely beautiful. The subject matters range from animals to mythical creatures such as nymphs and mermaids. The company of Lalique still make mascots today and in…
Lalique Dishes
Lalique dishes are innovative display designs by Rene Lalique to perfection. The iridescent glass brings his designs to life which can be seen in the "Martigues" dish and the "Roscoff"…
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Lipstick Holders
Lipstick holders started to gain popularity around 1915 and by the Art Deco era were extremely popular with the "Flappers". They often form part of a set with compacts. Below…
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Janesich
Janesich was a fine jewelry house founded in 1835 by Leopoldo Janesich. After World War I, they became decidedly Art Deco, in keeping with the great fashion of the 1920s…
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Boucheron
The House of Boucheron is a French family dynasty founded by Frederic Boucheron in 1858, with the opening of his first store in the Galerie de Valois, at Palais-Royal, during…
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Cartier
Cartier was probably most renown for their jewelry but they also made other items such as clocks and dressing table sets. By the turn of the 20th century, Cartier was…
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Edgar Brandt
Edgar Brandt was a French iron worker born in 1880. He was a prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars that were…
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Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert was born in 1871. He was an English sculptor who studied at the Birmingham Municipal School of Art and the National Art Training School, now the Royal College…
Lucile Sévin Glass Mascots
Lucille Sévin was a sculptor and pupil of the sculptor François-Léon Sicard (1862-1934). She was artistically active from 1920 to 1940. She made numerous chryselephantine sculptures in the Art Deco…
