Lot 166
LEON KANN (French 1859-1925) A PAIR OF ART NOUVEAU GILT AND PATINATED CAST BRONZE "Ombelliferes" VASES, CAST BY SIOT-DECAUVILLE FOUNDRY, PARIS, FRANCE, CIRCA 1900, of stylized naturalistic form, each lost wax cast of waisted ovoid form imitating Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum) bulbs, stalks, and blossoms, with overlapping leaves forming the base and bundled stalks for the handles, highlighted by gilt umbel form flower heads sprouting from the stalks and encasing the upper portion of the vases, both signed on the side "L. Kann" and stamped "SIOT-PARIS," one numbered "Y651," and the other stamped "2" on the bottom. Height: 15 5/8" Diameter: 8 1/4" NOTE: Equiped with training in the Beaux-Arts tradition, the ceramic designer Leon Kann found his expression outside of the staid and predictable historicist vocabulary that prevailed in France at the end of the nineteenth century. As a designer for the Manufacture National de Sevres, Kann was exposed to the unbound creativity and quest to explore new forms of expression within the field of decorative arts which blossomed into the "Art Nouveau" style during the closing years of the century.
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Condition:
In overall good condition with minor rubbing and wear to patinated and gilt finishes commensurate with age and use; possible previous retouching/restoration of surface finishes.
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