Lot 24
FRANÇOIS-ÉMILE DÉCORCHEMENT (1880-1971)
SAPINS BOWL, DESIGNED CIRCA 1913
Auction: 26 June 2025 from 14:00 BST
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Description
pâte-de-verre, impressed mark, engraved 470
Dimensions
7.5cm high, 12cm diameter
Footnote
Literature: Ayroles, V., Décorchemont - François Décorchemont, maitre de la pate de verre 1880-1971, Paris, 2006, p. 238, model 51 (variant design illustrated)
François Décorchemont studied at the École nationale des arts décoratifs in Paris and from 1909 focussed his attention on working and experimenting with glass. He became a master of pâte de verre. The technique involved making a paste from crushed glass coloured and metallic oxides that were then cast in moulds. The works are rich in colour, with some translucency and often have matt finishes.