Etling - Sculpture, Pesce opalescente - 12 cm - Glass - 1925

Opalescent statuette depicting a fish, ETLING FRANCE, circa 1900 period. Art Deco.

From what can be inferred from various literature, the company Etling et Cie was founded around 1906, when Edmond Laurent Etling purchased the Galerie Béranger at 158 Rue du Temple, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Some time before the end of World War I, Edmond Etling died. The company was left to his widow Marthe, who, around 1919, sold it to Etling's nephew, Julien Dreyfus. Under his leadership, Etling et Cie would become one of the most important and influential figures of the Art Deco movement in Paris.
Dreyfus commissioned the best French artists, sculptors, and industrial designers of the time, including Demétre Chiparus, Georges Béal, Lucille Sevin, Georges H. Laurent, Geneviève Granger, Marcel Guillard, Jean-Théodore Delabassé, and Géza Hiecz. Lucille Sevin and Geneviève Granger designed many of the vases and figurative statuettes. Sevin's women were decidedly classically inspired, while Granger's models were more influenced by current fashions. Georges Béal designed many vases and bowls with floral and foliate motifs, some signed 'Beal' stamped into the glass. G.H. Laurent and Géza Hiecz created many designs featuring birds, animal figures, and even fish.
The company exhibited with great success at the historic Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925, further increasing its importance in the decorative arts.

Minor blemish on the fish's fin as shown in the photo.
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