Rarität des frühen Jugendstils: Museales Vasen-Paar von Auguste Jean (um 1880) - Vase (2) - Glass, Copper

Rarity of early Art Nouveau: Museum-quality pair of vases by Auguste Jean (c. 1880) – Top Condition!

Description:
For sale is an absolute highlight from our personal collection: a matching, pair (pendant) of museum-worthy ornamental vases by the famous French glass artist Auguste Jean (1829–1896), produced in collaboration with the renowned Cristallerie de Clichy around 1880.
The vases impress with their extraordinary, organic form of early French Art Nouveau (Japonisme). The amber- or slightly yellow-green tinted glass body (Uranglas / Vaseline Glass) tapers at the top and bottom into the intensely lobed and almost teardrop-wavy edges that are absolutely characteristic of Auguste Jean.
The spectacular highlight is the sculpturally molten reptile appliqué (lizard / salamander) that winds artistically around the middle of the stalk. The lizards have a finely textured surface. Both vases sit on their original, precisely forged three-legged metal mounts from the period.
As is typical for these rare collaboration pieces by Auguste Jean and Clichy, the pieces are not physically marked, but are clearly documented stylistically.
Details & measurements:
• Artist / Design: Auguste Jean (1829–1896)
• Execution: Cristallerie de Clichy, France
• Era: Historicism / Early Art Nouveau (c. 1880)
• Object type: 1 pair of cylinder vases (2 pieces forming a single pendant)
• Material: Mouth-blown glass (Uranglas/Amber), mounting made of wrought iron
• Overall height: each approx. 22 cm
Condition:
Excellent, museum-original condition! With such delicate, hot-applied glass coatings, over decades there is almost always the risk of stress cracks or chipping (especially on the fine heads or tails of the lizards). This pair is however completely intact. Unfortunately, on one vase 2-3 'drops' chipped from the rim at the top—see last 3 photos. Otherwise both pieces are in wonderful condition! The original metal mounts are also in excellent, age-appropriate patinated condition.