LEGRAS (1839-1916) MONTJOYE - Vase - Rare Vase “A Garden of Enameled Flowers” Featuring Poppies, Daisies and Buttercups, Accented with - Blown glass
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This signed MONTJOYE Art Nouveau vase, made in France around 1890 from blown glass, is decorated with hand-painted enamel flowers and gold accents and stands 12.5 cm tall.
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Cristallerie Legras / Montjoye in Saint-Denis – Art Nouveau period, circa 1890.
Magnificent and delicate blown glass vase, signed MONTJOYE, dating from the late 19th century, presenting a lovely rural floral scene, entirely painted and enameled by hand, enhanced by sumptuous gold highlights.
Made of blown glass with a delicate frosted and satiny surface, this superb vase immediately captivates with its soft transparency and pearly reflections, giving it a particularly refined luminosity.
Its very elegant, egg-shaped form, generously bulging, has beautiful proportions at 12.5 cm in height and 33 cm in circumference, giving it a handsome volume and remarkable decorative presence.
The vase is also distinguished by the charming modeling of its body, delicately animated with undulations and subtle irregular reliefs, the result of the hot-blown glass craft. These surface variations, bearing witness to the master glassmaker’s know-how, lend it a singular charm while creating magnificent plays of light on its frosted glass with soft pearlescent reflections.
The whole is crowned by a magnificent wide-outlet neck, gently wavy and hot-embossed, evoking the petals of a blooming flower, each curve subtly painted and dusted with gold, as if a fine gold dust had been delicately laid on the petals of a flower.
A wonderful garden of wildflowers sublimated by gold!
The decoration, particularly poetic, consists of three varieties of flowers delicately rendered in all their natural beauty.
At the center blooms a magnificent powdered-pink poppy, with broad silky petals subtly shaded with pink, white, and green, surrounding a heart with deep violet accents.
Delightful white daisies, with fine petals delicately spread around their gold-yellow centers, accompany this majestic flower.
Finally, charming gold buds with a bright sun-yellow, accompanied by small floral buds, bring charming touches of color and cheer to this rural composition.
All is wonderfully enhanced by an abundant decoration of fine winding stems, delicately drawn foliage, and floral buds, all fully gilded, unfolding harmoniously all around the vase.
These magnificent gold embellishments subtly contrast with the softness of the frosted glass, creating a superb play of light and transparency.
As you turn the vase, the decoration gradually reveals itself, offering a true little stroll through a flowering garden, where each flower seems to come to life under the delicate reflections of the gold.
A very beautiful realization testifying to the skills of the master glassmakers and enamelers of the famous Montjoye crystal works, at the height of Art Nouveau.
The vase bears under its base its authentic gold mark MONTJOYE, precious testimony of its origin and its age.
Another equally rare and remarkably similar specimen is also presented at the prestigious Muséum of Glass in Conches-en-Ouche, as part of an exhibition devoted to the finest and rarest creations from the famous glassworks LEGRAS / MONTJOYE, thus bearing witness to the exceptional artistic quality and patrimonial interest of these magnificent glassworks from the late 19th century.
In very good condition for this delicate glassware aged over 135 years! A very small and discreet irregularity at the neck should be noted, which could correspond to a slight production defect or a tiny old chip, barely perceptible and in no way detracting from the charm and elegance of this work well over a century old!
A ravishing little marvel of Art Nouveau glassmaking, as elegant as it is luminous, which will charm collectors of antique glass, of enamelled floral decors, and the beautiful creations of the Montjoye house!
Very beautiful collectible piece, “museum-worthy,” from the Art Nouveau period, stemming from the great glassmaking tradition of the Nancy School. Daum Nancy, Gallé, Le Verre Français, Schneider, Lalique era…
FOLLOWING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UNPAID LOTS... PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT 100% sure OF YOUR PURCHASE!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
Professionally packed with careful, secure handling guaranteed, with custom packaging and protection, with tracking and insurance. See my reviews :)
Cristallerie Legras / Montjoye in Saint-Denis – Art Nouveau period, circa 1890.
Magnificent and delicate blown glass vase, signed MONTJOYE, dating from the late 19th century, presenting a lovely rural floral scene, entirely painted and enameled by hand, enhanced by sumptuous gold highlights.
Made of blown glass with a delicate frosted and satiny surface, this superb vase immediately captivates with its soft transparency and pearly reflections, giving it a particularly refined luminosity.
Its very elegant, egg-shaped form, generously bulging, has beautiful proportions at 12.5 cm in height and 33 cm in circumference, giving it a handsome volume and remarkable decorative presence.
The vase is also distinguished by the charming modeling of its body, delicately animated with undulations and subtle irregular reliefs, the result of the hot-blown glass craft. These surface variations, bearing witness to the master glassmaker’s know-how, lend it a singular charm while creating magnificent plays of light on its frosted glass with soft pearlescent reflections.
The whole is crowned by a magnificent wide-outlet neck, gently wavy and hot-embossed, evoking the petals of a blooming flower, each curve subtly painted and dusted with gold, as if a fine gold dust had been delicately laid on the petals of a flower.
A wonderful garden of wildflowers sublimated by gold!
The decoration, particularly poetic, consists of three varieties of flowers delicately rendered in all their natural beauty.
At the center blooms a magnificent powdered-pink poppy, with broad silky petals subtly shaded with pink, white, and green, surrounding a heart with deep violet accents.
Delightful white daisies, with fine petals delicately spread around their gold-yellow centers, accompany this majestic flower.
Finally, charming gold buds with a bright sun-yellow, accompanied by small floral buds, bring charming touches of color and cheer to this rural composition.
All is wonderfully enhanced by an abundant decoration of fine winding stems, delicately drawn foliage, and floral buds, all fully gilded, unfolding harmoniously all around the vase.
These magnificent gold embellishments subtly contrast with the softness of the frosted glass, creating a superb play of light and transparency.
As you turn the vase, the decoration gradually reveals itself, offering a true little stroll through a flowering garden, where each flower seems to come to life under the delicate reflections of the gold.
A very beautiful realization testifying to the skills of the master glassmakers and enamelers of the famous Montjoye crystal works, at the height of Art Nouveau.
The vase bears under its base its authentic gold mark MONTJOYE, precious testimony of its origin and its age.
Another equally rare and remarkably similar specimen is also presented at the prestigious Muséum of Glass in Conches-en-Ouche, as part of an exhibition devoted to the finest and rarest creations from the famous glassworks LEGRAS / MONTJOYE, thus bearing witness to the exceptional artistic quality and patrimonial interest of these magnificent glassworks from the late 19th century.
In very good condition for this delicate glassware aged over 135 years! A very small and discreet irregularity at the neck should be noted, which could correspond to a slight production defect or a tiny old chip, barely perceptible and in no way detracting from the charm and elegance of this work well over a century old!
A ravishing little marvel of Art Nouveau glassmaking, as elegant as it is luminous, which will charm collectors of antique glass, of enamelled floral decors, and the beautiful creations of the Montjoye house!
Very beautiful collectible piece, “museum-worthy,” from the Art Nouveau period, stemming from the great glassmaking tradition of the Nancy School. Daum Nancy, Gallé, Le Verre Français, Schneider, Lalique era…
FOLLOWING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF UNPAID LOTS... PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT 100% sure OF YOUR PURCHASE!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
Professionally packed with careful, secure handling guaranteed, with custom packaging and protection, with tracking and insurance. See my reviews :)
Details
Era
1400-1900
Specific region of origin
Nancy
Country of origin
France
Model
Rare Vase “A Garden of Enameled Flowers” Featuring Poppies, Daisies and Buttercups, Accented with
Material
Blown glass
Style
Art Nouveau
Manufacturer/brand
LEGRAS (1839-1916) MONTJOYE
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
125 mm
Width
0 mm
Depth
0 mm
Estimated period
1850-1900
