Majan - Jardinière - Art Deco dinanderie with sunflower and bird • signed • Belgium • circa 1925–1940 - Brass

Sunflower and bird stand in bright brass against a dark background, acid-etched into the metal. This Art Deco jardinière is signed Majan, Belgian dinanderie from the 1920s and 1930s. Spun from thin brass, it weighs 730 grams with a diameter of 25 centimeters. With plants or a low bouquet of flowers, the bright brass catches every light in the room.

Description:
A rounded belly in polished brass flows into a shoulder with etched decoration and a wide neck with a broad rim. On the shoulder sits a stylized sunflower with a seed disk, lancet leaves and spiral tendrils, beside a bird with a crest and a faceted body. At the bottom, a wavy line completes the decoration. The jardinière consists of two spun parts with a solder seam at the equator; the fitted bottom disc shows the turning marks of the lathe. The signature is incorporated in the decoration.

About the maker:
Majan signed bowls and vases in the same acid technique, Belgian Art Deco dinanderie with an etched decoration against a dark background. The name dinanderie comes from Dinant, where in the Middle Ages brass and copper were hand-worked into tableware.

In the interior:
On a dark sideboard, the bright brass of the sunflower is the only thing that catches the lamp light.

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Condition:
Reasonably good, with signs of use. There are two dents in the shoulder. The neck rim is deformed at the rear and unevenly dented. On the underside there are scratches, on the dark background corrosion specks and patina. No restorations observed. See the images.

In one glance:
Material: brass, spun, with etched decoration on a dark patinated background
Dimensions and weight: h 17 x diameter 25 cm, 730 g
Brand: signed Majan, in the decoration beneath the sunflower
Dating: ca. 1925–1940
Origin: from a private collection, Western Europe

Attribution and sources:
Signed Majan, Belgian dinanderie. The same model with the same signature exists in Belgian offerings, and Belgian Sculptures lists Majan under Art Nouveau and Art Deco as a jardinière in dinanderie. The Art Deco form language and the etched reserves date the jardinière to the twenties and thirties.

Shipping:
Professionally packed in a sturdy box with cushioning material; for fragile objects, a double box. Always insured, shipped with Track and Trace. More than 1,100 ratings from previous buyers; see the feedback.