La Soie
Figure
ca. 1924-1925 (made)
ca. 1924-1925 (made)
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Female figure 'La Soie' ('Silk'), earthenware covered in a white glaze, with enamels and mottled gilding.
Object details
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| Title | La Soie (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with mottled gilding |
| Brief description | Figure 'La Soie' ('Silk'), original model by Marcel Claude Victor Renard, made by Fau et Guyard, Boulogne, France, about 1924-5, earthenware with enamels and mottled gilding |
| Physical description | Female figure 'La Soie' ('Silk'), earthenware covered in a white glaze, with enamels and mottled gilding. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | Figure 'La Soie'
Original model by Marcel Claude Victor Renard, made by Fau et Guyard, Boulogne, France about 1924-5
Marks: 'Marcel Renard', painted in..... 'Boulogne Made in France' and ? 'Foguy' impressed
Earthenware, with mottled gilding
Circ.614-1972
A total of about 100 models were made, of which at least two were shown in the international exhibition, Paris 1925 - one in the silk section of the Pavilion of Lyon and Saint-Etienne, and one in the Ambassade Française presented by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | A total of about 100 models were made, of which at least two were shown in the international exhibition, Paris 1925 - one in the silk section of the Pavilion of Lyon and Saint-Etienne, and one in the Ambassade Française presented by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. |
| Production | Original model by Marcel Claude Victor Renard. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.614-1972 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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