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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Vase

20/07/1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This vase was bought from the prestigious Maison Georges Rouard gallery in Paris. The designer, Henri Navarre, had trained as an architect, sculptor, gold- and silversmith. He was a well-known sculptor when, inspired by the work of the French glass maker Maurice Marinot, he first stared to design for glass in 1924. His designs were made at La Verrerie de la Plaine St. Denis.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass with applied strips
Brief description
Vase, glass, designed by Henri-Edouard Navarre, and made at La Verrerie La Plaine Saint-Denis, Paris, France, 1929
Physical description
Designed by Henri-Edouard Navarre, probably for La Verrerie de la Plaine St. Denis. Navarre (1885-1971) trained as an architect, sculptor, gold and silversmith and in stained glass and mosaics techniques and had an established career as an important sculptor when he turned to glass in 1924, influenced by the sculptural qualities of Maurice Marinot's glass. His earliest glass was made by UMAD and shown at Edgar Brandt's shop but within a short time he was taken up by Maison Georges Rouard (where the art director was Marcel Goupy and from where this vase was purchased) and his glass was made at La Verrerie de la Plaine St. Denis. "H Navarre" incised.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'H Navarre' '765' (Diamond-point engraved on the base signature and production number)
Gallery label
Navarre (1885-1971) trained as an architect, sculptor, gold and silversmith and in stained glass and mosaics techniques and had an established career as an important sculptor when he turned to glass in 1924, influenced by the sculptural qualities of Maurice Marinot's glass. His earliest glass was made by UMAD and shown at Edgar Brandt's shop but within a short time he was taken up by Maison Georges Rouard (where the art director was Marcel Goupy and from where this vase was purchased) and his glass was made at La Verrerie de la Plaine St. Denis.
Summary
This vase was bought from the prestigious Maison Georges Rouard gallery in Paris. The designer, Henri Navarre, had trained as an architect, sculptor, gold- and silversmith. He was a well-known sculptor when, inspired by the work of the French glass maker Maurice Marinot, he first stared to design for glass in 1924. His designs were made at La Verrerie de la Plaine St. Denis.
Bibliographic reference
Polak, Ada: Modern Glass, p 43,; Arwas,V.: Art nouveau- art deco
Other number
9567 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.181-1931

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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