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Ring tray
Feuillâtre, Eugène, born 1870 - died 1916 - Enlarge image
Ring tray
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1901 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Feuillâtre, Eugène, born 1870 - died 1916 (designer and maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Plique-à-jour enamel set in silver
- Credit Line:
Given in memory of Lavinia and Charles Handley-Read by Mr. Thomas Stainton.
- Museum number:
M.24-1972
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, case 68, shelf B
Eugene Feuillâtre (1870-1916), perhaps best known for his jewellery, was a distinguished Parisian enameller who frequently exhibited his work at the Paris Salon. Commenting on one of his early appearances at the Paris Salon in 1898, the periodical Art et Decoration noted that he was already working in the difficult techniques of plique-à-jour--a form of cloisonné in which the back or ground is affixed temporarily in the process of working and is removed after firing. It required considerable skill to deploy this technique, in relief, over such a large area as seen in this dish.
Here, the plique-à-jour enamel is mounted in silver in the form of three branches which rise from a foliated base. There is a silver edge to the enamel, which represents an underwater scene with fishes.
