Furniture Mount
Furniture Mount
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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This mount was bought from Siegfried Bing's shop 'L'Art Nouveau', 22 Rue de Provence, Paris, for £29.16s.8d. Born in Paris of Dutch parentage, De Feure started his career as a book illustrator and gained a reputation as a poster designer in the 1890s. He also designed interiors in a delicate Art Nouveau style, as well as furniture, porcelain, glass and metalwork. He was extensively patronised by Siegfried Bing, who devoted an exhibition to his work in 1903.
Object details
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| Title | Furniture Mount (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver electroplated on cast copper |
| Brief description | One of a set of furniture mounts, silver electroplated on cast copper, Georges de Feure, ca. 1900, Paris |
| Physical description | Set of furniture mounts, silver electroplated on cast copper. |
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| Object history | Bought in 1901 from Siegfried Bing's shop 'L'Art Nouveau', 22 Rue de Provence, Paris, for £29.16s.8d. |
| Historical context | Born in Paris of Dutch parentage, De Feure started his career as a book illustrator and gained a reputation as a poster designer in the 1890s. He also designed interiors in a delicate Art Nouveau style, as well as furniture, porcelain, glass and metalwork. He was extensively patronised by Siegfried Bing, who devoted an exhibition to his work in 1903. |
| Summary | This mount was bought from Siegfried Bing's shop 'L'Art Nouveau', 22 Rue de Provence, Paris, for £29.16s.8d. Born in Paris of Dutch parentage, De Feure started his career as a book illustrator and gained a reputation as a poster designer in the 1890s. He also designed interiors in a delicate Art Nouveau style, as well as furniture, porcelain, glass and metalwork. He was extensively patronised by Siegfried Bing, who devoted an exhibition to his work in 1903. |
| Bibliographic reference | Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914. London: V&A Publications, 2000
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| Accession number | 2B-1901 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2006 |
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