On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Ibis

Cigarette Box and Cover
1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Société Anonyme Des Pâtes De Verre D'Argy-Rousseau (manufacturers)
Argy-Rousseau, Gabriel (designers)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

'Ibis' cigarette box and cover, pâte-de-verre (glass paste), designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau for Société Anonyme des Pâtes de Verre d'Argy-Rousseau, Paris, 1923

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Cigarette box and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box Body
  • Box Cover
TitleIbis (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Pâte-de-verre (glass paste)
Brief description
'Ibis' cigarette box and cover, pâte-de-verre (glass paste), designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau for Société Anonyme des Pâtes de Verre d'Argy-Rousseau, Paris, 1923
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'G Argy-Rousseau' (Maker's mark, moulded)
Gallery label
(18/06/2009)
Cigarette box and cover , pâte-de-verre (glass paste) France (Paris), 1923 designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, for Société Anonyme des Pâtes de Verre d'Argy-Rousseau (C.54 &A-1978) Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, with other contemporary glassmakers interested in pâte de verre at the beginning of the century followed, closely in the footsteps of the pioneering Henry Cros. A shrewd businessman with a keen eye for fashionable taste as well as a prolific and technically highly skilful glassmaker, Argy-Rousseau was extremely successful. This cigarette box and cover, known in the catalogues as 'Ibis', was inspired by motifs from ancient Egypt. It was designed in 1923, a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure. .
Object history
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, with other contemporary glassmakers interested in pâte de verre at the beginning of the century followed, closely in the footsteps of the pioneering Henry Cros. A shrewd businessman with a keen eye for fashionable taste as well as a prolific and technically highly skilful glassmaker, Argy-Rousseau was extremely successful. This cigarette box and cover, known in the catalogues as 'Ibis', was inspired by motifs from ancient Egypt. It was designed in 1923, a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure.
Bibliographic references
  • Arwas, V. Art Nouveau-Art Deco.
  • Bloch-Dermant, J. Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Glass as Art.
Other number
9515 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.54&A-1978

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
Record URL
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