Not currently on display at the V&A

Bowl

ca.1900 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
A. A. Hébrard (maker)
J. Desbois (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (designed and made)

Bowl, silver circular with two handles shaped like moths, a female figure with dragon fly wings in relief in the centre.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Silver
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised and repousse
Silver
Raising
Repoussé
Brief description
Bowl, silver, Paris, ca.1900, signed J. Desbois, Inscribed A.A. HEBRARD Fondeur d'Art PARIS
Physical description
Bowl, silver circular with two handles shaped like moths, a female figure with dragon fly wings in relief in the centre.
Dimensions
  • Width: 10.5in (maximum)
Marks and inscriptions
  • J. Desbois (Signed)
  • A.A. HEBRARD Fondeur d'Art PARIS (Inscribed underneath)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Henry Louis Florence.
Subjects depicted
Female
Dragon Fly
Moths
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.219-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O296503/bowl-j-desbois/
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