Not on display

Bowl

ca.1900 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised and repousse
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
Collection
Accession number
M.219-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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