Ring Tray
ca. 1901 (made)
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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.
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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plique-à-jour enamel set in silver |
| Brief description | Gilded silver with opals and plique-à-jour enamel dish with a Fish in the Sea design, made by Eugène Feuillâtre, France,1902. |
| Physical description | Tray of plique-à-jour enamel mounted in gilded silver in the form of three branches which rise from an irregular foliated base. The predominant colours are green, blue and brown in a variety of tones, with touches of gold and red. The enamel is mounted with opals. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped FEUILLATRE three times (On the underside of the base) |
| Credit line | Given in memory of Lavinia and Charles Handley-Read by Mr. Thomas Stainton. |
| Object history | Exhibited at the Turin Exhibition, 1902. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | 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. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.24-1972 |
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| Record created | December 30, 2003 |
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