ART NOUVEAU& ART DECO 20th CENTURY DESIGN & OBJECTS OF VERTU JEWELLERY
By Hermitage Fine Art
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Sep 28, 2021
Le Park Palace Avenue de la Costa 98000, Monaco
The following lots are subject to Artist's Resale Right (an additional 3% will be added to hammer price).
(Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional)
Lots: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23.
The following lots with a Δ symbol: VAT will be charged at the standard rate on hammer price, buyer’s premium (and where else applicable, see article 5.2)
Lots : 137, 139, 142, 145,146, 151, 152, 155
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LOT 51:
MAURICE DUFRENE (1876–1955) Art Nouveau bronze table lamp
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Sold for: €2,000
Start price:
€
2,700
Estimated price :
€2,700 - €3,000
Buyer's Premium: 27%
VAT: 20% On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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MAURICE DUFRENE (1876–1955) Art Nouveau bronze table lamp
signed ‘Dufrène’ on the base
bronze
height: 33 cm
Executed circa 1900
Maurice Dufrène is an artist of the Art Deco movement. He was born in Paris in 1876 and studied at the prestigious École des Arts Décoratifs. Demonstrating a definite talent in this discipline, in 1899, at the age of 23, he became the director of La Maison Moderne, whose objective was to offer decorative arts in series. In 1902 and 1903 he participated in his first exhibitions: the Salon d'Automne and the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. These first exhibitions allowed him to shine with both critics and the public.
In 1902 he founded the Society of Decorative Artists, which was to be the origin of the Salons des Artistes Décorateurs. Maurice Dufrène was very involved in his art and followed closely the technical developments of his time to integrate them into his work.
Strongly marked by the Art Nouveau style, his works became more sober with time: he did not hesitate to criticize the excesses of the movement during the Salon des Decorateurs of 1906. He was particularly interested in the aesthetic developments of his time. He was one of the most famous precursors of the Art Deco movement in France. This ability to adapt to all types of projects, from buildings to furniture and fittings, has allowed him to diversify his projects and to gain ever greater popularity. He was thus entrusted with prestigious missions.
