Western European Art Glass and Ceramics

Vase "The Garden of the Hesperides"

    Vase "The Garden of the Hesperides"

    France

    Circa 1926

    Gabriel Argy-Rousseau

    Multi-colored glass; pâte-de-verre

    Height: 24.0 cm

    Cameo-pressed mark on the vase body: "G. Argy-Rousseau"

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    The vase features rounded form, tapering slightly toward the base, with a wide, collar-like neck. The body of the vase is decorated with a frieze depicting female figures in classical drapery harvesting apples from an apple tree. The young women are captured in dynamic poses among trees with lush canopies. The lower section of the vase is detailed with meander pattern.

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