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"
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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