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a lot of wine glasses and a pitcher on the tablea lot of glasses and a pitcher on the tablepair of silver metal wine glasses with beaded rimsan image of a silver pitcher on a stand on a white backgroundan image of a silver pitcher with a curved handle on a white backgrounda silver vase that has a hole in the top of ita black and white photo of a painting on a wall
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1165 - Jean Després (1889–1980). Set of 16 glasses (8 water glasses…
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Estimate CHF 2,000 - CHF 3,000
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Jean Després (1889–1980). Set of 16 glasses (8 water glasses and 8 wine glasses) and 1 hammered silver-plated jug, circa 1950, signed on the bases, height 12.5 and 14 cm Museum: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, for a vermeil coffee pot similar to this model. Jean Després (1889–1980) A leading figure in 20th-century French goldsmithing, Jean Després (1889–1980) developed, from the 1920s onwards, a distinctive Art Deco style, characterised by geometric and mechanical forms, which is also evident in his famous ‘motorised jewellery’. His extensive body of work in silversmithing is distinguished by its understated yet powerful forms, applied to a vast repertoire of silverware and tableware. Working in silver, as well as pewter and silver-plated metal, he favoured geometric forms with frequently hammered surfaces, a hallmark of his work. Strings of pearls, spheres and geometric motifs rounded out his decorative vocabulary. Després continued this body of work after the Second World War and into the 1970s, revisiting and adapting certain designs over long periods. Lots 1155 to 1169 come from a private Swiss collection.
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About the sale Fine wines – Silverware – Tableware – Glassware – Porcelain – Art Nouveau – Art Deco
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Auction time 09/21/2026 at 10:00 AM
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