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3 - Gustav GURSCHNER (1873–1971)
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Estimate €20,000 - €25,000
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Gustav GURSCHNER (1873–1971) “Nautilus” 1898 A bronze lamp with a black patina, featuring a plant-shaped shaft extending down to an openwork base. The reflector features a nautilus shell surmounted by a female bust. Signed on the base “Gurschner 8 99”. H: 52 cm A “Nautilus” black-patinated bronze and shell lamp designed by Gustav Gurschner in 1898. Signed “Gurschner 8 99” on the base. H: 20.47 inches Bibliography: - “Radikal Schön – Jugendstil und Symbolismus: Die Sammlung Ferdinand Wolfgang Neess”, Wiesbaden Museum Editions, 22 July 2019, model reproduced and referenced on page 513, number L21. - Philippe Dahhan, “Etain 1900”, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, 2000; the piece is reproduced under number 510. - Alastair Duncan: “Art Nouveau”, 1994, Thames & Hudson, London, model reproduced on page 204. - Alastair Duncan: “Art Nouveau and Art Déco Lightning”, 1978, Thames & Hudson, London, model reproduced on the cover and plate XXI. - Model reproduced in a catalogue of the Imperial Art Foundry in Vienna (k.k. Kunstgießerei) under number “43 G”, circa 1900.
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About the sale Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
Auction location
Auction time 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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YANN GIRAULT
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