Description
PARIS ART NOUVEAU
Two 950°/°° silver menu holders, one of which is a bouquet holder featuring sprigs of lily of the valley.
Minerva hallmark
Silversmith: Alphonse DEBAIN, active between 1883 and 1911
Weight: 121 g – length: 10.1 cm – height: 4 cm and 4.5 cm
Reference:
For a comparable piece, see the ADER auction of 9 June 2023, lot 22:
‘a series of twelve menu holders depicting naturalistic plant motifs characteristic of the Art Nouveau style: thistle, holly, mistletoe, iris…’
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