Alfred FINOT (1876-1947) GENTIL & BOURDET - Lot 174

Alfred FINOT (1876-1947) GENTIL & BOURDET Faune and nymph, model of 1900 VASE with bulbous base and plant-like neck in stoneware with enameled and crystallized high-relief decoration in green-yellow, blue and beige Engraved stamp "Gentil / Bourdet / Architectes / Céramistes". H. 30 cm Bibliography l Model also made by the Mougin brothers Models with enamel variations : Francine Bertrand "Joseph et Pierre Mougin, poètes du feu", Les Amis de la faïence ancienne de Lunéville Saint-Clément, Nancy 2000, p. 56. Jacques G. Peiffer, "Les frères Mougin, sorciers du grand feu, grès et porcelaine, 1898-1950", éditions Faton, Dijon 2001, pp. 151 and 152. Provenance l Collection d'un Amateur d'Art Nouveau