La Dance Vase
Manufacturer
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
(French, 1885-1953)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1923
MediumPâte de verre | Cameo
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm)
InscribedImpressed top of bottom decorative band: "G Argy-Rousseau". Bronze band impressed: "Bronze Art Craft Co".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.1085
Not on view
DescriptionLamp base. Ornamental bronze 2" base & a 9.5" top fixture & shade holder. Cameo pate-de-verre. Shades of browns, rusts, and tans. Three soldiers dancing 1.75" bottom band. 1.5" top band, rather geometric. Base lights too.Published ReferencesV. Arwas, GLASS: ART NOUVEAU TO ART DECO, pp. 32-33. J. Bloch-Dermant, G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU, pg. 54, 59. 191, Cat. Raisonne 23.02.
