Three Pairs of Birds of Prey
Manufacturer
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
(French, 1885-1953)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1927
MediumPâte de verre
DimensionsOverall: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Base: 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (12.1 x 8.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Base: 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (12.1 x 8.3 cm)
InscribedImpressed on outside near base platform: "G-Argy-Rousseau"
Credit LineJoan Foy French Collection
Object number71.6517
Not on view
DescriptionBud vase; pate de verre; shades of yellow, tan and brown; molded and carved; oval wafer bottom with pair of parrot-like birds at each end with heads against a cone shape vase projection.Published ReferencesJ. Block-Dermant, G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU, pg. 214, Cat. Raisonne 27.32, see back for note.
