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French Art Nouveau Lighted Gilt Bronze Inkwell with Sculpture by Korschann

$19,500
£14,576.19
€17,029.32
CA$27,431.37
A$27,762.66
CHF 15,918.34
MX$336,726.46
NOK 185,123.91
SEK 188,438.26
DKK 127,300.32

About the Item

A French Art Nouveau lighted gilt bronze sculpture by Charles Korschann, depicting a woman holding a bouquet of flowers on a tray with an inkwell on the opposite side, circa 1900. Pictured in: Art Nouveau and Art Deco lighting, by Alastair Duncan, page 129 and in Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 164. Signed, “Ch. Korschann Paris.” (MG #11947)
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1900-1909
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1900
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: B119471stDibs: LU88541436772

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