Art Deco Glass Vases by Legras, 1920s, Set of 2

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Art Deco - Pair of Glass Vases by Legras, 1920s
Pair of ovoid glass vases with a clear glass outer … Read more Art Deco - Pair of Glass Vases by Legras, 1920s
Pair of ovoid glass vases with a clear glass outer layer and a green and yellow marbled base.
The decoration is hand-etched with a frieze of triangular and stylized plant motifs, following the typical stylistic canons of Art Deco. The decoration has also been colored with shades of brown to enhance the relief effect.
Both vases are signed on the body: one with the engraved signature, like the frieze, and the other with an enamel signature.
Dimensions of each vase: height 14 cm, diameter 11 cm
Weight of both vases: 1,109 g

Bibliography: AA.VV., Legras Verrier, Repertoire Raisonné, Argusvalentines Editeur, 2002, p. 246, no. 504

François-Théodore Legras is a French master glassmaker. His childhood spent in a small village, surrounded by nature, in the heart of Darney Forest, one of the most beautiful forests in France, likely influenced and would become a source of inspiration for his creations, which focus on the fauna, flora, and especially the forest and lake landscapes that dot the Ourche Valley. At the age of 20, he began working as a clerk in a glassworks near his hometown. At 24, he left his native Vosges to work at the Plaine Saint-Denis glassworks in Saint-Denis, near Paris, where he was hired as a night clerk. Six months later, Legras became production manager, and in 1866, at the age of 27, he became director of the glassworks. He then built a new, modern factory and a workers' village, which, over the years, grew into an industrial complex of nearly 20,000 square meters. Legras became managing director of Legras & Cie, then of Verrerie et Cristallerie de Saint-Denis. He participated in many national and international exhibitions, where he was often awarded prizes. Legras was also responsible for the glassware and crystalware section of the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition. This piece has an attribution mark,
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