Alexandre Louis CHARPENTIER (1856-1909) & Roger SANDOZ (publisher) "Femme et pavots", model created in 1892. Herbal tea pot with ovoid body and neck with modeled spout. Proof in bronze with shaded silver patina. Signed in the decoration and marked on the reverse Roger Sandoz édit, edition of 20, copy no. 11. Height: 22.5 cm
History: a pewter example was acquired by the French State in 1893 and is now part of the Musée d'Orsay collection (inv. OAO 210). The bronze model was produced by the jeweler Gustave-Roger Sandoz in a series of twenty pieces around 1900.
Exhibition: Salon de la Plume, Paris, 1892 (pewter model). Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1893 (pewter model acquired by the State for the Musée du Luxembourg). "Alexandre Charpentier, Naturalisme et Art Nouveau", Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2008 for the Musée d'Orsay pewter model.
Bibliography: C. Saunier, "Le Salon de la Plume. VII. Alexander Charpentier", La Plume, n°87, December 1, 1892, the herbal tea pot described on p. 509. Collectif, Catalogue sommaire illustré des arts décoratifs, Musée d'Orsay - RMN, Paris, 1988, model referenced and reproduced on p. 53.
Expert: Madame Amélie Marcilhac
Estim. 1,000 - 2,000 EUR