French candlestick `Woman with iris on a water lily

French candlestick 'Woman with iris on a water lily leaf' by Alexandre Clerget and Siot-Decauville
An Art nouveau candlestick depicting 'Femme à l'iris sur une feuille de nénuphar' (Woman with iris on a water
lily leaf) by the French sculptor Alexandre Clerget (1856-1931). The...
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Materials : Gilt bronze
Period : Art nouveau
Price range : 2001<5000
Description:
An Art nouveau ormolu candlestick depicting 'Femme à l'iris sur une feuille de nénuphar' (Woman with iris on a
water lily leaf) by the French sculptor Alexandre Clerget (1856-1931). The young almost nude woman is in
slight contrapposto and holds on her left arm and shoulder an iris forming the nozzle. She rests on a water lily
leaf-shaped base. Signed "A. Clerget ", Siot-Decauville Founder mark.
Alexandre Clerget studied sculpture with Alexandre Falguière, then exposed at the Salon between 1889 and
1924 some medallions, bronze busts, patinated and gilt bronze small statues. The Sevres manufactory realized
several models after Clerget's sculptures. Moreover, Siot-Decauville foundry, Barbedienne's rival at the end of
XIXth century, edited some works of this artist such as 'La Liseuse', 'La Consultation' and 'Femme à l'iris sur
une feuille de nénuphar'.
Bibliography: Pierre Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIX° siècle. Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris, Les Editions de
l'Ameteur, 1989, p. 215; Elisabeth Lebon, Dictionnaire des fondeurs de bronze d'art, France 1890-1950, Perth,
Marjon Éditions, 2003, pp. 232-235.
Circa :1900
Dim: W: 5,9 in - D: 5,5in - H: 9,4in.
Dim: L:15cm, P:14cm, H:24cm.
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