Camille FAURE (1874 - 1956) Copper dinanderie vase, "Mathias" form from the artist's reference, with ovoid body and small, narrow neck encircled by a brass ring and heel. Decorated with small flowers and foliage in translucent polychrome enamels on a shaded brown ground enhanced with gilding. Signed in gold, located Limoges France and justified 6/8 in the decoration. Bears the Fauré enamel label on the reverse. Height: 25 cm Bibliography: Alberto Shayo, Camille Fauré The Geometry of Joy, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2007, p. 136 for a reproduction of the "Mathias" shape. Expert: Cabinet Marcilhac

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