41 - Gustave Keller (1879–1955)

Gustave Keller (1879–1955) Pair of silver ewers, designed circa 1900, with detached side handles and curved bodies Signed on the reverse “G. Keller Paris” and hallmarked “16B” on one and “16” on the other, with the Minerva hallmark and the silversmith’s hallmark H. 32 cm - Weight: 1995 g Provenance: - Galerie Templier, Paris History: A similar model was exhibited at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris. It is currently held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris (inv. no. OAO 1284) Bibliography: - Official Catalog of the 1900 World’s Fair, Group XV – Class 94 - Roger Marx, *Decoration and the Arts and Crafts at the 1900 World’s Fair*, Delagrave, Paris, 1901; a similar model is reproduced on p. 64 - Victor Champier, “The Arts and Crafts at the 1900 World’s Fair,” Revue des arts décoratifs, Paris, [n.p.], 1902, pp. 193–194 - Alastair Duncan, *The Paris Salons 1895–1914*, Vol. V: *Objets d’art & Metalware*, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 1999, similar model reproduced on p. 342 - Philippe Thiébaut, *Orsay: The Decorative Arts*, Paris, Scala (publishers), 2003, pp. 78–81