2 - François-Rupert CARABIN (1862–1932)

François-Rupert CARABIN (1862–1932) “La Pieuvre” Designed in 1894. Sculpture/inkwell made of green stoneware with oxblood-red glaze. Monogrammed under the base and numbered “1052.” 16 x 15 x 15 cm A green and oxblood-red glazed “La Pieuvre” (“The Octopus”) stoneware inkwell designed by François-Rupert Carabin in 1894. Monogrammed under the base and numbered “1052.” 6.30 x 5.90 x 5.90 inches Bibliography: - Paul Arthur, “French Art Nouveau Ceramics,” Norma Editions, 2015, Paris; model reproduced on page 89. - “The Work of Rupert Carabin 1862–1932,” Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris, 1974; model reproduced as number 188 on page 229. - Laurence Buffet-Challié: *Le Moden Style*, Baschet & Cie Editeurs, model reproduced on page 74, plate 2. - Alastair Duncan, *Art Nouveau Sculpture*, London, 1978, model reproduced on page 20. - Alastair Duncan: “The Paris Salons 1895–1914, Volume IV, Ceramics & Glass,” Antique Collectors’ Club, model reproduced on page 76. - The Studio, Issue 48, March 1897, model reproduced on page 69. Exhibitions: - The Work of Rupert Carabin, Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris, 1974 - Salon de la libre Esthétique, Brussels, 1897. - Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1897, no. 190. - Galerie Laffite, Paris, from 1894 to 1896. Museum Holdings: - One example is held in the collections of the MAD (Musée des Arts Décoratifs—Paris) under inventory number 10718.