0 - CAYETTE Jules Edouard (1882-1953) - NANCY SCHOOL

CAYETTE Jules Edouard (1882-1953) - NANCY SCHOOL Face à main à sommet arrondi, the silver mounting with bas-relief decoration of hanneton, lizards among flowering branches. The reverse in hammered metal in the dinanderie style, chased with radiating foliage. The handle ends in 2 blue triangular cabochons. Signed and dated "J. Cayette 11" on one side (Wear) Gross weight: 1058 gr Height : 45 cm x Width : 17.7 cm Jules Cayette was born in 1882 to a father from Lorraine who had been exiled to Paris. The family returned to Nancy in 1888. In 1896, he enrolled for the first time at the Nancy Municipal and Regional School of Fine Arts. He graduated in 1899 and was apprenticed to Férez, a Nancy woodcarver and joiner. In 1900, he re-enrolled at the Beaux-Arts while continuing his apprenticeship with Schwartz. He left the school for good in 1902. During his apprenticeship, he was taught by Victor Prouvé and Eugène Vallin. In 1904, he joined Jacques Grüber as a collaborator, where he perfected his style. The Grüber studio adjoined Vallin's, which had a definite influence on Cayette's early work. In 1910, Jules Cayette set up on his own. From 1912, he exhibited regularly at the Société Lorraine des Amis des Arts. It was at this time that he met his main patron, Saint-Just Péquart (1881-1944). The 1920s were the glory years for the employing a dozen workers. Production ranged from bronze ashtrays and lighting fixtures (always using Daum glassware) to religious and commercial furniture. In a very short space of time, Daum underwent a major stylistic change, abandoning the Art Nouveau style for a transitional style, then fully adopting the Art Deco style to become a pioneer of the latter in Nancy from 1926-28. The company officially ceased trading after declaring bankruptcy on August 8. Around 1941-1943, Jules Cayette moved to 113bis Rue du Maréchal Oudinot. He continued to create and produce through the workshops of former collaborators until his death in Nancy in 1953. Like Victor Prouvé (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Prouv%C3%A9), Jules Cayette was a versatile artist, He explored all artistic avenues: jewelry, stoneware, engraving, sculpture, painting (although no work is currently known), ironwork, bronzes, woodwork, etc. *Bibliography: Étienne Martin, "Jules Cayette, 1882-1953, Ateliers d'Art à Nancy", Nancy, Edition MJC Pichon, 2008, 112 p. Étienne Martin, "Jules Cayette, 1882-1953, créateur d'art à Nancy", Metz, Editions Serpenoise, 2011, 144 p. (Richly illustrated, up-to-date with the latest discoveries).