PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) SCULPTOR (MODEL OF) & ALEXANDRE B - Lot 375

PAUL JOUVE (1878-1973) SCULPTOR (MODEL OF) & ALEXANDRE BIGOT (1862-1927) CERAMIST (BEARS) - MANUFACTURE GENTIL-BOURDET (SCARABS) - HENRI SAUVAGE (1873-1932) & CHARLES SARAZIN (1873-1950) ARCHITECTS (ATTRIBUTED TO) Very large trapezoidal mirror in molded and ribbed oak. The lower part has three reserves, each holding a beveled mirror. The upper part is barred and holds in its center a rectangular decorative cartouche in polychrome enameled stoneware featuring a [bear] by Paul Jouve, created by Alexandre Bigot from the first model of 1898 for the frieze design for the Monumental Gate of the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900. The entablature features four decorative cabochons of scarabs, made by Manufacture Gentil-Bourdet. Circa 1910. The sealed cartouche and decorative cabochons do not allow access to the probably marked reverse. H. 194 cm - L. 179 cm Provenance : From a very important decoration made around 1900-1910 for the Rétif family estate (horse-drawn carriage factory) in the Cher department, which was visited by many artists from the owners' circle of friends. Bibliography and related works: - Art et Décoration - Second half of 1898. Model of our bas-relief reproduced on page 97 (numbered 13 by mistake). - Félix Marcilhac - Paul Jouve - Peintre sculpteur animalier - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2005. Model of our bas-relief reproduced on page 328 and described on the same page. Bibliography and related works: - L'Art décoratif - N° 123 of December 1908. A mirror by Sauvage & Sarazin to match our work reproduced on page 210. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud