Alfred Louis Achille Daguet was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, noteworthy for its versatility and virtuosity, is among the most sought-after by collectors today.
Daguet mined many sources for inspiration be they Egyptian, Celtic, Japanese, Byzantine, Medieval or contemporary. He received formal training under the painters Jean-Léon Gérôme and Georges Clairin, both academicians associated with the Ecole des Beaux-Arts who had traveled to Egypt and explored themes of Orientalism in their work.
Daguet’s studio in Paris was located at 22 rue de Provence, just above Siegfried Bing’s influential L’Art Nouveau boutique. It is this association with Bing that is most significant to Daguet’s metier and what firmly places his work in art historical context.
As a promoter and purveyor of Japanese objects, Bing capitalized on the craze for Japonisme by expanding his commercial galleries from 1895–1904 to include artist workshops capable of making everything conceivable to create harmonious interior spaces. Daguet’s finely-worked repousse copper sheets clad many decorative letter and desk boxes sold at Bing’s shop in the early-1900s. These boxes which Daguet often further embellished with colored glass unquestionably reflect the tenets of the Art Nouveau aesthetic.
In addition to boasting famous clientele such as Sarah Bernhardt who followed him to his studio on rue du Faubourg Saint-Jaques following Bing’s death in 1905 and the closure of his store, l’Art Nouveau, Daguet’s work achieved critical success with inclusion in group expositions at the Musee Galliera in Paris and elsewhere.
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(Biography provided by Galerie Fledermaus)
Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942). Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...
Brass, Copper
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
Alfred Daguet Jeweled Box
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A French handmade box by the French master craftsman Alfred Daguet. It features a Nordic ship motif and has inset jewels or stones. It is lined in ...
Copper
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.25 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Bodil Eje Danish Rosewood Box by Alfred Klitgaard
By Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted solid rosewood trinket box by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a gorgeous Bodil Eje orange / l...
Rosewood, Ceramic
$7,200
H 9.75 in W 12.75 in D 3 in
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Mantle Clock by Alfred Daguet w/Original Mechanisim
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Signed Alfred Daguet. Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbre...
Brass, Copper
19th Century Victorian Burled Walnut, Bone and Jeweled Box
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old English box made circa 1850-1860 is made from burled walnut with dramatic figuring. The box is then mounted with gilded bronze and engrav...
Walnut
Art nouveau jewelry box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art nouveau jewelry box Art nouveau jewelry box Materials: bronze, double-celled glass, enamel and procelain palaca Origin France Circa 1920 Uphols...
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
Art Nouveau Celtic Hound Casket Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Enamel, Steel, Brass
Austro-Hungarian Jeweled Silver Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Singing Bird Box Hallmarked Pest, 1872–1922 This exceptional silver singing bird box unites ingenious automaton engineering with richly detailed enameling. Conceived as a luxury obj...
Multi-gemstone, Silver
French Art Nouveau Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, Circa 1910's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, France Early 20th Century Art Nouveau child's watercolor paint set from Bourgeois-Aine of Paris, France. A company, ...
Wood, Paint
$16,000
H 16 in W 9 in D 5 in
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Cabochons include semi-precious moonstones. Signed Alfred Daguet 02 & Les Courves Bing Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the fir...
Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Brass, Steel
$18,000
H 16.25 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Jeweled Art Nouveau Repoussé Clock by Alfred Daguet, with Original Mechanisim
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Brass, Copper
$1,750
H 1.97 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Norwegian Art Nouveau Lidded Box with Amber Cabochons, Norway, ca. 1900.
Located in Valby, 84
Norwegian Art Nouveau Pewter and Silver Lidded Box Set with Amber Cabochons, Norway, ca. 1900 Of rectangular form raised on four compressed bun feet, the hinged lid centred with a l...
Silver, Pewter
Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Juwel Box, circa 1900s
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Verviers, BE
Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Box, circa 1900 Medium size Design, wood, metal forget, copper hammered with glass cabochons. Movement: Art Nouveau Dimensions: 4.72 in H x 7.1 in W x 4...
Metal, Copper
Sold
H 5 in W 10 in D 5.25 in
Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box with Knight Motif
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Astoria, NY
French Art Nouveau period box made in metal repousse´ panels with inserted colorful glass cabochon jewels, created by French artist Alfred Daguet in the 1910's in Paris. The decorati...
Metal, Brass
Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Astoria, NY
French Art Nouveau period box in metal repoussé´ panels with inserted colorful glass cabochon jewels, made by Alfred Daguet in the 1910s in Paris. The highly decorative brass lid pan...
Metal, Brass
Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Art Nouveau Crab Box, circa 1900
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Verviers, BE
Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet Crab box, circa 1900 Medium: Design, wood, metal forget, copper hammered with glass cabochons. Movement: Art Nouveau Dim...
Metal, Copper