Walking stick signed Manuel Orazi and Èmile Saint-Yves. Paris, France 1900.
By Manuel Orazi
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: The handle is made of carved deer horn depicting the head of a greyhound with sulphur glass eyes, the tongue extended between the incisors. The gilded silver collar and muzzle strap under the ears are chiseled with studs to simulate a leather muzzle collar. Hawthorn wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Designed by Manuel Orazi and made by Émile Saint-Yves for Maison Moderne, Paris, France, circa 1900.
Manuel Orazi (1860-1934), born in Italy, was a prolific and highly regarded Parisian designer, illustrator, and poster artist. At the height of Art Nouveau, he designed jewelry for Siegfried Bing's La Maison de l'Art Nouveau and Julius Meier-Graefe's La Maison Moderne, where he created sophisticated jewelry and small art pieces, including horn combs...
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Early 20th Century French Manuel Orazi