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Large French Art Nouveau “Femme-Fleur” Bronze & Cobalt Porcelain Centerpiece
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Large French Art Nouveau “Femme-Fleur” (Poppy-Wreathed Maiden), Bronze and Cobalt, circa 1900
An evocative and finely cast French Art Nouveau centerpiece, featuring a richly patinated bronze frame with a deep cobalt blue porcelain liner. At the heart of the design is a striking figural medallion of a serene young woman, her hair flowing outward and adorned with large poppy blossoms. This iconic “femme-fleur” motif—a hallmark of the Art Nouveau movement—embodies nature, beauty, and poetic introspection.
The large sculpted poppies encircling the maiden’s head symbolize dreams, sensuality, and the subconscious, consistent with the opium poppy’s presence in fin-de-siècle symbolism. Her expression is calm and inward, suggesting reverie or a connection to the dream world—a theme echoed by the deep cobalt glaze of the porcelain bowl beneath.
Flanking the central portrait are sweeping organic handles and stylized foliage, rendered in fluid Art Nouveau lines that root the entire piece in the natural world. Elegant and otherworldly, this centerpiece bridges function and allegory, making it as much a sculpture as a vessel.
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Condition: Excellent antique condition; minor age-appropriate wear to patina. secured porcelain insert intact, it is not removable.
Further Notes:
This work is a powerful statement of Symbolist and Art Nouveau aesthetics.
This female medallion is a classic Art Nouveau "femme-fleur"—a stylized, idealized embodiment of nature, beauty, and femininity.
Her calm, inward expression, flowing hair, and natural adornment suggest personification of nature or poetic emotion—a muse rather than a deity.
The blend of metal and porcelain, with soft organic lines, is a signature of late 19th- to early 20th-century French decorative arts, reflecting the movement’s romanticization of the natural world.
This centerpiece represents an allegory of beauty, introspection, and natural harmony. Here's a layered interpretation:
Cobalt blue porcelain = depth, night, and the dream state (often associated with the subconscious).
Bronze "femme-fleur" with poppies = sensual beauty and the bridge between the physical and the emotional/spiritual.
Flowing Art Nouveau lines and foliage = life force, organic movement, and the unity between woman and nature.
It’s a sculptural meditation on art, nature, and femininity—a centerpiece not only in form but in cultural symbolism.
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 26 in (66.04 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
- Style:Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1895
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:West Palm Beach, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: T32691stDibs: LU2592345119932
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