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Marcel Bever Porcelain Mask in Fer Forge Frame

About the Item

Wall mounted porcelain mask signed M. Bever Paris, Made in France, mounted in fer forge frame, circa 1925. Edgar Brandt is known to have designed wrought iron for Maison Robj, for whom Marcel Bever designed many ceramics. Marcel Bever was a ceramicist who created decorative objects and bibelots for Robj and Aladin Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. He was also a friend of Corbusier. (There is a watercolor of a man and woman in an interior by Corbusier dated 1949 and dedicated to Marcel Bever). He also did set design for the theater. Signée M. BÉVER Paris et marquée Made in France. The iron frame can be electrified and lamped so that the mask is illuminated with a single candelabra size lightbulb, causing the porcelain faces to be illuminated from behind.
  • Creator:
    Marcel Bever (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1924
  • Condition:
    No issues.
  • Seller Location:
    Hanover, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU886637885762

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