Amalric Walter French Pâte-de-Verre Vide Poche

A ravishing compromise between the Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles, this hexagonal pâte de verre vide poche by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé features a strong architectural shape softened by a lush vortex of pastel colors. A flying fish with raised spine and rigid ribbing on its splayed fins swims languidly through a shallow pool of aqua ripples and speckled kelly green kelp, its body twisting into a serpentine "S," perfectly filling the space within the hexagonal form. Item #: P-20232 Artist: Amalric Walter, Henri Bergé Country: France Circa: 1920 Size: 1.25" height, 7.75" width, 7.25" depth Materials: glass Literature: A similar vide-poche is pictured in Amalric Walter (1870-1959), by Keith Cummings, Kingswinford: Broadfield House Glass Museum, 2006, p. 44, cat. no. 66 The pâte de verre technique is an ancient form of kiln casting, used since the time of the Egyptians, and literally translates to "paste of glass...

A French "Crabe", pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter. The reddish-brown crab has spots of dark green, red and yellow on the top portion of its shell. It sits on a green wave ...

A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. This piece features a brown lobster resting on a blue-green shaped dish, circa 1900. A similar vid...

A French "Langouste", pâte de verre paperweight by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé. The brown crayfish with red spots straddles a green and yellow curved base. Circa 1920. A simil...

A French Art Nouveau gilt bronze vide poche by Max Blondat. Titled "An Embrace". The vide poche features the heads and torsos of a man and a woman, sweeping up from the sides of the dish. Each of the lovers has an arm around the other. Circa 1900. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 57. Signed, "MAX-BLONDAT" Founder mark "Siot...

A French Art Deco Pate-de-verre Lamp by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau depicts two red tigers stalking their prey in a fan of purple grass. The pate-de-verre rests upon a wrought iron base also incised with tiger-like grooves. The fin de siècle French populace was captivated by exotic and dangerous subjects, such as the perceived savagery of animals and peoples of distant lands. The tigers' posture is evidently influenced by the Persian lion relief...

Amalric Walter (français, 1870-1959) A wonderful energetic Glass or Chrystal Shakyamuni Buddha by Almeric Walter from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco period ...

French sautoir comprised of an ornate gilt metal chain accented by white faux pearls and red geometric gripoix and pate de verre elements. The necklace can be doubled. Length: 51 in...

Wonderful design, great table prop/decor. Signed on top side, Daum, then the Cross of Lorraine symbol, and Nancy and also Signed on the bottom; Daum Nancy France.

A substantial black stone ashtray or catchall vide-poche, circa early to mid-20th century, England. Great for its indented use for tobacco products or as a catchall vide-poche for coin change, jewelry...

Marco Melocchi and Franco Bettonica designed the Nautico ashtray paperweight vide-poche deskset in 1975. This design is still part of the MOMA collection. Two of these objects are in...

Vide poche is a French term meaning empty pockets. Features include fine mahogany with classical decorative gold gilt accents. Constructed in an unusual shape. It would make a fine a...