Molded glass bowl/valet tray. Its shape is simple and decisive, skilfully proportioned, the result of an intelligent aesthetic reflection. The bowl, in Art Deco style, was produced in Nancy, France, between 1930 and 1935 by Daum Crystalworks from a design by Pierre D'Avesn, an artist who at the time worked at Daum Crystalworks, where he developed the innovative technique of molded glass, which results in pieces of extraordinary transparency and brilliance like this bowl. The "Daum" signature is on the bottom of the bowl, albeit poorly legible (see photos). Pierre d'Avesn was born in 1901. He initially worked for René Lalique for ten years; during this period, he designed the famous Serpent and Tourbillons vases, two of Lalique's most expensive and sought-after pieces. In 1926 he left René Lalique and began to create his own models. From 1930 to 1936 he worked for the Daum Company; later he had his creations produced at the Cristallerie de Saint-Remy. Considered the elite of the last Art Deco glassmakers, he died at the age of 90. The Daum glassworks was founded in 1878 in Nancy, France by Jean Daum (1825-1885). Upon his death, his sons, Auguste Daum (1853-1909) and Antonin Daum (1864-1931), supervised the growth of the firm excellently and quickly became a major force in the Art Nouveau movement, seriously rivaling with Gallé. In 1906 Daum revived glass paste, an ancient Egyptian method of melting glass, developing and perfecting the process, creating beautiful and original objects. In 1937 the manufacture participated in the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques in Paris with works in monochromatic glass increasingly devoid of decoration and with a new line of colorless crystals carved by grinding with facets that refracted light or were completely smooth. Deported by the Nazis, Paul Daum never returned. In 1945, when it reopened, the management tasks of the company were assumed by Henri Daum (1889-1960), brother of Paul, by Michel Daum (born in 1900), son of Antonin, and by his nephews Jacques Daum and Antoine Froissart . The era of transparent white crystal with infinite harmonious shapes began, twisted and worked with pincers and modeled by hand, in the style later defined as the "50s". The bowl proposed here was born in this lively and innovative period. Even today Daum uses this process to produce his objects. Great artists have collaborated on the works of the French company, including Dalì, Cèsar, Roger Tallon, Arman, Hilton McConnico. With its 140 years of life, Daum continues to write his story and that of the crystal. Bowl in good condition, only the lower part of the base, logically, has many scratches (see photos) due to its prolonged use; it also has a small dullness in the center.
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