Flower Pate de Verre Lamp by Argy Rousseau
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A French pate de verre shade and brass lamp, by Gabriel Argy Rousseau, the shade of ovoid form, covered with a repeated flower pattern, signed in the mould 'Argy Rousseau France', the associated brass base with embossed grape vine decoration, the shade 12.5 cm high, total height 38 cm
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- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Pate De Verre - A technique practiced in ancient Egypt from 1500 - 1000 BC, that was revived in France in the 1880s, pate de verre, which translates as "paste of glass", is a process in which glass is ground to a fine powder, mixed with adhesives, colouring agents and water to create a paste which is then mixed , placed into a mould and then reheated until molten.
The most prolific, and therefore best known practitioners include Gabriel Argy-Rouseau, Francois-Emile Decorchement and Almeric Walter. - Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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