ÉMILE MULLER ET COMPAGNIE,D'APRÈS HECTOR GUIMARD

ÉMILE MULLER ET COMPAGNIE, AFTER HECTOR GUIMARD
Ephemeris calendar stand, circa 1894-1895
Enameled stoneware, reusing Hector Guimard's archictectural motifs of stylized pink and yellow
Guimard of stylized pink and yellow thistles on a green and blue background.
H. 32.5 cm, W. 23.5 cm, D. 2 cm
H. 12 13/16 in, W. 9 1/4 in, D. 13/16 in.
An ephemeris calendar stand, c. 1894-1895, in enamelled stoneware.
IMPORTANT A similar example is in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay under inventory no. OAO 1696.

HISTORY :
Architect Hector Guimard designed this thistle motif to decorate the facades of the townhouse of merchant Louis-Victor Jassedé, built in 1893 at 41 rue Chardon-Lagache.
This design was later used to decorate panels, friezes and uprights in the Grande Tuilerie architectural ceramics catalog of 1904.
It seems that this ephemeris calendar support was published by the Grande Tuilerie d'Ivry for advertising purposes.

PROVENANCE :
Former Yves Plantin collection.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :
Philippe Thiébaut, 48/14 La revue du Musée d'Orsay, "Acquisitions", Réunion des Musées
Nationaux, Paris, 2008, similar model reproduced on p. 70.