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Edgar Brandt (French, 1880–1960)
"Perse" ("Persia") Grille, ca. 1923
Forged iron; 80 3/4 x 44 1/2 in. (205.1 x 113 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1924 (24.133)
George Fouquet (French, 1862–1957)
Corsage Ornament, ca. 1923
Jade, onyx, diamonds, enamel and platinum; 8 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (22.5 x 9.5 cm)
Gift of Eva and Michael Chow, 2001 (2001.723a, b)
Clement Rosseau (French, 1872–1950)
Table, 1924
Ebony, sharkskin, and ivory; 29 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (74.9 x 47 x 47 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1972 (1972.283.2)
Séraphin Soudbinine (French, born Russia, 1870–1944), Designer; Jean Dunand (French, 1877–1942), Designer
"Pianissimo" Screen, 1925–26
Lacquered wood, eggshell, mother-of-pearl; 98 x 35 in. (246.9 x 88.9 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1950 (50.102.3)
"Fortissimo" Screen, 1925–26
Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1950 (50.102.4)
René Jules Lalique (French, 1860–1945)
"Tourbillons" Vase, ca. 1925
Glass and enamel; 8 x 8 1/2 in. (20.3 x 21.6 cm)
Purchase, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2004 (2004.120)
Armand Albert Rateau (French, 1882–1938)
Dressing Table, ca. 1925
Bronze and basalt; 55 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (141 x 80 x 39.7 cm)
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1925 (25.169)
Michel Dubost (French, 1879–1952), Designer; La Maison Ducharne, Manufacturer
L'Oiseau dans la Lumière (Bird in the Light), ca. 1925
Metallic thread, silk; 66 3/4 x 49 1/8 in. (169.5 x 124.8 cm)
Gift of Monsieur et Madame Jean Ducharne, 2004 (2004.84)
Jean Dunand (French, 1877–1942)
Panel (Portrait), 1928–30
Lacquered wood; 37 x 25 in. (94 x 63.5 cm)
Gift of Peter M. Brant, 1974 (1974.373.4)