A Large Patinated Bronze Art Nouveau Vase by Joseph Cheret

Joseph Cheret (France 1838-1894)

A verdigris patinated cast bronze, relief vase decorated with maidens and putti frolcking while holding a long garland and centaur masacron handles. 

Cast signed and foundry mark for "E. Soleau Edit. Paris"

12"h x 14"l x 11"w

The sculptor Gustave-Joseph Chéret  trained under Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, whose daughter he married. After Carrier-Belleuse's death, Chéret took over as a member of the artistic management of the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. After Chéret's death, his works were exhibited at the École des Beaux Arts and then dispersed at the Hôtel Drouot in December 1894.