Charles Theodore Perron

CHARLES THEODORE PERRON (France, 1862 - 1934).
Tabletop "Bacchantes" centerpiece pitcher, ca. 1895.
Silver-plated pewter.
Signed on the right front.
Marks on the back.
Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000, reproduced p. 308, fig. 919.
Weight: 10.900 g.
Measurements: 40 x 40 x 30 cm.

This Art Nouveau tabletop centerpiece pitcher is made of silver-plated pewter. Its design focuses on a Dionysian theme: two Bacchantes (priestesses of Bacchus) are arranged on the sides as handles, each holding bunches of grapes. The lower part is decorated with grapes, vines and a third reclining bacchante, covered with a veil.

The sculptor Charles Théodore Perron, known for his genre sculptures and Art Nouveau decorative elements, was a pupil of Falguière and other masters. Perron exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1895, garnering numerous awards, including an honorable mention (1896), successive medals (1897, 1899) and a first-class medal in 1910, as well as participating in the Universal Exposition of 1900.