Pair of silver applications with Egyptian figures of Art Deco period, ca. 1930.

Pair of silver applications with Egyptian figures of Art Deco period, ca. 1930.
1930.
Chiseled silver.
Conceived as an integral part of a piece of Art Deco furniture.
Weight: 179g.
Measurements: 11 x 13 cm and 15,5 x 7,5 cm.
Set of two decorative silver applications belonging to a piece of Art Deco furniture ca. 1930.
Art Deco ca. 1930, with motifs inspired by Egyptian iconography. One of the pieces
one of the pieces represents a stylized human figure in movement, while the other shows an anthropomorphic
the other shows an anthropomorphic figure holding the solar disk between the raised arms, a
arms raised, a characteristic symbol of Egyptian cosmogony.
Both pieces stand out for the synthesis between geometric stylization typical of Art Deco and the iconographic
Art Deco and the iconographic repertoire of Ancient Egypt, a reflection of the Egyptian
Egyptomania that deeply marked the European decorative arts in the interwar period.
decorative arts in the interwar period.