Louis Boucher

LOUIS BOUCHER (La Rochelle, second half of the 19th century - first third of the 20th century).
Jug with stopper, 1902.
Silver-plated pewter.
Signed on the base.
Inscribed "Salon de 1902", on the reverse.
Weight: 2.650 g.
Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000, jug with similar characteristics reproduced on p. 51, fig 93.
In the Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris, is preserved one just like the one we offer at auction.
Measurements: 33 x 14 x 16 cm.

Jug with handle and stopper decorated in relief with gallon decoration. Signed. Piece exhibited at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1902, according to the inscription incised on the back.

Louis Boucher, French sculptor of Art Nouveau style, was a disciple of Jean Baffier. Although he was strongly influenced by his master, Boucher knew how to give his work a personal touch. His creations denote a great predilection for floral representations and animals, and were exhibited at the Societé Nationale de Beaux Arts between 1898 and 1907.