Jacques Callot

JACQUES CALLOT (France 1861 - 1906).
Table-top tray, ca.1900.
Pewter.
Signed Jacques Callot on the right side.
Marks on the back, flowers of Lys and "Medaille d'or".
Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000, reproduced p. 74, fig. 173.
Weight: 1.550 g.
Measurements: 3 x 31 x 33 cm.

Art Nouveau pewter tabletop tray, an example of the creative freedom of the period, where the human figure and natural elements merge to elevate a functional object to the status of art sculpture. The relief decoration centers on a nude young figure, subtly veiled, holding a small figure in her hands. The scene is framed by detailed vegetal decorations and flowers.

Jacques Callot was a French sculptor who trained under such masters as Charles Gauthier, Gabriel Jules Thomas and François Hubert Ponscarme. From 1888, he exhibited regularly at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Françaises. His source of inspiration centered on mythical themes, floral stylings and female figures.