Charles Theodore Perron

CHARLES THEODORE PERRON (France, 1862 - 1934).
Tabletop vase "Eclipse", ca. 1895.
Silver-plated pewter.
Signed on the left front.
Marks on the back.
Weight: 4.800 g.
Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000, reproduced p. 308, fig. 918.
Measurements: 37 x 28 x 16 cm.

Tabletop vase in silver-plated pewter, Art Nouveau period, in the form of a baluster. The work is an exceptional example of the creative freedom of the period, where the human figure and natural elements merge to elevate a functional object to the category of art sculpture. Its complex relief decoration includes: a nude woman reclining at the bottom, above which hover cherubs and a small angel. The front features an astronomical motif with arrows, a crescent moon and clouds representing an eclipse. The reverse is adorned with a winged nymph and another cherub in relief.

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.