PAUL NICOLAS (1875-1952) - SAINT-LOUIS PERIOD - NANCY (1919-1920) Grapes Piriform vase on pedestal with a projection under the neck. Proof in multi-layer glass with the decoration title released and treated amber and brown on yellow orange bottom. Signed SAINT-LOUIS NANCY, in reserve engraved in cameo with the acid and enamelled. H. 26 cm To note: In 1919, immediately after leaving his job at the Etablissements Gallé workshops, Paul Nicolas founded the Atelier des Graveurs réunis with three of his colleagues. For the first two years, the pieces were signed Saint-Louis Nancy, in reference to the crystal factory that supplied the raw materials and the engraving workshop. Afterwards, the mark D'Argental will be affixed to the vases.