ALEXANDRE NOLL (1890-1970) - FORMER COLLECTION FRANÇOISE COYNE-GUIRAL (1932-2023) Very large ebony monoxyle cup. Entirely hollowed out and carved by direct carving; the center treated with polish, the edges left on the surface torn off. Circa 1950. Signed with the usual ANOLL intaglio on the reverse. Height: 8 cm - Length: 34 cm - Width: 20 cm Provenance : - Françoise Coyne-Guiral Collection (1932-2023). Acquired at the time of its creation. - Madame X., Neuilly. Daughter of the previous owner; received as a gift. Bibliography and related works : - Art & Décoration - June 1938. Related work reproduced on page 204. - Olivier Jean-Élie & Pierre Passebon - Alexandre Noll - Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1999. Model to match reproduced on page 56. - Patrick Favardin - Le Style 50, un moment de l'Art Français - Éditions Sous le Vent - Vilo, Paris, 1987. Close-up model reproduced on page 71.