GEORGES DE FEURE (1868–1943) FOR BING ART NOUVEAU – GÉRARD, DUFRAISSEIX, AND ABBOT MANUFACTORY IN LIMOGES Viorne obier, circa 1901–1902 A rare, dynamic, and naturalistic candy dish; the lid’s handle extends the title decoration. Exemplar in white-glazed porcelain with a title decoration in slight polychrome relief in pastel shades: green and tangerine. Small restored chips; missing original glaze along the edges. Marked with the stamps GdF (for Georges de FEURE), A.N.B. (for Art Nouveau Bing), and LEUCONOÉ (symbolizing pure white); bears the number 25 engraved beneath the base. Height: 7.5 cm – Length: 16.5 cm – Width: 13.5 cm Bibliography and related works: - *L’Art décoratif* – No. 33, June 1901. A variation of our Georges de Feure candy dish for Art Nouveau Bing is reproduced on page 119. - Ian Millman – Georges de Feure: Master of Symbolism and Art Nouveau – Éditions ACR, Courbevoie, 1992. A variation of our Georges de Feure candy dish for Art Nouveau Bing, reproduced on page 168. - Alastair Duncan – The Paris Salons, 1895–1914, Volume IV: Ceramics & Glass – Antique Collector’s Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998. A variant of our Georges de Feure candy dish for Bing Art Nouveau is reproduced on page 162. - Julius Hoffmann Jr. – *Der moderne stil* – *The modern style* – 1899–1905 – Arnoldsche Verlag, Cologne, 2006. Variations of our Georges de Feure candy dish for Bing Art Nouveau are reproduced on pages 313 (pl. 26) and 321 (pl. 87). - The Origins of Art Nouveau: The Bing House – Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, November 26, 2004, through February 27, 2005; Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, March 17–July 31, 2005; CaixaForum, Barcelona, September 2005–January 2006; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, March–July 2006. A variation of our Georges de Feure candy box for Art Nouveau Bing, reproduced on page 214 and featured in these exhibitions under catalog number 249.