CLEMENT MÈRE (1861-1940) - Lot 28

CLEMENT MÈRE (1861-1940) Stylized flowers on a pebbled background Covered pot with octagonal cross-section; the ovoid lid is held by a disc. Proof in ivory; the decoration is drawn in reserve on a patinated background and enhanced with polychromy. Circa 1920. Monogrammed C. M. under the base. Height: 8cm Length: 5,3cm Provenance: Amédée Revet - Amédée Revet, Master ivory carver in Paris. Possible supplier of raw ivory to Clément Mère, Georges Bastard and Yokohama O'Kin. - By descent. Bibliography and related works: Collectif - Encyclopédie des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes au XXe siècle; volume 1 - Office central d'éditions et de libraire, Paris, 1925. A related work reproduced on plate XLII. A CITES authorization, valid for circulation within the EU only, will be given to the buyer for lots 27 to 34.