LOT 785
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Lot 785
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE GILT BRONZE AND SILVERED TABLE CASKET, CHARLES FELIX GIRARD (FRENCH 1883-1941). Resting on four intertwined heart-shaped feet set on each corner and wrapped in vines with heart shaped leaves. The base with beveled edge and bordered in similar vines with heart-shaped leaves. The side corners set with square columns and each side depicting a different relief sculpted scene of idyllic landscapes with ruins and a sunset. The heavy hinged lid with silver highlighted scrolling vine border and the lid with a high relief sculpted full length image of a knight and maiden (Tristan and Iseult) with silvered sword between them and set against a field of ferns and with rose wreaths in each corner. The interior lined in watered silk and the lid with a hand illuminated sheet regarding the legend of Tristan and Iseult. Inscribed on lid “Ch.GIR” and dated 1911. Stunning! Length 11.25 inches Width 6.25 inches Height 6.5 inches (28.5 x 16 x 16.5 cm).
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000
€ 1,400 - 2,100
The legend of Tristan and Iseult was made popular through French medieval poetry as inspired by Celtic legends. It has been retold in numerous sources with many variations but is without question perhaps the best known and influential romantic tragedy. The legend tells of the tragic love story of two lovers fated to share a forbidden but undying love. By the last quarter of the 19th century, the Tristan and Iseult legend as well as the Arthur legend it spawned, were popular subjects for artists in England as well as on the continent.
Charles Felix Girard, better known by his pseudonym Charle Gir or Ch Gir, was a popular and well known French painter, sculptor and cartoonist for Vogue. He is most often known through his theater poster designs as well as for the numerous books he illustrated and his cartoons. His wife was the noted French actress Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885-1973) and their son Francois (1920-2003) was a noted French filmmaker and television producer.
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