Liquor decanter - floral decoration - art nouveau - legras

Liquor decanter - decoration: floral. Colorless glass decanter with enamelled body, surmounted by a long collar. Enamelled floral décor, typical of the art nouveau style. Red, yellow and green colors. The bottom of the decanter is enamelled with a golden yellow lace. Production legras, unsigned. Good condition. Carafe height: 33 cm. Diameter: 8 cm. About: Francois theodore legras is one of the four master glassmakers at the foundation of art nouveau with gallé, daum and lalique. Very wide variety of the work with considerable models of various shapes and decorations. The most used method of classification is that according to decorative themes such as landscapes, flowers, wildlife. At the age of 24, he left his native vosges to work at the glassworks of the plaine saint-denis district of the city of saint denis near paris where he was hired as a night clerk. Six months later, he became head of manufacturing and in 1866, at the age of 27, he became director of the glassworks. He then built a new modern factory and a workers' city that over the years became an industrial complex of nearly 20, 000 square meters. He became chairman and ceo of legras et cie, then of the verrerie et cristallerie de saint-denis. He participates in many national and international exhibitions where he is very often rewarded. He was also responsible for the glassware and crystall glassmaking part of the 1900 universal exhibition in paris. In 1909, he handed over the management of his company to his nephew charles legras. From 1914, the production changed style and was inspired by art deco, with a return to simple lines and a certain sobriety. Legras production will be effective until 1928.

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