Art Nouveau walking stick silver handle with lizards and butterfly, signed Maurice Daurat, France 1900.

Paris, France 1900.

8200 EURO

A beautifully carved silver Art Nouveau cane handle depicting two predatory lizards feasting on a butterfly. Designed and executed by Maurice Daurat. Rendered in exceptionally detailed high relief, with a rich texture and nuance. The lizards’ eyes are made with small turquoise cabochons, while the butterfly’s eyes are cabochon emeralds. A ring of larger sapphire cabochon hemispheres completes the collar of the cane. The cane is made of ebony wood and the ferrule is made of brass and iron. Hallmarked Maurice Daurat, Paris circa 1900. Born in Bordeaux, Maurice Daurat (1880–1969) demonstrated an early talent for drawing and spent three years at the École Germain Pilon. He later designed textile patterns and then turned to metalwork, creating exquisite, highly prized Art Nouveau pieces. After World War I, he returned to Paris and quickly embraced the new Art Deco style. Daurat won the Grand Prix at the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries in Paris and participated in all the major European exhibitions until the 1939 Golden Gate International Exhibition in San Francisco. Daurat’s works are held in decorative arts museums throughout Europe.

35,5” – 91 CM H 4” – 10 CM L 1” – 2,5 CM D

REF: M6184

A beautifully carved silver Art Nouveau cane handle depicting two predatory lizards feasting on a butterfly. Designed and executed by Maurice Daurat. Rendered in exceptionally detailed high relief, with a rich texture and nuance. The lizards’ eyes are made with small turquoise cabochons, while the butterfly’s eyes are cabochon emeralds. A ring of larger sapphire cabochon hemispheres completes the collar of the cane. The cane is made of ebony wood and the ferrule is made of brass and iron. Hallmarked Maurice Daurat, Paris circa 1900. Born in Bordeaux, Maurice Daurat (1880–1969) demonstrated an early talent for drawing and spent three years at the École Germain Pilon. He later designed textile patterns and then turned to metalwork, creating exquisite, highly prized Art Nouveau pieces. After World War I, he returned to Paris and quickly embraced the new Art Deco style. Daurat won the Grand Prix at the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries in Paris and participated in all the major European exhibitions until the 1939 Golden Gate International Exhibition in San Francisco. Daurat’s works are held in decorative arts museums throughout Europe.
35,5” – 91 CM H 4” – 10 CM L 1” – 2,5 CM D
REF: M6184