Lot n° 187
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UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION PARIS, 1900 - Lot 187
UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION PARIS, 1900
LOUIS BOTTÉE (1852-1940)
JURY PLAQUE FOR PRESIDENT FRANTZ JOURDAIN (1847-1935) CLASS 71 MOBILE DECORATION AND UPHOLSTERER'S WORK
Rectangular gilded bronze, with relief decoration of a Renommée, inscribed "Jury 1900".
Signed twice and numbered 36.
The screw-down reverse bears the inscription "Exposition Universelle de 1900 - A Frantz Jourdain" and the names of the members of the Class 71 committees and jury.
In its green velvet-lined case, signed Gustave Sandoz (1867-1943) and inscribed "anciennement au Palais Royal, 10, rue Royale, Paris".
Height. 22.5cm; Width. 14cm.
This plaque is accompanied by a six-page handwritten letter from Mr. P. H. REMON, Secretary of the Committee, to the Chairman, Frantz JOURDAIN.
Architect and writer, Frantz Jourdain opened his agency in 1872. He is best known as the architect of the Samaritaine between 1891 and 1920, with the help of Henri Sauvage.
An advocate of Art Nouveau, he also designed Émile Zola's tomb in the Montparnasse cemetery. In 1903, he founded the Salon d'Automne.
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