ÉMILE DECŒUR (1876-1953)
Coupe, circa 1925
glazed earthenware
4 1⁄4 (11 cm) high, 5 1⁄8 in. (13 cm) diameter
signed Decœur
ÉMILE DECŒUR (1876-1953)
Coupe, circa 1925
glazed earthenware
4 1⁄4 (11 cm) high, 5 1⁄8 in. (13 cm) diameter
signed Decœur
Sotheby's, Paris, 24 May 2016, lot 24 Acquired from the above by the present owner
M. Giraud, F. Fravolo, Emile Decoeur, 1876-1953, Paris, 2008, pp. 109 and 158 (for related models)
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