ALFRED DAGUET (1875-1942): A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU EMBOSSED GILT COPPER AND GLASS MOUNTED CASKET OR JEWELLERY BOX

Alfred Daguet was a metalsmith working in Paris during the first half the 20^th Century. His metal work created before World War I demonstrates his versatility and virtuosity; clearly seen in this casket, which also displays his interest in organic Celtic forms. Daguet was geographically located in the epicentre of the Art Nouveau movement in Paris, with his studio above the influential showroom Maison de l'Art Nouveau, owned by Siegfried Bing at 22 rue de Provence. Daguet's works were positioned alongside those of Louis Comfort Tiffany, and numerous other Art Nouveau artists such as Clément Massier, Eugène Gaillard and Georges de Feure. After Bing’s death in 1905. Daguet moved studio’s to Faubourg Sain-Jacques, but retained many of the famous clientele, such as Sarah Bernhardt. Overall, Daguet’s work achieved critical success with inclusion in numerous group expositions at the Musee Galliera Paris, 1905 & 126; Salons of the Societe des Artistes Français: 1900, 1903,1904, 1905, 1909, 1910; and the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts 1901. 

Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
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