MAISON DESNY - PARIS TÊTE LEROY (silversmith) - Lot 642

MAISON DESNY - PARIS TÊTE LEROY (silversmith) Silver-plated cocktail glass with conical body on inverted full conical base and circular base (minor oxidation). Signed, marked Made in France and registered, goldsmith's hallmark on reverse. Height: 12.4 cm History: two similar models at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (n°inv. 346.1961.1-2). Bibliography: L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui, Volume 14, Éditions d'Art Charles Moreau, Paris, 1929, similar models referenced and reproduced on plate 14. Victor Arwas, Art Deco, Academy Editions, London, 1980, similar model reproduced on p. 96. Anne Bony, Les années 30, Anne Bony, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1987, similar models reproduced on p. 1054. Alastair Duncan Audrey Friedman, "La Maison Desny", The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, vol. 9, 1988, similar models reproduced on p. 89. In collaboration with Cabinet d'expertise Marcilhac.