Featured Two Art Nouveau French pewter pin dishes, any info on maker/artist?

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  1. Daveac

    Daveac Active Member

    Hi everyone,

    I purchased 3 Art Nouveau antique pewter pin dishes. 1 is by Swiss artist Jules Courvoisier, signed "Courvoisier". I have 2 others, smaller, and am unsure of the maker/artist.

    1st is signed with the initials JC or CJ. Could this be JC = Jules Courvoisier, or CJ = Dutch artist Christiaan "Chris" Johannes Van Der Hoef, or somebody else?

    The 2nd is signed with the signature starting with a V. Unable to read.

    Thank you for your time. Art N pindish copy.JPG Art N pindish1 copy.JPG Art N pindish2 copy.JPG Art N shall dish copy.JPG Art N shall dish1 copy.JPG Art N shall dish2 copy.JPG
     
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    The word that starts with a V appears to be Virgo. Not sure if that is meant to be the artist or the subject.
     
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Why is the seller calling it a cup? That makes no sense. With the better detail in the pictures, I can agree that the name might be Virgil, but the rest really doesn't look like Morey to me.

    That "sea monster?" is really creepy!
     
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  6. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    look at the illustration 3rd down on the left , the page from the book ..
     
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    Lol, Blooey, I didn’t even scroll that far. :hilarious:
     
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  8. Bakersgma

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    I didn't either. Actually you can't "scroll" or individually select a picture from the array on the left. I didn't even catch the arrows that let you advance the slideshow. :rolleyes:
     
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  9. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    It's a dolphin.
     
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    Yes scroll was the wrong word. I’m Full of them today. :hilarious:
     
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  11. Bakersgma

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    Looks more like a giant cat fish with whiskers. :cat:
     
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  12. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Original language:

    XIX FRANCE ANTIQUE, TRES BELLE PETITE COUPE, VIDE-POCHE EN ETAIN SCULPTÉ PAR CELEBRE SCULPTEUR FRANÇAIS VIRGILE MOREY.
     
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  13. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    My guess is that it is Amphitrite:

    https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6926750_180-19th-c-spelter-figure-amphitrite-signed

    http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/39290341-6C09-40D0-8EED-C026A4EB8613

    Or Melanthe:

    http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/60BE69AD-2137-47E5-A16E-F1C9131C2BB9

    Some anonymous Nereid:

    http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/E2A6E6CF-D78B-43D3-BCF8-578B8031B44D

    Even Venus goes by dolphin sometimes:

    http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/E98C7670-71B6-44F0-919E-84C97A85DD86

    Reference book cited says Naiad:

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    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

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    Daveac Active Member

    Thanks much appreciate it
     
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  17. Daveac

    Daveac Active Member

    Thanks another winner much appreciate it
     
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    Daveac Active Member

    Thanks appreciate it
     
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  19. Daveac

    Daveac Active Member

    Thanks again
     
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  20. Daveac

    Daveac Active Member

    Thanks great work much appreciate
     
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