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Since Erté's bowls were primarily designed as centerpieces for tables, it is appropriate to discuss them after candlesticks and candelabras. The Fruit of Life bowl is a quintessential Erte object embodying whimsy, beauty and adoration. Additionally, this piece is all original bronze work of art having been cast using the lost wax process at the same foundry Erte uses to cast his sculpture.


Flora Vase

For Erté woman in all of her marvelous forms and shapes is the Fruit of Life. In this adoration of woman's form and beauty,
Erte again shows his whimsy by the derriere shape of the bowl. Functionally, it is designed to hold fruit or dried flowers. The beauty derives not only front its novel shape, but also from tile composition. The woman's face and imaginative hat are perfectly, proportioned so that the overall design is inviting and seductive. Lastly, note the accent points that have been polished to give the piece movement and energy. Fruit of Life is mounted on a rotating base which makes it easy to view all perspectives of the piece. Fill it with fruit or place it as a centerpiece on your dining room table. This display of good taste will result In marvelous conversations about Erté art and collecting. Enjoy it!

Ocean Bowl

The Ocean bowl suite is one of Erté's most impressive achievement in objects of art. Who else but this remarkable genius could have conceived such perfection?

Using bowls as metaphors for earth, Erté has fantasized a myth of the story of creation. The god and goddess of the oceans are depicted by Erté as a male (Adam) in Ocean 1, and as a female (Eve) in Ocean II. Just as life emerged from water, these mythical figures emerge with their stylized attendants that provide a repetitive motif for the bowls.


Ocean Bowl

The waves of the ocean are illustrated by the scalloped sides of the bowl. The decorative design on the outside of both Ocean 1 and 11 present Erté's view of sea vegetation. The seven heads on Ocean II represent the seven seas of the world.
For Erte there is more to these pieces than his myth of creation. For him the ocean is a great source of energy. As many collectors know, he lives In Paris during the spring and fall, in Barbados in the winter and in Majorca in the summer. As he recently wrote: "The sea has always been a wonderful inspiration for me I can't live without seeing the ocean for a long time. Every year, I spend two months In Barbados and two months in Majorca, and my best ideas are born in these two places."

Eve Bowl

The Ocean suite, with accompanying Erté candlesticks, makes the most interesting conversation piece during a dinner party. The beauty rarity and quality of these pieces give the owner excellent value and infinite pleasure.

Flower Among Flowers is a historic first. This is the first Erte howl ever made in crystal. While Erté has designed many crystal objects of art, only a few of them have been made at this time due to the prohibitive cost of manufacturing fine crystal. 'lo make the first Flower Among Flowers bowl prototype, it cost the publisher over $25,000!


Ocean Bowl

After discussing the complexity of Erte designs for crystal, I selected one of the three top French cristalleries (founded in 1725), Crystal de Sevres, to do the piece. It is a collaboration of the best with the best.

Erté has always been inspired by women and Nature. Flower (woman) Among Flowers (Nature) combines his loves in a very special way. She is the quintessential Erté woman - sophisticated and elegant. She has lived life to its fullest and enjoyed it all! She is what every woman aspires to be and what every man admires.

Erté has designed Flower Among Flowers especially for this collection. Its sensuous shape coupled with the softness of the frosted glass suggests the best of the art nouveau period. The stylized flowers, in contrast, suggest art deco. In short, this crystal bowl combines the best of both artistic styles.

In evaluating any crystal, please remember to consider light, weight and time. The magic of crystal lies in how it reflects and refracts light aid how light shines through the piece. The design, the frosting and the polishing all interact to allow the artist to sculpt with light. Clear crystal, with alternating frosted and polished surfaces, creates the most magic. Artificial lighting is critical when natural lighting is unavailable. A beautiful black marble base and light source of halogen have been specially made for this piece.

Flowers is a very heavy piece and its weight is important. The heavier the crystal, the more difficult it is to make it flawless. (The rejection rate goes in geometrically as you add volume because of the increased probability that an imperfection will appear.)

Apollo Bowl

Fine crystal bears all interesting relationship to time. Important crystal is timeless because its design is independent of a particular period. Like the medium itself, Erté's designs are not fashionable rather they are stylish. Fashion changes; style is forever. The acquisition of other major piece of art crystal by Erté has a greater impact on most people than all other object of art.

The mixing of crystal and other media is very appealing. In the case of Flowers, Erte leas mixed silver, crystal and marble to a fine art. The silver lid and ring, handmade by a Versailles jeweler, add a clean finishing touch to the piece.

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