MAURICE BOUVAL ART NOUVEAU FEMALE NUDE HAND MIRROR 1900

Maurice Bouval
French, 1863-1916
C1900 Miroir Art Nouveau Avec Jeune Fille Nue or Nude Female Maiden Hand Mirror
Signed: M. Bouval - E. Colin & Cie/Paris
Patinated Dore bronze
12.5 In. Length x 6 In. Width.

Condition report: Very good to excellent condition; minor patina loss throughout, rubs to the high point(s), Dust inside crevices: Carbon spot(s) Mercury oxidation to mirror, Minor chip to mirror. Otherwise excellent.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York;
By descent to the present owner.

ARTIST BIO:
French sculptor (1863 Toulouse to 1916), was a student of the painter and sculptor Alexandre Falguière, active as an artist from 1880-1914, in addition to his works in bronze he also designed models for terracotta figures for the Goldscheider company as well as their company logo 'Sculpture', which was used between 1900-1920, was a member of the Société des Artistes Français and exhibited the works 'Vamireh en chasse' and 'Les Raisins' at their Salon in 1895 as well as at the World's Fair in Paris in 1900

Very good to excellent condition; minor patina loss throughout, rubs to the high point(s), Dust inside crevices: Carbon spot(s) Mercury oxidation to mirror, Minor chip to mirror. Otherwise excellent.