David GUERON DEGUE (1892-1950), ART DECO PURPLE GLASS VASE, SMALL CHIP ON NECK, 20s, 20th CENTURY. David Gueron (1892 – 1950), of Turkish origin was outstanding successful in personal life and in business. He participated in the First World War fighting at the Western Front, luckily being just wounded and received a pension after he recovered.

He first started producing glass in the 1920s when he opened up “Cristalleries De Compiegne”, a glassworks factory in Compiegne, a city close to Paris, before specializing in luxury glassware. When he started his own artful glass design making “Degue” and was finally appreciated by the public. Gueron decided to focus his efforts mostly on the production of luxury glassware and opened up a second factory, the “Verrerie D’Art Degue” in Paris in 1926.

The start of Second World War put an end of “Verrerie D’Art Degue” and forced Gueron to shut down the factory in 1939. David Gueron left France for the United States during the war period. Glass products signed Degue are today still very valued by lovers of Art Deco style.

Height: 40cm;