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Chinese decorative bonsai, flowers and foliage in cut hard stones (agate, jade, etc.), cloisonné bronze pot decorated with flowers and fruits, metal branches (covered with green threads) and boiled cardboard trunk, with the label of the store "Au Vase Etrusque" underneath, from the late 19th-early 20th centuries.
This bonsai is in good condition and is of remarkable quality, it is very decorative.
Please note: micro-scratches, light dirt and slight wear and tear, see photos.
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* Louis Damon (1860-1947) became the owner of the store "Au Vase Etrusque" at 20 rue Malesherbes in Paris in 1887 at the age of 27. A great creative, he had a decoration workshop and made his own models to resell them. In 1889, the Daum Brothers entrusted him with the finishing of Berluze vases with long handles. They worked on them in his workshop by finely engraving them with a wheel in cameo or intaglio with plant ornaments that he himself designed in an Art Nouveau style. He also distributed a range of glassware at Vallerysthal, Portieux and Baccarat. Rewarded in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 with a silver medal, he joined forces with his brother-in-law Delente. He then signed Damon and Delente/Au Vase Etrusque. In the 1920s, the store was transferred to 4 avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie in Paris. It became Etablissements Damon with workshops located at 13 rue Verniquet in Paris, producing electrical appliances and stained glass art. Louis Damon's creations between 1889 and 1905 were signed LDamon, LDamon/Parus or DAMON/PARIS sometimes followed by the address 20, bd Malesherbes.
