Artichaut - Pierre D'Avesn, France circa 1930, the molded
glass with a matt and polished finish, fitted with the original
nickel-plated bronze lamp fitting.
Because the glass is not drilled, the vase can be used as either
a decorative item or a lamp base.
Pierre D'Avesn (1901-1990)
Pierre D'Avesn (Pierre Girre) worked for Lalique from the age of
fourteen designing the famous "Serpent" and "Tourbillons" vases
before he was employed by Daum to design and supervise production of
the Croismare Glassworks near Luneville which Daum took over in 1927
and renamed Verreries D'Art Lorrain. The purpose of buying this
factory was to compete with Lalique and others for the lucrative
market of Department Stores and large-scale retailers, particularly
in the USA. Art glass produced by Daum for this market, either at
the Lorrain glassworks or another one called "Verreries de
Belle-Etoile" was signed either "P D'Avesn" or "Lorrain" or "Val"
(company initials), or "Verreries de Belle-Etoile" (if it came from
the other factory). Antonin Daum died in 1930, leaving the factory
to be run by the second generation of Daum nephews. Pierre D'Avesn
stayed with the firm until Daum closed their Lorrain factory in 1932
due to the slump in the US market and the impact on art glass sales
caused by the depression. He then went on to manage Verlys in the
late 1930's.
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