Pierre D'Avesn Art Deco vase and bowl in orange glass

Pierre d'Avesn Art Deco Star Vase or Bowl. Rare flamboyant orange, molded pressed glass vase or bowl attributed to the French sculptor and glassmaker Pierre d'Avesn. ** This piece was created while he was working for Daum. *** The exterior is opaque, the interior shiny. Shine a light on the vase and it reveals superb reflections. The width is 29 cm, height 13 cm. Weight 1.868 kg. Rare and minute traces of use that blend into the mass. *** to find out more. "Pierre d'Avesn, real name Pierre Girre, Saint Germain-en-Laye 1901 - Paris 1990. Pierre d'Avesn was a student of François Decorchemont at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. He was hired by Lalique, where he remained for 10 years. He worked at Daum between 1930 and 1936, where he developed the production of molded pressed glass in the Lorrain Nancy signed production department. He joined the Verlys company in 1937 in the holophane glass department at the Andelys glassworks. After 1945, he worked at the Choisy-le-Roi crystal factory, where he reissued old models and created new ones. He remained there until his retirement in 1984. Considered one of the last elite glassmakers of the Art Deco era, he died in Paris at the age of 90. " Absence of signature, confirmation that d'Avesn did not sign all of his creations. *** Expert's note. "Pierre d'Avesn's creations are not all signed. Some were signed in ink (which fades over time) some are signed or not, others are never signed especially when he was a designer employed by other glassmakers. " However at the time of the art deco of this vase, he was a designer for Daum.