Stand for water lilies in Art Nouveau style, patinated brass/bronze.

Bowl on a foot with a scalloped edge, adorned with water lilies and sinuous relief stems, in the Art Nouveau style. Beautiful greenish-brown patina. Copper alloy (brass or bronze), sonorous and solid. Hollow foot cast in sand, assembled to the bowl by a fine weld. Diameter 20 cm, height 17.5 cm. No hallmark or signature. Condition: very good condition, see photos for details. This model, or very similar pieces, circulate with different attributions: France, around 1910, Art Nouveau: this is how some antique dealers present examples of the same size. Japan, Taisho period (around 1900-1920): this is the attribution given to bowls of a similar shape, larger, by a gallery and online sellers. Mine would then be a reduction of this type of model. India (brass workshops of the Moradabad type): early century production.