old double-sided hand-held mirror Henri Auguste SOLIÉ 1900

Magnificent old double-sided hand mirror by henri auguste solié parisian goldsmith jeweler. In unidentified metal, rather yellow, in places it tends towards silver. Beveled shrinking mirror, small defects on the inner side edge. The reflected image is shrunk so that the entire face is visible on the mirror. Finely worked and decorated with several decorative elements (a quiver, ribbons, a bread apple, buds). We can see a small inscription on the fixing ring and the appearance of a punch, visible in the zoom photos. Original case monogrammed ab and decorated with a crown. It is in very good condition, in leather, velvet and silk. Mirror dimensions: 19.5 × 7 cm glass dimensions approximately 6 X 9 cm case dimensions: 22.5 × 11 × 3 cm a little more about the jeweler who made this little marvel: one of the great jewelers to adopt the art nouveau genre, henri-auguste solié had his workshop set up at 75 rue de faubourg-saint-honoré in paris, using the organic themes of the movement and merging them with the female form. He exhibited at the paris international exhibition of 1900. • little is known about him, he is cited in the vever but nothing specific about his career. He is a uniquely talented jeweler. Her jewelry is characteristic of the art nouveau period, with motifs of flowers, foliage and stylized ornaments. This jeweler is notably referenced in the works: “dictionnaire international du bijou” and h.vever “french jewelry in the 19th century”.