Art Nouveau dog in flamed sandstone Cytère Rambervillers early twentieth century

A sculpture depicting a basset dog, in blue flamed sandstone. Intaglio mark on the reverse rambervillers, france, with the signature of the maison alphonse cytère and the sculptor. Period: early twentieth century. Dimensions: height 16 cm, length 10 cm. Good condition. Ref adequantik2307209. Hired in 1892 at the société anonyme des produits céramiques de rambervillers, alphonse cytère developed a production of artistic sandstone, fascinated by the finesse of jeanménil's soils. He highlights the sandstone by the richness of its enamels, by tones that range from green to purple, by the flammé that illuminates the subject. Friends with joseph mougin and majorelle, a. Cytère is introduced to the great names who led the movement of the school of nancy. Thanks to the signature of prestigious artists, alphonse cytère installs the flamed sandstone of rambervillers in the history of art nouveau.