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Lot n° 154
Estimation :
200 - 400
EUR
DAUM in Nancy - Lot 154
DAUM in Nancy
L'Oiseau blessé d'une flèche.
Miniature two-handled frosted glass vase with polychrome enamel decoration and gold highlights, based on a fable by Jean de la Fontaine.
Lorraine Cross signature below.
(very slight loss of gilding).
Height: 4.5 cm
Note: This miniature vase is part of a series illustrated after the fables of Jean de la Fontaine. Our version refers to "L'Oiseau blessé d'une flèche" (The bird wounded by an arrow):
Mortally wounded by a feathered arrow,
A bird lamented his sad fate,
And said, as he suffered more pain:
Must we contribute to our own misfortune!
Cruel humans! You draw from our wings
To make these mortal machines fly.
But don't scoff, you merciless spawn:
Often a fate like ours befalls you.
Of Japet's children, one half always
Will provide weapons for the other.
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