A large brass Armand Bargas signed Art Nouveau era button featuring a woman’s head in profile against a sky with a star and flying bats. This is one of a series of four subjects representing the progression of a day through dawn (Aurore), day (Jour), dusk (Crepuscule), and night (Nuit). Nuit is shown BBB PL 232-5. Brass wire loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#299 Verbal Crepuscule Bargas
December 28, 2022
#300 Hey Diddle Diddle
December 28, 2022
Characters from the nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle” decorate this large ceramic jasperware. Here is the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumping over the moon, the little dog laughing, and the dish running away. Signed “Shirley” (for Shirley Shaw) and dated ‘93. Self shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.
#282 Kewpie Triplets on Shell and Celluloid
December 28, 2022
Brass Kewpie doll triplets decorate a lustrous pearl disc which is mounted on a black celluloid wafer. Kewpie dolls were first conceived as a baby cupid character in a comic strip by Rose O’Neill published in 1909. The first bisque dolls were produced in Germany, in 1912. Brass loop shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.
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#297 Dancers Under the Moonlight
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