Legras & Cie was established by Auguste Jean-Francois Legras in about 1864. By the end of the century it had specialised in acid-etched and enamelled cameo glass inspired by that made by Émile Gallé, France’s leading maker of decorative glass in the fashionable Art Nouveau style. During the first decade of the 1900s Legras & Cie became a major exponent of the École de Nancy (School of Nancy) led by Gallé. The firm produced a wide variety of commercial art-glass, both cameo and painted in enamels, but also made some large high-quality pieces for international exhibitions – only a few of these more elaborate examples have survived. Reference: Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences
A pair of early 20th century Mont Joye (Legras & Cie) cameo cut, gilded and silvered green glass vases of moulded tapering form with everted rims, the crizzled bodies with stylised acorn and oak leaf borders to the shoulders and foot, the bases with gilt factory marks, 33cm high (2)
Sold for £ 1,250 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2017
A LEGRAS & CIE ENAMELLED CAMEO GLASS VASE CIRCA 1900 The opaque milky-beige body overlaid, acid-etched and enamelled with thistles, the decoration with polished surface, signed in cameo Legras and SD for Saint Denis 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
Sold for GBP 1,125 at Christie’s in 2015
Legras & Cie., Saint-Denis für A. Clain & Perrier fils, Paris, H. 31.6 cm. Cased glass, milk crème-white and white, polychromatic fusions. Multiply etched pattern. Pumpkin branches. Signed: C& Po.
Sold For €1,500 at Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH in 2018
A Legras cameo glass lamp and shade, early 20th century the shaded ground decorated with seaweed cameo mark, `Legras’ 42cm.
Sold for 2,160 GBP at Sothebys in 2007
Mont Joye Legras & Cie Glass Claret Jug 11.5”x6”. Art nouveau french enameled cameo glass with blossoming iris flower motif. WMF silverplated mount with figural berry finial. Unmarked. Excellent condition with polish residue.
Sold For $275 at MBA Seattle Auction in 2017
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