Alfred Daguet French, 1875-1942
Sea Battle Box,
c. 1905
c. 1905
5.5h x 15.25w x 8.25d inches
Patinated steel, copper, glass cabochons, moonstones, original paper from the Bing Gallery
Signed "AD"
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Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel....
Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using repousse and chasing techniques, Daguet creates dimension and a sense of the ocean depths as well as movement. It’s hard to resist being drawn in for a closer look and to float among Daguet’s dazzling marine life created from copper and colored glass cabochons. The moonstones in particular bring a life to the eyes, as if an expressive pupil was painted underneath.