A lighter color palette graces all-new public spaces, accented with crisp white millwork, Italian glass chandeliers, bespoke glass artwork and stunning verre
eglomise walls.
4 The Nelia
Eglomise Chest by Safavieh Couture defines heirloom glam style.
In her hand-painted rings and earrings, which, in the past collection, used a mother-of-pearl base, this time around, Wynn Wynn utilizes the reverse glass painting technique, verre
eglomise.
Verre
eglomise expert Miriam Ellner has created a gilded wall painting, while furniture-maker Katie Stout contributed a light sculpture.
Though his technique traces back to the 14th century, Christopher Martin's approach to "Verre
Eglomise" is entirely modern.
4| The modern alchemy at John Richard creates a 12-drawer chest in aged
eglomise finish with antique gold leaf accents and brass loop hardware ($5,430).
The beaded and velvet trees work to accentuate the
eglomise panel and the antique mantel.
This 210-lot, $15m offering focuses on the work of three of the most significant artists and designers of the period-the superbly crafted furniture of Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933); the refined lacquers of Jean Dunand (1877-1942); and the elegantly stylised drawings, paintings and verre
eglomise panels of Jean Dupas (1882-1964; Fig.
Diminution reduces the triad of the (symbolic) letter, the (iconic) illustration, and the (indexical)gesture to their limit conditions by converting the strangely distancing and fussily ennobling medium of the verre
eglomise into something resembling a prepared slide.
Other items of craftsmanship acquired by the Rooms in 2010 include a table and mirror that incorporate the
eglomise technique, in which reverse-painted glass reflected scenes of allegorical figures from Greco-Roman mythology.
The front of the 41mm watch has Mumtaz hand- painted on a scratch- resistant Verre
Eglomise sapphire; Shah Jahan is on a sapphire crystal at the back.
Although rather grand, the gilding and verre
eglomise glass panels aren't too fussy.