Jean Dunand, *A Vase*, circa 1925

Jean Dunand, A Vase, circa 1925

Christie’s catalogues this signed Jean Dunand vase as circa 1925, made of lacquered metal inlaid with eggshell; its place of manufacture is not specified, so it cannot be verified from this record.^[1][2][3][4] Two formal details are bold geometric eggshell motifs and their white-on-black contrast.^[5] Interpretation: the contrast of refined surface ornament with a metal body suggests how Art Deco could pair precise craft with machine-age elegance. The catalogue does not document this vase’s making technique or workshop labor; analysis of a different Dunand panel cannot establish either for this object.^[6]