Maurice Verneuil Peacock Frieze Fish Enamel Plate Art Nouveau Poster 1897
Art Nouveau animal-decoration plate by Maurice Pillard Verneuil: a peacock frieze and an enamel fish plate. Plate 54 from L’animal dans la décoration, 1897.
Description
Captioned 'Paons et pavots' for the peacock-and-poppy frieze above, and 'Grondins, algues et coquilles, plat en émail cloisonné' for the round enamel plate below, this chromolithograph shows peacocks among orange poppies and two fish weaving through red seaweed on blue. Bold jewel tones make it a striking Art Nouveau statement piece.
