Antoine Rollet "Peacock" Table Lamp

$35,000
This etched and enameled cameo glass lamp shade by Antoine Rollet is richly decorated with a lyrical motif of butterflies and dragonflies in flight. The artist’s masterful technique combines interior enamel with exterior gilding to create a shimmering interplay of light and color—the enamel applied to the inner surface glows softly through the translucent glass, while the gilt outlines on the exterior emphasize the delicate veining of wings and the rhythmic patterning of the design. The shade is mounted on an elaborate base sculpted as a peacock bust, its head held high and feathers fanned in a graceful arc. The bird’s plumage and tail are embellished with blue and green enamel cabochons, suggesting the jeweled iridescence of real feathers and uniting the naturalistic and ornamental elements of the piece in a harmonious composition.
Category: Decorative Arts Lighting New Acquisitions
Product Details

Item #: YEL-22179
Artist: Antoine Rollet
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 21" height, 10" width, 13" depth.
Materials: Enameled Glass, Bronze
Signed: base signed “France France A.R”.
Literature: Arwas, Victor. 2002. Art Nouveau : The French Aesthetic. London: Andreas Papadakis. p. 280 (Base pictured on) Duncan, Alastair. 1978. Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting. New York: Simon and Schuster. no. I.

Item #: YEL-22179
Artist: Antoine Rollet
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 21" height, 10" width, 13" depth.
Materials: Enameled Glass, Bronze
Signed: base signed “France France A.R”.
Literature: Arwas, Victor. 2002. Art Nouveau : The French Aesthetic. London: Andreas Papadakis. p. 280 (Base pictured on) Duncan, Alastair. 1978. Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting. New York: Simon and Schuster. no. I.

Curator's Notes
Peacocks held a central symbolic role in Art Nouveau, embodying opulence, sensuality, and nature’s exquisite ornamentation. Their iridescent plumage, with its rhythmic repetition of eyespots, perfectly suited the movement’s love of sinuous lines and organic patterns. Artists and designers adopted the bird as both motif and metaphor, suggesting beauty, pride, and artistic refinement. In architecture, interiors, and decorative arts, the peacock’s form became a visual shorthand for the elegance and flourishing creativity of the era.
Peacocks held a central symbolic role in Art Nouveau, embodying opulence, sensuality, and nature’s exquisite ornamentation. Their iridescent plumage, with its rhythmic repetition of eyespots, perfectly suited the movement’s love of sinuous lines and organic patterns. Artists and designers adopted the bird as both motif and metaphor, suggesting beauty, pride, and artistic refinement. In architecture, interiors, and decorative arts, the peacock’s form became a visual shorthand for the elegance and flourishing creativity of the era.
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