“La Musique” — Signed Art Nouveau Bronze Medal by Adolphe Rivet, French comings-soon A stunning statement piece

A stunning statement piece

Beautiful antique mother of pearl and abalone shell box

This piece was acquired in Paris

The fan opens and closes smoothly and remains in excellent vintage condition

“La Musique” — Signed Art Nouveau Bronze Medal by Adolphe Rivet, French comings-soon A stunning statement pieceA struck bronze art medal depicting the allegory of Music as a robed maiden in profile, cradling a classical lyre against a palm frond, inscribed LA MUSIQUE and signed A. Rivet in the field. Adolphe Rivet (b. Prigueux, 1855) was a Paris Mint medalist, and this same model is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A beautifully modeled Belle poque bronze with a warm honey patina the kind of small sculptural object that reads instantly