CHRISTIAN FJERDINGSTAD (1891-1968) & CHRISTOFLE - GALLIA - Lot 211

CHRISTIAN FJERDINGSTAD (1891-1968) & CHRISTOFLE - GALLIA (ÉDITEUR) Silver-plated metal pitcher, model created circa 1930-1935, with ovoid body with four bulging ribs, tubular neck with small pouring spout and detached side handle recessed on four-lobed heel (scratches, small dents). Inscribed on the body "Automobile Club de l'Oranie - IIe course de côte automobile du Murdjadjo, 1957" (Algeria). Marked Gallia, numbered 5885 and maker's mark on reverse. A silver-plated metal pitcher, model created circa 1930-1935, with ovoid body with four bulging ribs, tubular neck with small pouring spout and detached side handle recessed on four-lobed heel (scratches, small teeth). Inscribed on the body "Automobile Club de l'Oranie - IIe course de côte automobile du Murdjadjo, 1957" (Algeria). Marked Gallia, numbered 5885 and maker's mark on reverse. H 21 cm - H 8 1/4 in. BIBLIOGRAPHY : - Collectif, "Amber and Silver. Christian Fjerdingstad, un orfèvre danois de l'Art Déco", Éditions d'Art Somogy, Paris, 1999, p. 27 for a reproduction of our model without inscription. - Céline & Fabien Mathivet, "Christian Fjerdingstad, Maître Orfèvre de l'Art Déco", Galerie Mathivet, Paris, 2011, p. 23 for a reproduction of our model without inscription.