A French Art Nouveau patinated bronze iris candlestick by, Jeanne Jozon, depicting a nude woman sitting a top a lily pad gazing towards the iris. It is signed, "J. Jozon” and further impressed and bears the “Salon des Beaux Arts”
circa 1900
References:
"Art Nouveau Sculpture" by Alastair Duncan, page 73.
"Bronzes, Sculptors & Founders: Vol III" by Harold Berman, Abage, Chicago, ©1977 pg.778 no. 2877
"All Color Book of Art Nouveau" by, Geoffrey Warren, ©1971 pg.20 fig. 17
The Art Nouveau Period (1890-1914) is an international movement of architecture and the decorative arts at the turn of the 20th century. It is characterized by non-geometric plant and floral-inspired motifs, as well as highly-stylized, sinuous lines. It was a reaction to mass production and a return to handcraftsmanship and the human imagination. Designers in the movement include Charles Rennie Mackintosh, René Lalique, and Louis Comfort Tiffany,