Lot 75: Gustave-Joseph Cheret (French, 1838-1894), "Nymph with Dragonflies",

Gustave-Joseph Cheret (French, 1838-1894), "Nymph with Dragonflies", c. 1900, signed and numbered "27", in the form of an ormolu vanity tray cast by Eugene Soleau, depicting a half-submerged nymph with two dragonflies, lg. 9 1/4 in.
Note: For a similar example in stoneware, see Fleming and Honour, The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts, London, 1989, page 181, illustrated.