Lot 399

Brevets J. L. Reutter / René Fontayne

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An exquisite and very ornamental table clock according to J. L. Reutter's patent in a late Art Nouveau glass case, signed by René Fontayne

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This very rare table clock has a high rectangular body, rounded at the top, of opalescent, light green tinted glass with naturalistic floral decoration in the late Art Nouveau style. On the side is the signature "René Fontayne, France".

René Fontayne (1891-1952), was a French painter and illustrator. He graduated from the École Municipale des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes in 1910, and in 1912 went to Paris on a national scholarship to further his talent as a painter and decorative artist.
His several watercolours reveal a sensitive study of light. Fontayne was also a recognised interior designer, fully involved in the Art Deco movement launched at Paris's Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs of 1925. Fontayne won the competition to design the décor of the National Pavilion for "Mobilier et des Ensembles Mobiliers" (Furniture and Furniture Sets). Fontayne exhibited, on the stand of the Barbès Gallery, which represented the artist, the complete décor of a Salon-Boudoir in a harmonious pale-green hue.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Fontayne, as of 03/18/2022.