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Seashell centerpiece by Claude Victor Boeltz, circa 1970 / 1980

Creator: Claude Victor Boeltz
Offered by: Galerie Canavèse

Description
Seashell, bag holder or centerpiece in gilded bronze and rock crystals.

Biography

Claude Victor Boeltz, France (1937)

Claude-Victor Boeltz, is born in 1937 in Paris. Complete artist (sculpture, painting, foundry, pottery, ironwork), « meilleur ouvrier de France », after many experiences and learning sculpture from Henri Mollens, C.V Boeltz finally focused on working with bronze and semi-precious stones . In the 1960s, he created a foundry in the Loire Valley and received the prize for the youngest craftsman in France. His works are therefore exhibited throughout Europe. He met the sculptor Cesar in 1970, his work inspires this creation called “exploded bronze” (explosion of molten bronze).
He collaborated with great jewelers including Cartier, and sold his creations in an art gallery located Faubourg St Honoré in Paris. He left for the United States in the 1980s and worked for famous palaces in Dallas.

More Information

Documentation:	Certificate of Authenticity
Origin:	France
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Gilded bronze, rock crystals
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1970/1980
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Patterns:	Modern
Incollect Reference #:	705629

Dimensions

W.	15.75 in;	H.	9.06 in;	D.	11.81 in;
W.	40 cm;	H.	23 cm;	D.	30 cm;

Message from Seller:

Catherine Canavese is an expert from the "Compagnie Nationale des Experts." She is an astute antique dealer and offers to connoisseurs, dealers and private customers a curated selection of objects, furniture, sculptures, lamps and decorative elements of the XIXth up to the XXIth century, all original and of the best quality. The gallery has been in operation since 2001.