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LONGWY Manufacture, Earthenware dish decorated with a tennis player

This bowl with a tennis player decoration was made around 1950 by the Longwy Enamels factory for the Metz Railway Workers’ Sports Association. It is probably a prize intended for the winner of a tennis competition. The center of the bowl is occupied by a tennis player depicted in action, at the edge of a court, about to return the ball coming towards his racket, which he keeps his eyes fixed on. The spectator stands where his opponent should be, thus in the place of the athlete, which includes them in the scene and gives the composition a striking directness. The 20th century saw the association of art and sport reach new heights. On one hand, sport became a popular subject in the art world; on the other hand, sports competition organizers were inclined to commission artistic objects to award to athletes. This bowl is an emblematic example of this trend.

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14 m² lot of Point de Hongrie parquet flooring

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Pair of Cast Iron Andirons "Yanou and Yanetto", Folk Art, 19th Century

Charming pair of cast iron andirons featuring a stylized peasant couple, typical of 19th-century French folk art. Each andiron is topped with a naively sculpted bust: one shows a man wearing a beret, named “YANOU”, the other a woman in a traditional headscarf, named “YANETTO”. Their names are inscribed in raised letters within a heart placed at the center of the scrollwork base. The rustic style and expressive faces suggest regional craftsmanship, likely from Southern France or the Alpine regions. These functional fireplace tools also carry a strong symbolic meaning, celebrating the couple and the home. Aged patina, signs of use.