Amalric Walter

AMALRIC WALTER (Sèvres, 1870 - Lury-sur-Arnon, 1959).
Bombonera, ca.1920.
In glass paste.
Signed on one side "A. Walter-Nancy".
Measurements: 16 x 18 x 13 cm.
Amalric Walter was a French ceramist and glassmaker who became known primarily for his art glass "Pâte de verre". This is the result of a glass created by a technique in which the ground glass is converted into paste and modeled as a glass or a figure, and then trace the design by carving. The glass created by this method was known in ancient times and revived in France in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Henri Bergé was a decorator and illustrator of Art Nouveau and the French École de Nancy. He was a student of Jules Larcher at the École des Beaux-Arts de Nancy and completed his training at the Compagnie française du cristal Daum. In that company he made an impact as a decorator in glass and stained glass by introducing a new style and concept in floral, pastoral and other motifs inspired by nature. He is the author, among others, of the stained glass windows of the Cure d'air Trianon de Malzéville. As an illustrator, he made several works such as posters, advertising posters, such as those of the Maison d'art de Lorraine.