Charles Théodore Perron (1862-1934) Art Nouveau Table Mirror, Circa 1900

Large Art Nouveau mirror forming a pocket emptier decorated with two women, leaves and flowers in pewter, signed Ch. PERRON. Work carried out around 1900. Biography: Charles Théodore PERRON 1862/1934 Charles Théodore Perron, born in Paris 10th on October 16, 1862 and died in Bourg-la-Reine on December 18, 1934, is a French sculptor. A student of Falguière, Roy and Louis-Auguste Hiolin, active in Paris, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes français from 1895. He obtained an honorable mention in 1896 and subsequently received a third class medal in 1897, a second class medal in 1899 and an honorable mention in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition. He was awarded a first-class medal at the 1910 exhibition and participated in the Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition in 1912. His studio was located at 35 rue Humboldt from 1895 to 1905, 16 boulevard Saint Jacques in 1907 and 6 rue Dareau in 1912. In 1905, he was mentioned at the Salon des artistes français, at the same address, 35 rue Humboldt, who presented a portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne at the salon. His most famous work, L'épave, a marble statue inspired by a poem by François Coppée, was exhibited at the Salon in 1897. He also produced Espieglerie, a marble statue, and Surprise, a bronze group, both sent to the Salon of 1899. Finally, numerous decorative groups inspired by the Art Nouveau spirit. Museums: Dunkirk: Rêve Poitiers: Bust of Béhanzin Aurillac: Playfulness Source Bénézitet Dictionary of Sculptors – 19th Century Bronze - Pierre Kjelberg – Editions de l’amateur