Pair Of Still Lifes With Bouquets Of Flowers, Watercolors, 18th Century

Exquisite watercolors, each depicting an opulent bouquet of flowers of various varieties (tulips, peonies, poppies, etc.) arranged in a vase resting on a table. Particular attention is paid to the rendering of the flowers as well as the small details completing the compositions, such as pomegranates, insects, and brocade.

An inscription, surmounted by a label bearing a number composed of the initials EM and a motto, appears on the back of each work:

“Eugène Marquet Collection / (1st series - Drawings and Watercolors) / No. 21 / Flowers and Insects / 18th-century watercolor / of great finesse / Anonymous / See No. 22 / which forms a pair”
“Eugène Marquet Collection / (1st series - Drawings and Watercolors) / No. 22 / Flowers / 18th-century watercolor / very finely executed / unsigned / See No. 21 / which forms a pair”

Eugène Marquet (1864-?) was a French architect trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. Based in Monaco, he notably participated in the Universal Exhibition of 1900. The year of his death is unknown, but he was still listed in the 1931 directory of the Society of Government-Certified Architects as an honorary member.

Good condition.
18th century.

Dimensions:
Framed: 31.5 x 26 cm
Image size: 21 x 17 cm

480€ for the pair