Daum Frères Hilton Mcconnico “les Nuits Mexicaines” (three Pieces), Circa 1970

A superb toiletry set including a powder compact, a perfume bottle, a lidded box made of glass paste, hand-painted and adorned with a whale-hair knob, designed by designer Hilton McConnico for Daum around 1970

Intense, luminous colors; gold highlights; cactus motif on a cobalt blue background; turquoise base; complete and very rare set; no box

In very good condition. Signed.

Dimensions: (H x D)

Box: 21.5 cm x 15.8 cm

Powder compact:  16.5 cm x 15.9 cm

bottle: 28 cm x 12 cm x 6.3 cm

Hilton McConnico is a multifaceted artist. His work gives rise to narrative installations, objects with unusual designs, expressive graphics, playful words, architectural pieces that play on optical effects and the magic of light… and quite simply, dreams and fantasy.

He has received numerous awards for his design creations. Since 1988, he has created collections for: Arthus Bertrand, Cristalleries de Saint Louis, Daum, Lampes Berger, Point à la ligne, Toulemonde Bochart, Veronese… Some of these, such as Daum’s Cactus collection and Toulemonde Bochart’s Piments rugs, are part of the permanent collections of numerous museums around the world.

Daum, the legendary master glassmaker, has maintained a loving relationship for over a century with the greatest artists of his time, giving their works a second life in crystal and color.

From theÉcole de Nancy, from Art Nouveau to the Decorative Arts, from Majorelle to Dalí, Arman and Hilton McConnico, Daum has never missed a single magical encounter between artistic creation and modern craftsmanship—this ever-evolving marriage of art and craftsmanship.