JEAN AUGUSTE DAMPT 1883-1946 (Sculptor)
Art Nouveau Stick Pin
Gold, enamel & emerald

Signed verso: ‘J.DAMPT’
The pin stamped with French assay mark & ‘CR’ for Charles Rivaud, maker
Length: 7.6cm Width: 1.9cm. French. Circa 1898. Fitted case

Literature: cf. Bijouterie Francais au XIX Siecle, Henri Vever, Vol. 3, Paris 1908, page 1048, 1055, 1276

Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic, Victor Arwas, 2002, page 28, 107, 231, 319, 375, 610
Dampt sculpted busts, plaster & ivory, including the statue of the composer

Bizet in the foyer of the Opera-Comique in Paris.

As a member of the Groupe des Cinq he designed several pieces of carved wood furniture.

He created the sensual statue of the Knight Raymondin in full armour embracing the diaphanously clad ivory body of his beloved.
His awards included a Gold Medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle & he was made

Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur in 1889, Officer in 1900 & Commandeur in 1926