Edmond Etling

Edmond Laurent Etling (23 June 1878 – 24 October 1918) was a French art dealer, gallery owner, designer, and a manufacturer of high-quality decorative objects made of bronze, ceramics and art glass in the Art Deco style.

He owned La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling (English: Edmond Etling Limited Company) for manufacturing, his foundry was named Edmond Etling & Cie, and sometimes the products are referred to as "Etling Glass". His gallery, Galerie Béranger, was located in Paris, however there are discrepancies on the exact address.

Biography

Etling was born in Paris, 11, rue des Halles (1st district), the son of Cerf Etling and Valerie Dreyfus. manufactured decorative object and commissioned sculptors and artists, including Georges Béal, Demétre Chiparus, Raymonde Guerbe, and André Vincent Becquerel.

Etling is known for light blue opalescent objects such as plates and bowls, which were also produced in gray and frosted glass.

In 1910, Etling was awarded the diplome d'honneur at Brussels International (1910). He died a few days later in Paris, 11th arrondissement, on the 24 October 1918.

In the 1970s, the Manufacture Royale de Porcelaine de Sèvres reproduced some Etling designs, particularly the female nudes.