“Et c’est pour cela, maudite chère enfant gâtée, que je suis maintenant couché à tes pieds”
“And that, my dear, cursed, spoiled child, is why I am now lying at your feet”

 More than mere decoration, ribbons serve a symbolic function: they bind together natural and human forms, acting as poetic intermediaries between the ornamental and the functional. In Art Nouveau, bows and ribbons frequently appear in the hair, clothing, or environments of idealized female figures—often portrayed as muses, femmes fatales, or ethereal embodiments of nature and beauty. The piece has the quality of a mysterious trick, with a monumental blue marble top suspended atop a slender ribbon of metal. It is a gesture of binding, symbolizing the seamless integration of art into daily experience.