Boch Frères - Table service (6) - Golden bird - Creamware - Service Boch

This exceptionally rare and complete earthenware vanity set from the famous Belgian manufacture Boch Frères La Louvière is an outstanding example of Art Deco craftsmanship, created in the late 1920s under the artistic direction of the iconic designer Charles Catteau. Historically designed to adorn the daily beauty rituals of haute bourgeoisie during the interwar period, this service features the prestigious pattern F.891 named Golden Bird, a highly sought-after motif with a Japonisme-inspired aesthetic. On a marbled powder-blue and celadon glazed background, a meticulous hand-painted design depicts stylized birds of paradise in full flight amid cobalt blue floral scrolls and elegant foliage richly enhanced with fine gold. The entire set weighs a substantial 2,600 grams, testifying to the density and quality of the manufacture’s earthenware. The service consists of six coordinated pieces in remarkable condition, guaranteed to be free of any cracks, chips, or chips on the earthenware surface. The first piece is an elegant ewer with a slender silhouette, featuring a flared neck and a majestic handle gilded in fine gold, weighing 750 grams, with a height of 21 centimeters, a belly width of 12 centimeters, and a neck diameter of 6 centimeters, showing slight loss of shine on the handle due to age. The second item is a large ovoid vase with two stylized ear-like handles applied to the shoulder, weighing 600 grams with a height of 16 centimeters, a belly diameter of 13 centimeters, and a neck opening of 55 millimeters, showing discreet loss of gilding at the neck. The third piece is a similar vase of smaller size, weighing 500 grams with a height of 15 centimeters, a belly diameter of 10 centimeters, and a neck diameter of 6 centimeters, remaining in perfect condition. The fourth item is a soliflore vase with a cylindrical neck ringed with gold twice, weighing 350 grams with a height of 15.5 centimeters, a belly diameter of 10.5 centimeters, and a neck opening of 6 centimeters, marked with the shape number 1983. The fifth element is a circular bonbonnière or powder box with its lid crowned by a gilded finial, weighing 300 grams with a height of about 8 centimeters, a diameter of 11.5 centimeters, and bearing the mold reference 1251. Finally, the sixth and last piece completing this collector’s lot is a charming finger bowl or tripodal dish with a fluted edge, weighing 100 grams with a diameter of 11.5 centimeters and a height of 3.5 centimeters, showing only minor gilding wear along its wavy rims. An absolute rarity to assemble all the elements of this interwar art service with imperial gilding.