Keramis, Keramis Boch, Boch Frères - Charles Catteau - Vase - TANGO - Creamware - Decor: Tango

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Art Deco rhythmically shaped fine earthenware vase by Boch Frères Keramis, designed by Charles Catteau, dating to around 1920, height 22.7 cm, with black BFK monogram and the D.695 Tango decor in black with orange and burgundy accents.

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Description from the seller

Purse-shaped vase

Neck enhanced by a ribbon decorated with a sinuous line with orange and burgundy in the hollows. The space arranged at shoulder level (double sinuous line wrapping orange ovals and with burgundy ovals in the hollows). On the shoulder, five groups of stylized flowers. Three orange drops hang from each group. The lower part of the vase is white except for a black wavy ribbon with burgundy ovals in the hollows at the base.

Material: Fine faience
Technique: Cast form. Decor partly printed by chromolithography (black and yellow) and enhanced with burgundy, orange, mauve, yellow, blue and green paint on a white background under glaze.
Workshop: Boch. La Louvière
Shape number: F.727 in relief
Decoration number: D.695, Tango in black
Dating: About 1920
Marks: Black BFK monogram
Dimensions: H: 228 - C: 60 - B: 82

Bibliography: Marc Pairon, Art Deco Ceramics Made in Belgium; Charles Catteau, Fondation Charles Catteau, 2006, our vase model referenced in the book.

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Purse-shaped vase

Neck enhanced by a ribbon decorated with a sinuous line with orange and burgundy in the hollows. The space arranged at shoulder level (double sinuous line wrapping orange ovals and with burgundy ovals in the hollows). On the shoulder, five groups of stylized flowers. Three orange drops hang from each group. The lower part of the vase is white except for a black wavy ribbon with burgundy ovals in the hollows at the base.

Material: Fine faience
Technique: Cast form. Decor partly printed by chromolithography (black and yellow) and enhanced with burgundy, orange, mauve, yellow, blue and green paint on a white background under glaze.
Workshop: Boch. La Louvière
Shape number: F.727 in relief
Decoration number: D.695, Tango in black
Dating: About 1920
Marks: Black BFK monogram
Dimensions: H: 228 - C: 60 - B: 82

Bibliography: Marc Pairon, Art Deco Ceramics Made in Belgium; Charles Catteau, Fondation Charles Catteau, 2006, our vase model referenced in the book.

IMPORTANT
-See the numerous photos to accurately assess the exact condition of the object.
-You are buying the object in the condition in which it is presented in the photos.

The photos form part of the description
Careful shipping with DPD or UPS or Bpost

Details

Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Decor: Tango
Country of origin
Belgium
Model
TANGO
Designer/artist/maker
Charles Catteau
Material
Creamware
Style
Art Deco
Manufacturer/brand
Boch Frères, Keramis, Keramis Boch
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
22.7 cm
Width
0 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
1920-1930
BelgiumVerified
983
Objects sold
95.45%
Private

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