Boch Frères - Raymond Chevalier - Vase - 1476 - Creamware - Boch Pitcher Vase

This large earthenware pitcher or handled vase is a production from the famous Belgian manufacturer Boch Frères La Louvière, made during the artistic direction period of Raymond Chevalier. This piece features a glossy black background adorned with a hand-painted floral decoration consisting of large daisies in shades of light blue, sky blue, and white, enhanced with gilded centers, sinuous gilded stems, and small stylized berries. The object is characterized by a substantial side handle with a double circular openwork design, entirely covered with brilliant gilding, echoing the gilded border that outlines the scalloped neck. The base bears the shape number 1475 impressed into the clay. The dimensions of this piece include a height of 22 centimeters, a neck diameter of 9.5 centimeters, and a total width of 21 centimeters including the handle. Its individual weight is 1250 grams. Regarding its condition of conservation, this pitcher is in excellent overall condition, showing its age through very light losses of gilding localized on the upper part of the handle.