Keramis, Keramis Boch, Boch Frères - Charles Catteau - Designer : Léon Delfant - Vase - Birds - Creamware - Curated decor

Vase with a highly regarded decoration in Marc Pairon's book.

Neckline outlined by an ochre net: black band girded between an ochre net.
From the neck extends a light blue area bearing two escutcheons with scalloped edges spreading on either side. This area serves as the background for a multitude of stylized fruits, in front of which are positioned, on each face of the vase, a stylized bird with wings spread.

Base outlined by an ochre scalloped zone with a black band.

Material: fine earthenware (faience)
Technique: Molded form. The decoration with printed contours enhanced by ochre slip and filled with matte glazes sky blue, brown, yellow, aqua, orange, black and bottle green on a white background.
Juxtaposition of enamels without a cerne (outline) for anatomical rendering

Atelier: Boch. La Louvière
Shape number: F.299
Decoration number: D1853 and LD in ochre
Signature: LD for Leon Delfant
Marks: BFK: Boch - Frères - Keramis - Made in Belgium
Dimensions: H: 167 - C: 36 - B: 52

Bibliography: Marc Pairon, Art Deco Ceramics Made in Belgium; Charles Catteau, Fondation Charles Catteau, 2006; our vase model referenced in the book on page 382.

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