Clément Massier - Baluster vase - Earthenware - Art Nouveau
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French Art Nouveau baluster vase by Clément Massier, made around 1890–1899 in earthenware with an iridescent lustre glaze and Japonising decoration, signed “C.M Golfe-Juan” on the base, and measuring 25 cm high by 12 cm in diameter.
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Baluster vase by the French ceramist Clément Massier (1844-1917), one of the pioneers of metallic lustre glaze and a key figure in French Art Nouveau ceramics.
The body is entirely covered with a rich Japonisme-inspired decoration: overlapping fan- and cartouche-shaped motifs, lightly in relief, filled with dots, zigzag lines and calligraphic symbols, on a ground of fine scrolls. The iridescent lustre glaze shifts in gold, ochre, pink, green and brown and changes strongly with the light. A fine example of the influence of Japonisme on French ceramics around 1900.
Signed on the underside in lustre: "C.M Golfe-Juan", with remnants of an old label.
Dimensions: height 25 cm, diameter 12 cm
Dating: ca. 1890-1900
Condition: good, appropriate for age. Some small glaze flakes on the top edge of the rim. Unglazed foot rim with signs of wear. Remnants of an old label on the underside. No cracks or restorations observed. See photos for a full view.
Carefully packaged and insured for shipment.
Baluster vase by the French ceramist Clément Massier (1844-1917), one of the pioneers of metallic lustre glaze and a key figure in French Art Nouveau ceramics.
The body is entirely covered with a rich Japonisme-inspired decoration: overlapping fan- and cartouche-shaped motifs, lightly in relief, filled with dots, zigzag lines and calligraphic symbols, on a ground of fine scrolls. The iridescent lustre glaze shifts in gold, ochre, pink, green and brown and changes strongly with the light. A fine example of the influence of Japonisme on French ceramics around 1900.
Signed on the underside in lustre: "C.M Golfe-Juan", with remnants of an old label.
Dimensions: height 25 cm, diameter 12 cm
Dating: ca. 1890-1900
Condition: good, appropriate for age. Some small glaze flakes on the top edge of the rim. Unglazed foot rim with signs of wear. Remnants of an old label on the underside. No cracks or restorations observed. See photos for a full view.
Carefully packaged and insured for shipment.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Art Nouveau
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
France
Designer/artist/maker
Clément Massier
Material
Earthenware
Style
Art Nouveau
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
25 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
12 cm
Diameter
12 cm
Estimated period
1890-1899
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