Keramis, Keramis Boch, Boch Frères - Charles Catteau - Designer : Léon Delfant - Vase - Birds - Creamware - Curated decor
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This Belgian Art Deco faience vase by Boch Frères Keramis, designed by Léon Delfant, features five stylised birds in flight and dates from around 1928.
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Description from the seller
Vase with a decoration highly regarded in Marc Pairon's book.
On the body, a frieze of five stylized birds in flight and juxtaposed. The neck enhanced with a beige net and a frieze of alternating empty blue semicircles with solid beige semicircles. The base enhanced with a beige net and a beige wavy line.
Material: Fine faience
Technique: Molded form. Decor with outlines printed and enhanced with beige slip and filled with matte glazes blue, brown and beige on a white-yellow background. Interior glazed brown.
Workshop: Boch. La Louvière
Shape number: 894 (recessed)
Decoration number: D.1366 and L in blue
Dating: Around 1928
Marks: Blue rectangular stamp: wolf design – Boch Frères – Keramis – Made in Belgium
Signature: LD for Léon Delfant
Dimensions: H: 183 - D: 99 - W: 112
Bibliography: Marc Pairon, Art Deco Ceramics Made in Belgium; Charles Catteau, Fondation Charles Catteau, 2006, our vase model referenced in the book on pages 400 and 401.
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- See the numerous photos to really assess the exact condition of the object.
- You are buying the object in the condition it is presented in the photos.
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Vase with a decoration highly regarded in Marc Pairon's book.
On the body, a frieze of five stylized birds in flight and juxtaposed. The neck enhanced with a beige net and a frieze of alternating empty blue semicircles with solid beige semicircles. The base enhanced with a beige net and a beige wavy line.
Material: Fine faience
Technique: Molded form. Decor with outlines printed and enhanced with beige slip and filled with matte glazes blue, brown and beige on a white-yellow background. Interior glazed brown.
Workshop: Boch. La Louvière
Shape number: 894 (recessed)
Decoration number: D.1366 and L in blue
Dating: Around 1928
Marks: Blue rectangular stamp: wolf design – Boch Frères – Keramis – Made in Belgium
Signature: LD for Léon Delfant
Dimensions: H: 183 - D: 99 - W: 112
Bibliography: Marc Pairon, Art Deco Ceramics Made in Belgium; Charles Catteau, Fondation Charles Catteau, 2006, our vase model referenced in the book on pages 400 and 401.
IMPORTANT
- See the numerous photos to really assess the exact condition of the object.
- You are buying the object in the condition it is presented in the photos.
Photos are part of the description
Careful shipping with insurance via DPD or Bpost or UPS.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
Curated decor
Country of origin
Belgium
Model
Birds
Designer/artist/maker
Charles Catteau - Designer : Léon Delfant
Material
Creamware
Style
Art Deco
Manufacturer/brand
Boch Frères, Keramis, Keramis Boch
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
18 cm
Width
0 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
1920-1930
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