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Antique Art Deco vase, 1920-40, in fine stoneware, Art Nouveau style & chinoiserie decoration
€180
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ProfessionalParis, FranceOn Whoppah since June 2024 • 40 sales
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A very beautiful antique vase, dating from the 1920s-1940s, possibly the mid-1930s. Unsigned, made of fine stoneware (or possibly porcelain), in a style blending Art Nouveau and Chinoiserie. Handcrafted, thrown on the wheel, decorated with a hand-stamped glaze and hand-painted, with glazing only on the interior. It has a bulbous amphora shape resting on a small, slightly raised round base, a narrow neck and a flared spout, and two double handles in the Art Nouveau/Art Deco style. The exterior is unglazed, with a matte beige biscuit texture, decorated with a hand-stamped glaze of dark Payne's blue and floral and geometric motifs of Chinese inspiration, in places resembling a paisley pattern. The petals and leaves are painted in gray/black, while the rims and handles are painted black. The interior is glazed in a metallic brown-black, reminiscent of certain Belgian pieces from the interwar period; the shape of the handles, the material, and the technique suggest European manufacture. The chinoiserie-style decoration is misleading; this is most likely not an Asian piece. This vase was not mass-produced, either industrially or semi-industrially: a slight deformation of the neck reveals that it was handcrafted. An unusual and rare object, highly decorative, probably of Belgian, French, or Dutch origin.
Height 25.5 cm, width 21 cm at the handles, maximum diameter 15-16 cm, diameter at the neck 10 cm, weight approximately 1 kg. Excellent condition, nothing noteworthy, a few small, discreet stains, visible but minimal wear on the interior.
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ConditionVery goodColorsBlue, Creme, BlackMaterialCeramicNumber of items1Height25 cmWidth21 cmDepth15 cm
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ProfessionalParis, FranceOn Whoppah since June 2024 • 40 sales