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Ceramic Albarello Vase, Guertes Sevilla Workshop, Cobalt Blue Floral Decoration and Olive Highlights
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The shape speaks volumes even before one looks at the decoration. The albarello, this cylindrical vase with a flared neck and a distinct waist, is one of the oldest and most noble forms of Mediterranean ceramics. Born in medieval apothecaries, where it was used to store spices and medicines, it has over the centuries become an object of prestige, adopted by major Spanish and Italian workshops to create a decorative vase with character.
This particular piece comes from the Guertes workshop in Seville, whose handwritten signature is on the reverse. Seville is one of the great centers of Spanish artisan ceramics, a direct heir to Moorish techniques and the long Hispano-Moresque tradition. Sevillian workshops have for centuries perpetuated the art of hand-painting on faience, with their characteristic palette of cobalt blue, lavender blue, and gilded olive green highlights.
The decoration abounds across the entire surface of the vase. Bellflower blossoms and sinuous foliage unfurl in continuous scrolls, hand-painted with a freedom and vitality that betray the potter's hand. The olive highlights bring an unexpected warmth to the blue and white. Two molded side handles in the form of mascarons frame the body. Geometric friezes at the neck and base rigorously frame the piece. The glaze is glossy, the background white luminous.
In a Mediterranean interior, an antique library, or by a stone fireplace, this vase immediately finds its place. It measures 28 cm in height with an internal diameter of 10 cm at the neck. Very good condition, glossy glaze, intact decoration.
Additional details:
- Brand: Guertes Sevilla
- Style: Méditerranéen
- Style: Hispano-Moresque
- Style: Mauresque
- Material: Faïence
- Colour: bleu cobalt
- Colour: olive
- Colour: bleu lavande
- Colour: vert olive doré
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ConditionVery goodColorsWhiteMaterialCeramic
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ProfessionalSaint symphorien des bois, FranceOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 1 sale