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VASE, 1926
Porcelain with celadon glaze decorated with a frog, flowers and leaves in high relief
Signed HHH, bearing three waves and dated 7-4-1926
14 cm. high
Hans Henrik Hansen was sculptor at Royal Copenhagen from 1908 and designer from 1926 to 1965
CONICAL VASE
Chamois stoneware
Height: 17 cm.
FONTAINE LUMINEUSE, 1924-1927
The shape and decor designed by Henri Rapin, executed by J.-B. Gauvenet
Porcelain, the base in bronze
The top bearing the Sèvres Factory seal S 1924; at the base, a plaque is engraved
AGENCE GENERALE ELLIOTT FISHER A SON CHER VICE-PRESIDENT
F. LECHER SEVRES PARIS NOVEMBRE 1927
App. 134 cm. high without the base
Four fountains are registered in the archives at the Sèvres Factory:
One at the Mobilier National, incomplete (lower part missing)
One at the Sèvres Porcelain Factory, in excellent condition
One in an unknown location, severely damaged
Our example
Exhibition
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925 (Pavillon de Sèvres)
L’Exposition des porcelaines de Sèvres de style Art Déco, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum,
2 October-19 December 1993, ill. p. 37, n. 30 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
Les œuvres de la Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, tome V: Le Luminaire, nd, ill. pl. 5, n. 3528
Jean Paul Midant, Sèvres – La Manufacture au XXème siècle, Michel Aveline editor, Paris, 1992,
ill. full page p. 76 (formerly in the Pavillon de Sèvres collection, London, the bronze base missing)
IMPORTANT ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE, 1920-1927
Glazed earthenware jardiniere representing a woman’s face, her long curly hair shaping
the sculpture; multilayered in blue and brown shades inside
34.5 cm. high; 50 cm. long
Exhibition
A similar example enamelled in tones of green and blue is part of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bilbao, inv. n. 12/82
Salon d’Automne, 1945, retrospective exhibition of the works of Francisco Durrio (1876-1940),
catalogue n. 1, listed as “Large jardinière (blue), property of Mr. A. Ouvré”
Bibliography
Paul Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Norma éditions, 2015, ill. p. 154
BONBONNIERE, 1922
Polychrome and gilded porcelain, decorated with stylized branches and flowers
Designed by Dunaime
Decorated by Miss Anne-Marie Fontaine
Bearing manufacture and decoration stamps of 1922
Signed under its base A M Fontaine and the letter J
6 cm. high; 11 cm in diameter
Bibliography
Lechevallier-Chevignard, Georges “La Décoration Moderne à la Manufacture de Sèvres“, Ch. Massin & Cie Editeurs, Paris, s.d. pl.5
BONBONNIERE, 1938
Large bonbonnière in enameled green celadon porcelain, decorated with two curled-up snakes
Signed and marked “J” for 1938
17 cm. high; 21 cm in diameter
VASE, 1934
Porcelain with an incised geometric decor
With the Sèvres Manufacture seal and incised J (for 1934)
37 cm. high
VASE, CIRCA 1910-1912
Black earthenware with an incised geometric design heightened in gold
Signed
20.5 cm. high
VASE, 1938
Model: PROU N.1
Author of the shape: René Prou
Decorated by Susanne Kaehrling in 1938
Decorated with reeds highlighted with gold, a bather, fishing boats and houses
Signed, rose seal, letter K and numbered 5935
45 cm. high
“VASE D’IGNY B”, 1921
“Femme aux fleurs”
Shape designed by Alexandre Sandier, 1897
Decor by Robert Bonfils
Decorator: Marcel-Jean Piquet, 1921
Bearing the monogram MP (Marcel-Jean Piquet)
23.5 cm. high
Bibliography:
Lechevallier-Chevignard, Georges La Décoration Moderne à la Manufacture de Sèvres, Ch. Massin & Cie Editeurs, Paris, s.d. pl. 4
Les Oeuvres de la Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Vol. III, Les Vases et pièces décorées, ill., référence 2050 & 2051
VASE “LES BLÉS D’OR”, 1936
Shape: Rapin, model n. 27 (circa 1922)
Decor: Anne-Marie Fontaine, 1936
Porcelain; pink, green, blue, gray polychrome enamels
Bearing the foundry mark: S – Sèvres – Manufacture Nationale – France
49 cm. high
29 cm. diameter
VASE, 1926-1936
Model: D’ALENCON
Shape designed by: Alexandre Sandier, 1906
Decorated by: Adrien-Auguste Leduc, decorator at Sèvres from 1923 until 1948
After a design by François Quelvée
Glazed ceramic, with a stylized decor of woman in an exotic landscape
Bearing the manufacturing marks Made in France and S 1926 DN (for pâte dure nouvelle)
and decorating marks Manufacture Nationale RF Décoré à Sèvres 1936
Signed in the decor A. Leduc d’ap. F. Quelvée
90 cm. high
37 cm. diameter
We are not aware of the existence of another similar vase. Vessels of that size were extremely difficult to manufacture
Exhibition
Sèvres – Elégance du 20ème siècle. L’Exposition des porcelaines de style Art Déco,
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 2 October-19 December 1993, n. 21 in the exhibition catalogue
