“VASE GOURDE DE BRUYERES”
Pâte Nouvelle (PN) of 1900
Designed by L. Kann, 1899
21 cm. high
Bibliography
Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé, Barbara Mundt, La porcelaine européenne au XIXe siècle, Office du Livre, Fribourg, Suisse, 1983, ill. p. 252, board 413
Jean Paul Midant, SEVRES La Manufacture au XXème siècle, Paris, Michel Aveline Editeur, 1992, p. 38
Provenance
An identical piece in a paler and monochromic shade can be found in the collections of the Musée National de Céramique in Sèvres, inventory n. MNC 25 522
Another item is part of Mobilier National’s collection
A third piece is in the collection of the Musée National Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges, inventory n. 7704
“CHARDONS” VASE, CIRCA 1900
Turquoise and brown ceramic, with two handles in the shape of horns, imitating Chinese vases
Silver mount adorned with thistles
Small warranty silver and Lucien Gaillard hallmarks LG seal in a rectangle
8 cm. high
Bibliography
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau – The French Aesthetic, Andreas Papadakis publisher, London, 2002, ill. p. 399
Provenance
Lillian Nassau, New York, acquired in 1994
COUPE, 1899
Footed coupe in brown stoneware engraved with flowers and leaves in relief and embellished with cream-colored flowers and green leaves in porcelain, the inside of the neck covered in sang-de-boeuf and turquoise blue enamel
Impressed circular stamp signature
12.5 cm high
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1899
Bibliography Art et Décoration, July 1899, pages 4 and 104
“DEPART POUR LE BAL”
Grès
Signed by both artists
22 cm. high
A similar example in the Roger Marx collection, May 13, 1914, lot 49
These models in collaboration with the ceramist Methey are listed:
Femme à la canne, Sortie de spectacle, Diseuse, Coursière, Femme au chapeau, (2) danseuses, Femme à l’éventail, Jeune Mariée, Sortie de Bal, Buste d’enfant, Buste paysan, Tête de Femme (1ère Exposition des Arts du Foyer, 1901)
Bibliography Die Kunst, 1900, vol. II, ill. p. 330 L’Art et les Artistes, april 1907, ill. p. 22 André Metthey, la quête du feu et de la couleur, MUDO, Musée de l’Oise, 2022, ill. p.35
PLATE
Deep plate in porcelain, with cutout edges on a basketwork background, decorated with a bird on a branch in Japanese taste on a lacustrine landscape background, polychrome enamels with blue edges
Signed on the back Dammouse et Sèvres 731 and Tiffany & Co in fine gold
24 cm in diameter
VASE DE CHAMPROSAY, 1ERE GRANDEUR, 1900
Gourd-shaped, covered in blue and green overlaid
Designed by Alphonse Sandoz in 1898
Signed with the triangular mark dated 1900
14,5 cm. high
Exhibition “Sèvres 1900”, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, identical model in dark colored overlaid, ill. p. 30 of the exhibition catalogue, collection of the Musée National de Sèvres, inventory n° 924 1 6.
Bibliography
Jean Paul Midant “Sèvres – La Manufacture au XXème siècle”, Michel Aveline éditeur, 1992, p. 27 : Illustration du même vase en 2ème grandeur et à couverte à cristallisations, collection Mobilier National, Paris.
VASE D’APREMONT, 1902
Colocynth vase in hard-pasted new porcelain with faceted body with decor in relief and application of leaves and vine branches wrapped around the vessel, forming two handles
Enamels in lovat green, ochre and brown on yellow background
Designed by Alphonse Sandoz
Bearing the manufacturer’s stamp for 1902
35,4 cm. high
An identical vase is in the collection of the Musée National de la Céramique, Sèvres, inventory n°15 913
Exhibition 1900, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 14 March-26 June 2000, ill. p. 282, n°300 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
E. Molinier “Les plus récents Travaux de la Manufacture de Porcelaine de Sèvres”, Art et Décoration, November 1903, ill. p. 364, “Signalons encore une autre innovation : les vases à décor en relief exécuté par le moulage. On trouvera ici quelques échantillons de ces nouvelles pièces, notamment une bouteille de M. Sandoz qui est d’une belle venue. En ce genre et dans cette nouvelle voie on peut produire beaucoup de choses intéressantes”.
Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé, Barbara Mundt : “La porcelaine européenne au XIXème siècle”, Office du Livre S.A., Fribourg, Switzerland, 1983. ill. p. 232, pl. 415.
VASE, CIRCA 1900
Colocynth stoneware vase with silver and grey dripping
14 cm. high Sold
Provenance
Collection of Jean-Pierre Hassler, Saint-Georges, Switzerland
VASE, CIRCA 1900
Two-lobed stoneware vase, with incised striae on its bulge, brown-marbled, covered in ocher and grey, pink and dark purple enamel dripping from the neck
Incised signature under the base
13 cm. high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Maître Francis Lombrail
VASE, CIRCA 1900
Two-lobed stoneware vase, with incised striae on its bulge, covered in yellow ocher, marbled with brown spots and pink with hints of grey enamel dripping from the neck
Unsigned and numbered 91
13 cm. high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Maître Francis Lombrail
Drouot-Montaigne, 22nd april 1997, lot n° E
Jean-Pierre Hassler collection, Switzerland
VASE WITH GOLDEN SPOTS, CIRCA 1900
Stoneware vase with hemmed neck, grey dripping from the neck, enhanced with golden spots
Engraved signature under its base
Height: 15 cm.
Diameter: 18 cm.
Bibliography L’Estampille, n°32, May 1972, ill. p. 62
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of:
– Alain Blondel, Galerie du Luxembourg, Paris
– Alain Lesieutre, Paris
– Maître Francis Lombrail
– De Quay-Lombrail, Drouot Montaigne, 22 April 1997, lot L
– Jean-Pierre Hassler, Switzerland
“CYCLAMENS” BALUSTER VASE, CIRCA 1900-1915
Baluster vase with shoulders and small straight neck, white porcelain decorated with cyclamen in relief in green and pink tones
Bearing the manufacturer’s seals and the monogram of the artist
22.5 cm. high
Provenance
Provenance: Ancienne collection Martin Eidelberg, New York
“TULIPS” VASE
Cylindrical vase with bulging neck, in white porcelain decorated in relief with tulips in pink and green tones
Bearing the manufacturer’s seals and the monogram of the artist
23 cm. high
Provenance
Provenance: Ancienne collection Martin Eidelberg, New York
“CHARDONS” VASE
Openwork neck, decor in semi-relief
Signed Rörstrand and WL (for the designer of the form, Waldemar Lindström) and KL (for the executant, Karl Lindström)
36 cm. high
VASE, CIRCA 1907-1909
Small porcelain vase, with a low relief decor, openwork neck
Three crowns seal, marked E in green, A, 3415 and RR incised
12 cm. high
“SWEET PEA AND BUTTERFLY” PLATE
White porcelain plate with sweet pea and butterfly decor in green and blue tones
Customary seals, numbered 1174/10520 in green and 90 in blue
22 cm in diameter
LARGE BALUSTER VASE
Porcelain, with lacustrine decor in blue tones on a white background
Signed at the bottom and under its base
Bearing the manufacturer’s customary seals
Marked 12 Z and numbered 10410
44 cm. high
“EPIS ET FLEURS BLEUES” UNIKAT VASE, 1896
Decorated porcelain
Bearing the manufacturer’s seal and marks, numbered 6048, signed and written out in full and dated M and 10 (for October 1896)
23 cm. high
TOP-SHAPED BOUQUET HOLDER
Enameled porcelain with spinning polychrome orchids decor, the neck ornamented with three small handles
The cover of the suspension ring in bronze and ropes
Signed with the manufacturer’s stamp in green, numbered 62 in blue for the artist and 5/5 in green
21 cm. in diameter ; 17.5 cm. high
“PHALENES” VASE
Openwork vase in enameled white and blue porcelain decorated with pepper moths and foliage
Signed with the circular stamp under its base and numbered 1295/777 and 58
Painted by Fr A Richter
14 cm. high
