JÉRÔME MASSIER UND PIERRE PERRET. LARGE ART NOUVEAU VASE, VALLAURIS, FRANCE AROUND 1900, MISTLETOE DECORATION. GOLD PAINTING.
Description
Jerome Massier (1850-1926) and Pierre Perret
Large art nouveau ceramic vase with mistletoe decoration.
Color: brown (with green particles), gold painting
On the object floor: stamp signature - J.MASSIER. PIERRE PERRET. VALLARIUS
Date/origin: Vallauris, France around 1900.
Height: approx. 36 cm
Mouth: diameter approx. 15.5 cm
Base: diameter approx. 23.5 cm
Delphin Massier (1836 - 1907) and Clément (1845 - 1917) were brothers. Their cousin Jérome (1850 — 1916) worked with them - until 1899 they had a stamp signature with “Jérome Massier fils”. After that, they expanded and the seal changed, as can be seen here.
Her works create a connection between traditional Victorian majolica and Art Nouveau pottery.
In a particularly dramatic way, the artists used the technique of flambéed copper oxide glazing, a method originating from China during the Sung Dynasty (960-1280), in which the furnace is highly ventilated and low in oxygen (reducing atmosphere). The flaming technique practiced by the Maseros also included the technique of glowing Hispano-Moorish pottery. A previously glazed piece was covered with a metallic silver or copper oxide and “Petit Feu” was fired again at a very low temperature. The resulting new palette, more intense than subtle, included colors that were previously unknown to majolica: powder gold, speckled turquoise, willow green, orange yellow, pink, purple violet and peacock blue as well as flamed and solid shades of red.Show more
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Minor to no signs of age, see pictures.
Otherwise good condition.
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Description
Jerome Massier (1850-1926) and Pierre Perret
Large art nouveau ceramic vase with mistletoe decoration.
Color: brown (with green particles), gold painting
On the object floor: stamp signature - J.MASSIER. PIERRE PERRET. VALLARIUS
Date/origin: Vallauris, France around 1900.
Height: approx. 36 cm
Mouth: diameter approx. 15.5 cm
Base: diameter approx. 23.5 cm
Delphin Massier (1836 - 1907) and Clément (1845 - 1917) were brothers. Their cousin Jérome (1850 — 1916) worked with them - until 1899 they had a stamp signature with “Jérome Massier fils”. After that, they expanded and the seal changed, as can be seen here.
Her works create a connection between traditional Victorian majolica and Art Nouveau pottery.
In a particularly dramatic way, the artists used the technique of flambéed copper oxide glazing, a method originating from China during the Sung Dynasty (960-1280), in which the furnace is highly ventilated and low in oxygen (reducing atmosphere). The flaming technique practiced by the Maseros also included the technique of glowing Hispano-Moorish pottery. A previously glazed piece was covered with a metallic silver or copper oxide and “Petit Feu” was fired again at a very low temperature. The resulting new palette, more intense than subtle, included colors that were previously unknown to majolica: powder gold, speckled turquoise, willow green, orange yellow, pink, purple violet and peacock blue as well as flamed and solid shades of red.Show more
Condition
Minor to no signs of age, see pictures.
Otherwise good condition.
Resale right
No
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