Théodore Deck (1823-1891) And Decor By Elisa Félicité Hiard - Dish With Geranium Decor.

THEODORE DECK (1823-1891) and decoration by Elisa Félicité HIARD
Circular dish on heel in polychrome enameled ceramic with decoration of geraniums on a blue cloudy background.
Signed HIARD in the decoration, and signed with the stamp "TH. Deck", and the "old man's profile" in hollow, numbered "208" and titled "Geranium".
Around 1880-1890.

Elisa Félicité HIARD is one of the most skilled flower painters of the Deck factory. She presented her dishes at the 1882 decorative arts fair, in July 1898 she received the title of officer of the academy as a ceramic artist, following her participation in the universal exhibition in Brussels in 1897.

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