Keller & Guérin Lunéville Art Nouveau Vase In Fine Earthenware, 19th Century

Lovely Art Nouveau vase with an original shape, in fine earthenware with an ivory-coloured background and emerald green floral decoration with gold highlights. The vase rests on a pot-bellied base from which rises a long neck supported by two handles in the shape of floral garlands. Model 123-2 stamped under the vase. No chips or cracks, the gilding is in perfect condition. The Keller and Guérin families managed the Lunéville earthenware factory from 1786 to 1923. It was around 1832 that Keller fils joined forces with his brother-in-law Guérin to give birth to this KG brand, the coat of arms of which appears on all of the factory's productions, which go through all the decorations that made Lunéville famous, with in particular the influences of Art Nouveau, the main centre of which is Nancy. Height 32 cm, pot-bellied diameter 22 cm, neck diameter 9 cm. Weight: 1026 grams.