Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Large Pair Of Faience Vases Circa 1870

Large pair of polychrome enameled faience baluster shape vases

Rich decoration of garlands of flowers and ribbons on a cloudy sky-blue background, the collar and base of the vase simulating an openwork trellis

Impressed Uppercase Mark TH.DECK under the base

Circa 1870

Born in Guebwiller in Alsace, Théodore Deck trained as a ceramist in his home region, then in Germany. He went into partnership with his brother, Xavier Deck, to create his own factory in Paris in 1858. At the Exhibition of Industrial Arts in 1864, he presented pieces covered with transparent enamels that were not cracked, and then made his first attempts at reliefs under transparent enamels. He developed a bright turquoise color, famously renowned as "Bleu Deck". It is this nuance that we find on the salamander represented on this vase. In 1887 he published a treatise entitled "La Faïence", in which he explained some of his discoveries. That same year, he became director of the Manufacture de Sèvres.