An Art Nouveau Sèvres Porcelain Vase By Marcel-jean Piquet, 1921

A SÈVRES PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU VASE
BY MARCEL-JEAN PIQUET, 1921
Soliflore hard-paste porcelain vase of Messigny shape, with polychrome decoration of stylized floral motifs and gold ornaments on a white background.
Sèvres National Factory, 1921.
Mark of the manufacture with the green stamp dated "S 1905".
Mark of the decoration with red stamp dated "RF 1921".
Mark of the painter "MPiquet" for Marcel-Jean Piquet, decorator at Sèvres (active 1920-1922).
Very good condition, pierced for electricity.
H. 22.5 cm.

Provenance
From a German private collection.

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The Graphic Arts department of the Cité de la Céramique in Sèvres keeps the exact project for this vase designed by Piquet (inv. 2013.D.6063, ill. 3).
© Sèvres, Sèvres - City of ceramics, © Department of museums of France, 2015.
Photographic credits: © Claire Tabbagh, MANZARA company.