Mat earthenware
Manufacture: Keramis (Boch La-Louvière)
Stunning vase with stylized decor
Model D863a - Shape 907
Date of creation: 1924
Mat earthenware
Hallmarked under the base s monogram « C » for C. Catteau
Height: 30,2 cm
Diameter base: 8,8 cm
Diameter neck: 11,5 cm
Weight: 2.5 kg
Designed in 1924, this vase already carries the spirit of the Art-Deco style !
Perfect condition (!)
Bibliography:
Charles Catteau, L’homme de Keramis par Dominique Corrieras page 60
Art-Deco Ceramics - Made in Belgium
by Marc Pairon p 424 & 425 (full page).
and inventoried as:
Rarety ****1/2 (on a scale of 5)
Price ***1/2 (on a scale of 5)
Charles Catteau (1880-1966)
Franco-Belgian ceramist. After an experience at the factory of Nymphemburg near Munich, he became responsible for the decoration workshop of the Manufacture de
La Louviere, Boch Keramis, from 1907 to 1947.
He will be successful, and he will leave many vases including renowned sandstone, with stylized motifs drawn from fauna and flora.