Pair Of Art Nouveau Chinoiseries Boch Frères Keramis Lamps
Pair of Aty Nouveau Boch Frères Keramis lamps. The raised, swirling white scroll or girole motif on an ochre/yellow-brown ground is characteristic of French and Belgian Art Nouveau pottery of the 1890s-1910s.
The strong crackle glaze (craquelé) combined with raised scrolls painted in slip is an aesthetic popularized by European studios attempting to create a stylized, organic style, rather than traditional Chinese porcelain techniques.
These vases were designed to look Asian. During the late 19th century, European factories were heavily influenced by Japonism and chinoiserie. They intentionally copied ancient Chinese bronze and ceramic silhouettes, but decorated them using distinctly Western pottery techniques and glazes.
The "B.F." mark stamped into the metal base reinforces this fact, as it indicates that the entire object was manufactured, assembled and sold as a complete, unified luxury product by a European company like Boch Frères
.
The strong crackle glaze (craquelé) combined with raised scrolls painted in slip is an aesthetic popularized by European studios attempting to create a stylized, organic style, rather than traditional Chinese porcelain techniques.
These vases were designed to look Asian. During the late 19th century, European factories were heavily influenced by Japonism and chinoiserie. They intentionally copied ancient Chinese bronze and ceramic silhouettes, but decorated them using distinctly Western pottery techniques and glazes.
The "B.F." mark stamped into the metal base reinforces this fact, as it indicates that the entire object was manufactured, assembled and sold as a complete, unified luxury product by a European company like Boch Frères
.
480 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Condition: Good condition
Material: Earthenware
Height: 34 cm x 2
Reference (ID): 1774450
Availability: In stock
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