Ernest Chaplet

Bloody Beautiful C0039

Inventory Number
C0039Size
5 3/4" H x 4" WMaterial
EarthenwarePeriod
Art NouveauCountry of Origin
FranceYear Made
c1890Status
AvailableCondition
Perfect

Description

Small in size but grand in concept, this three-tier vase is covered in a dripping sang de boeuf glaze with splashes of blue-green. The four looped handles that connect tiers two and three may be seen as references to architectural buttresses. In 1889, Chaplet won a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exposition for producing the elusive and highly prized sang de boeuf glaze. In the same year, he settled in Choisy-le-Roi and devoted himself to glaze research.