Emile Diffloth

Golden Moths C0115

Inventory Number
C0115Size
7 1/4" H x 5" WMaterial
StonewarePeriod
Art NouveauCountry of Origin
FranceYear Made
1905Status
AvailableCondition
Perfect

Description

A rare and superb porcelaneous stoneware vase, this example is decorated with a brilliant iridescent crystalline enamel glaze that Diffloth invented when he was artistic director of Boch Freres at La Louviere, Belgium. This unique glaze could be high-fired, with crystalline patterns forming as it cooled. Three golden moths hover above heart shaped lozenges flecked with grey crystalline patterns. Lapis blue mottling cascades from the narrow ring neck to the foot. The entire décor has a lovely haziness perfectly suited to its nocturnal theme. Marks: painted artist's cipher, 96 D