Inventory Number LAE052
Size 10.24" H x 6.3" W
Material Stoneware
Period Art Nouveau
Country of Origin France
Year Made c. 1900
Purely decorative, this lovely vase demonstrates Lachenal’s ingenious application of sculptural solutions to functional aspects of vessel design. A branching handle, winding from crooked neck to lower body, suggests a vine emerging from the stem of a gourd. Typical of Lachenal’s shift from naturalism to stylization around 1900, this finely proportioned vase evokes plant forms rather than explicitly depicting them. Moreover, these vegetal elements never dominate the conventionally jar-shaped body, resulting in an understated expression of art nouveau style. The rich flambé glaze emulates Chinese copper-oxide reduction glazes popularized by Ernest Chaplet and the Sèvres Manufactory after 1890.
Marks: Painted Lachenal, 120, 129.
