Inventory Number AIR002
Size 18.5h x 6w in
Material Earthenware
Period Art Nouveau
Country of Origin France
Year Made 1900
Airebella, Limoges. Attributed to Marcel Chevalier.
This elegantly shaped iridescent vase, with an attenuated double gourd form, evokes the image of an oriental waterpipe. The associated theme of mind-expansion was highly topical in the Symbolist movement. The imagery of a lily draped over the body of the vase on a backdrop of tiny bubbles gushing from the base up, reinforces the notion of dreamy sensuality, as the suggestion of the flower's intense, intoxicating scent seems to shift into being a real-time experience, captivating the mind and the senses.
Marks: Painted glaze ASB.
