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LUCIEN LEVY-DHURMER (1865-1953) Large 'Barbary Treasure' Vase
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, stoneware with iridescent glaze, impressed mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN L LEVY' and painted mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 12 7/8in (32.7cm); width 9 1/4in (23.5cm)
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, stoneware with iridescent glaze, impressed mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN L LEVY' and painted mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 12 7/8in (32.7cm); width 9 1/4in (23.5cm)
30 September 2025, 12:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$10,240 inc. premium
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LUCIEN LEVY-DHURMER (1865-1953)
Large 'Barbary Treasure' Vase
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, stoneware with iridescent glaze, impressed mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN L LEVY' and painted mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 12 7/8in (32.7cm); width 9 1/4in (23.5cm)
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, stoneware with iridescent glaze, impressed mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN L LEVY' and painted mark 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 12 7/8in (32.7cm); width 9 1/4in (23.5cm)
Footnotes
The fanciful images of scimitars and tassels etched into the glaze of this tapered cylinder remind observers that artist Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer was born in Algiers, a city on the Barbary Coast and a onetime haunt of Barbary Pirates. The background of golden luster with blue-green highlights brings to mind sunken treasure.
Jason Jacques, New York
Literature
Jason Jacques, 'Exotica,' Hard Press Editions, 2010, pp. 184-185, pl. 75 (illustrated)

