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LUCIEN LEVY-DHURMER (1865-1953) Cachepot
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, earthenware with iridescent glaze, impressed and painted marks 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 7 1/4in (18.4cm); width 13in (33cm)
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, earthenware with iridescent glaze, impressed and painted marks 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 7 1/4in (18.4cm); width 13in (33cm)
Sold for US$16,640 inc. premium
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LUCIEN LEVY-DHURMER (1865-1953)
circa 1895
for Clément Massier, earthenware with iridescent glaze, impressed and painted marks 'CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE JUAN (AM)'
height 7 1/4in (18.4cm); width 13in (33cm)
Footnotes
This cachepot closely resembles model 165, 'Cachepot bosselé', illustrated in a Massier sales catalog from the mid-1890s. The name derives from the indented surface, which resembles beaten metal. As always with Lévy-Dhurmer pieces, the sublime décor compels awe for the artistry of its painting and the perfection of its luster glazing. The combination of naturalistically rendered floral imagery with abstract marks and glaze drips is typical of this master decorator, whose success as a Symbolist painter is prefigured in ceramic masterpieces like these made for the Massier firm.
Jason Jacques, New York

