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CLEMENT MASSIER (1845-1917) 'Cachepot Chaudron'circa 1900earthenware with iridescent glaze, glaze mark 'CT MR Golf-Juan AM'height 16in (41cm); diameter 19in (48cm) image 1
CLEMENT MASSIER (1845-1917) 'Cachepot Chaudron'circa 1900earthenware with iridescent glaze, glaze mark 'CT MR Golf-Juan AM'height 16in (41cm); diameter 19in (48cm) image 2
CLEMENT MASSIER (1845-1917) 'Cachepot Chaudron'circa 1900earthenware with iridescent glaze, glaze mark 'CT MR Golf-Juan AM'height 16in (41cm); diameter 19in (48cm) image 3
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CLEMENT MASSIER (1845-1917)
'Cachepot Chaudron'
circa 1900
earthenware with iridescent glaze, glaze mark 'CT MR Golf-Juan AM'
height 16in (41cm); diameter 19in (48cm)

30 September 2025, 12:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$6,144 inc. premium

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CLEMENT MASSIER (1845-1917)

'Cachepot Chaudron'
circa 1900
earthenware with iridescent glaze, glaze mark 'CT MR Golf-Juan AM'
height 16in (41cm); diameter 19in (48cm)

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This monumental form with vegetal ornamentation represents early collaborative work by painter Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer and ceramist Clemént Massier. With its inventive organic shape, the piece (identified in Massier's sales catalog as 'Cachepot Chaudron') seems to be softening under the intense sunshine of the French Riviera, where it was made. Etched and painted beneath the golden luster glaze, realistic grape leaves and scrolling vines transform what might have been a functional object into a decorative luxury item. Although Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer's signature does not appear on this piece, the decorative work so thoroughly resembles signed examples that the work can be attributed to him with near certainty. His complex Symbolist style, so far beyond the capabilities of his competitors, was never equaled.

Jason Jacques, New York

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