{"product_id":"abat-jour","title":"LAMPSHADE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBetween 1859 - 1884\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePolychrome enameled earthenware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eH.30 cm x D. 47 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrivate collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e© MJV Soudant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e_\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBefore 2023: Luxembourgish collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMJV Soudant, \u003cem\u003eAntiquités, Tableaux, Mobilier \u0026amp; Objets d’Art, Art nouveau, Art Déco\u003c\/em\u003e, lot 186, in Gerpinnes (Belgium), Sunday, June 18, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLampshade\u003c\/strong\u003e in enameled earthenware with a \u003cstrong\u003edeep blue glaze\u003c\/strong\u003e, supporting a finely painted polychrome decoration. The composition is organized around two medallions featuring portraits, one in profile in the antique style, the other depicted in three-quarter view. They are framed by cut-leather motifs and surrounded by chimeras, interlaces, and grotesques, in a vocabulary directly \u003cstrong\u003einspired by the Renaissance\u003c\/strong\u003e. The blue, yellow, orange, and green tones enliven this rich composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lampshade, which allows the light from the lamp to be directed downwards and softened, gradually became a distinct element, particularly during the Second Empire and at the end of the century, when lighting objects fully participated in the ornamentation of interiors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its deep blue glaze, the richness of its polychrome decoration, and its Neo-Renaissance ornamental vocabulary, this lampshade is a particularly \u003cstrong\u003erepresentative example of the production that contributed to Auguste Jean's renown\u003c\/strong\u003e. The transposition of this historicist repertoire onto an object intended for lighting also illustrates the artist's desire to transform a \u003cstrong\u003eutilitarian object into a true work of decorative art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auguste Jean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54663661060437,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/5255\/4069\/files\/auguste-jean-faience-abat-jour-neo-renaissance-portraits-1.png?v=1786824497","url":"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/en\/products\/abat-jour","provider":"Auguste Jean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}