Biarritz Enchères, Art Deco and design, lot 109, Biarritz, Thursday, February 27, 2026.
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Vase with fluted body in fine porcelain, with two large openwork side handles. The piece is covered with a remarkable flambé glaze, whose deep shades of red, ranging from intense red to darker tones, evoke the famous "oxblood" glazes. The decoration is enhanced with silver rocaille ornamental motifs with metallic effects, displayed on the body, neck, and lower part of the vase.
Flambé glazes, inspired by prestigious Chinese porcelains, experienced a significant revival in France thanks to research carried out at the Sèvres Manufactory from the early 1880s, followed by experiments by artists such as Ernest Chaplet.
This work belongs to a particularly little-known production by Auguste Jean. Based in Vierzon, the artist created several porcelains with flambé glazes bearing the signature "NP/V". The combination of a flambé glaze with "oxblood" tones and a metallic rocaille-inspired decoration demonstrates the search for material, color, and light effects that characterize part of Auguste Jean's ceramic production.
Condition: Good state of preservation.
Signature: Signed on the reverse, under the base, in blue enamel: “NP/V.”.
