{"product_id":"vase-porcelaine-gourde-coloquinte-glacure-flambee","title":"VASE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBetween 1887 - 1896\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePorcelain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eH. 16 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrivate collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Oger-Blanchet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e_\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOger-Blanchet, \u003cem\u003eCollections modernes : tableaux - dessins modernes et contemporains - art nouveau - art déco - design\u003c\/em\u003e, lot 143, Paris, Wednesday, November 23, 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall \u003cstrong\u003egourd-shaped\u003c\/strong\u003e vase, known as \"\u003cstrong\u003ecoloquinte\u003c\/strong\u003e\", with a \u003cstrong\u003edouble bulge\u003c\/strong\u003e, made of fine \u003cstrong\u003eporcelain\u003c\/strong\u003e, covered with a remarkable flamed glaze in shades of red, crimson, blue and purple. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlamed glazes\u003c\/strong\u003e, inspired by prestigious \u003cstrong\u003eChinese porcelains\u003c\/strong\u003e, experienced a significant revival in France thanks to research carried out at the Manufacture de Sèvres from the early 1880s, followed by experiments by artists such as \u003cstrong\u003eErnest Chaplet. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work belongs to a \u003cstrong\u003eparticularly little-known production\u003c\/strong\u003e by Auguste Jean. Based in \u003cstrong\u003eVierzon\u003c\/strong\u003e, the artist produced several porcelains with flamed glazes bearing the signature \"NP\/V\". Eleven of these pieces were given by Auguste Jean to the administrator and curator of the \u003cstrong\u003eManufacture de Sèvres\u003c\/strong\u003e, or acquired by them after their visit to the artist's workshops in 1892 as part of a study trip, as evidenced by several articles published in specialized press. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eTwo other examples\u003c\/strong\u003e, comparable in all respects, are currently known. The first is preserved in the reserves of the National Ceramics Museum of Sèvres – Cité de la céramique; the second, from the former Jacquemin collection, was recently sold at auction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vase thus constitutes a particularly \u003cstrong\u003eprecious testimony\u003c\/strong\u003e to Auguste Jean's late research and his desire to experiment with the most innovative processes and surface effects in late 19th-century ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auguste Jean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54662725960021,"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-vase-coloquinte-email-porcelaine-1.png?v=1786810511","url":"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/en\/products\/vase-porcelaine-gourde-coloquinte-glacure-flambee","provider":"Auguste Jean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}