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Delphin Massier Vallauris Signed Pardi Art Nouveau Faience Vase

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $800 - $1,200

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Description

Keywords: French Faience, Art Nouveau, Majolica, French Ceramics, Grotesques, Grotesque Figures, Figural Vase, Polychrome Enamel, Gilt Decoration, Amphora Vase, French Pottery, Belle Époque

Summary:
Delphin Massier (French, 1836–1907), Vallauris, France, tall Art Nouveau faience vase of elongated tapering form with flared circular foot, pierced double handles, and shaped upper rim. The polychrome decoration features elaborate Renaissance-inspired grotesques, including fantastical human and winged figures, birds, urns, scrolling foliage, floral ornament, and arabesques arranged vertically against a white ground. Deep olive-green borders are highlighted with gilt decoration.

Signed ‘Pardi’ within the painted decoration. Associated with the Massier pottery at Vallauris and dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.

Delphin Massier was a member of the celebrated Massier family of ceramicists working in Vallauris on the French Riviera. The Massier workshops were instrumental in the development of innovative French art pottery during the late 19th century, producing richly glazed and decorated ceramics that incorporated influences from historicism, Japonisme, Art Nouveau, and the emerging decorative arts of the Belle Époque.
Measurement: 18 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (47 x 14 x 14 cm.) approx

Condition: Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.

All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.

Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions. Accordingly, works are sold as ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.

Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.