A pair of Art Nouveau pitchers with handles. Made of ceramic covered with a green glaze. The handles in the form of stylised female figures - nymphs. The masks of old men visible on the front.
France, Art Nouveau, circa 1900. signed: ‘Jérôme Massier, Vallauris, France’.
Height 42 cm.
Very good state of preservation.
The family dynasty of ceramists began with Pierre Massier (1707-1748) in Vallauris, southern France. His grandsons Jacques (1806-1871) and Jerome (1820-1909) opened a workshop in 1833. Jacques' sons Delphin (1836-1907) and Clément (1844-1917) settled in Golfe-Juan in 1883. Jerôme's son Jean-Baptiste (1850-1916) took over his father's workshop. In 1887, the factory became an official supplier to the English Crown. Massier invited artists such as Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, James Vibert and Opta Milet to work with him.
+Pair of pitchers, Jérôme Massier, Vallauris, Art Nouveau, circa 1900.
zł3,200.00
A pair of Art Nouveau pitchers with handles. Made of ceramic covered with a green glaze. The handles in the form of stylised female figures - nymphs. The masks of old men visible on the front.
France, Art Nouveau, circa 1900. signed: ‘Jérôme Massier, Vallauris, France’.
Height 42 cm.
Very good state of preservation.
The family dynasty of ceramists began with Pierre Massier (1707-1748) in Vallauris, southern France. His grandsons Jacques (1806-1871) and Jerome (1820-1909) opened a workshop in 1833. Jacques' sons Delphin (1836-1907) and Clément (1844-1917) settled in Golfe-Juan in 1883. Jerôme's son Jean-Baptiste (1850-1916) took over his father's workshop. In 1887, the factory became an official supplier to the English Crown. Massier invited artists such as Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, James Vibert and Opta Milet to work with him.