"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques

A Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaque Polychromic Earthenware very finely hand-painted, designed with a couple of pheasants among vegetat...

Théodore DECK (1823-1891) A polychromatic enamelled earthenware soliflore and quadrangular shape vase with Sino-Japanese inspiration design of flowers and geometrical friezes all around. Impressed uppercase mark "TH.DECK" under the base. Circa 1875 Born in Guebwiller in Alsace, Théodore Deck trained as a ceramist in his home region, then in Germany. He went into partnership with his brother, Xavier Deck, to create his own factory in Paris in 1858. At the Exhibition of Industrial Arts in 1864, he presented pieces covered with transparent enamels that were not cracked, and then made his first attempts at reliefs under transparent enamels. He developed a bright turquoise color, famously renowned as "Bleu Deck". It is this nuance that we find on the salamander represented on this vase. In 1887 he published a treatise entitled "La Faïence", in which he explained some of his discoveries. That same year, he became director of the Manufacture de Sèvres. Theodore Deck (1823-1891) is a French ceramist born in Guebwiller in Alsace. He is passionate about chemistry and the physical sciences. In 1841, he joined the master stove maker Hügelin father as an apprentice in Strasbourg. In two years, he learned of the methods inherited from the 16th century, such as the encrustation of colored pastes in the style of Saint-Porchaire. This apprenticeship did not prevent him from spending his free time draw-ing or modeling clay in the studio of sculptor André Friederich. Escaping military service, he made a tour of Germany as is the tradition with fellow Alsatian stove-makers. The quality of his work allows him to obtain important orders in Austria for the castles of the provinces and the imperial palaces, in particular for the palace of Schönbrunn. He continues his journey in Hungary to Pest, to Prague, then, going north through Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin and Hamburg. On the strength of his apprenticeship, he arrived in Paris in 1847. Recommended by Hügelin, he went to the stove factory of the Bavarian potter Vogt, located rue de la Roquette. The Revolution of 1848 interrupts production and Deck decides to return to his hometown. His family then advised him to set up a small terracotta workshop: he made a few busts, statuettes, vases, lamps and copies of famous antiques there. Aware that this situation would not allow him to provide for himself properly, he returned to Paris in 1851 where he was employed by the widow Dumas, daughter of the earthenware maker Vogt for whom he had worked. Hired as a foreman, he supplied the drawings and models to the workers, while working the land himself. The following year, he made the decision to settle not far from his former employer at 20, rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi, probably using his ovens. His brother, Xavier Deck, joins him. It was officially in 1858 that the Deck brothers created their business and settled in Paris at 46, boulevard Saint-Jacques. Initially, the brothers only carry out coatings for stoves. But the business is going so well that barely a year after their installation, they want to diversify their production and engage in ceramics for the cladding of buildings as well as in shaped parts. Deck is interested in politics. In 1870, he opted for French nationality and was elect-ed deputy mayor in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. In 1861, at the Salon des arts et industries de Paris, which was held on the Champs-Élysées, Théodore Deck exhibited his works for the first time: these were pieces with an inlay decoration called “Henri II” and others. pieces covered with turquoise blue enamel or decoration in the style of Iznik ceramics.If he wins a silver medal, reviews are mixed, however. The following year, on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1862 in London, he won over English customers. He surprised by presenting, like the previous year, his Alhambra Vase...

Theodore Deck (1823-1891) A deep green enameled faience miniature pair of vases molded in the Chinese Archaistic Taste. Coves in the shape of elepha...

Pair of polychromed hand painted porcelain with Japonisme floral decoration Ormolu-mounted with open-worked base and rim Louis XVI Style circa 1880.

Paul Bonnaud (1876–1953), Limoges “Trees by a Lake” Symbolist Art Nouveau Landscape A circular polychromic enamel plaque. In a carved varnished wood frame Signed and located Limoges Circa 1900 Paul Bonnaud was a master enameler in Limoges at the beginning of the 20th century, he belongs, with Jules...

Pair of French Napoléon III Curule Armchairs Moulded, carved, blackened wood, enhanced with gold. Open-banded back decorated with interlacing, X-bas...

This extremely large Faience pottery plaque is the epitome of the "Aesthetic Movement" style at it's best! Thick impasto enamels create a 3-dimensional effect of flowers rising out o...

Heljä Liukko-Sundström (b. 1938) for Arabia. Glazed faience wall plaque with hand-painted flowers. Finnish design. Dated 1981. Measures: 23.7 x 11 cm....

Heljä Liukko-Sundström (b. 1938) for Arabia. Glazed faience wall plaque with hand-painted flowers. Finnish design. Dated 1987. Measures: 23.5 x 11 cm. ...

Heljä Liukko-Sundström (b. 1938) for Arabia. Glazed faience wall plaque with hand-painted flowers. Finnish design. Dated 1985. Measures: 24 x 11.5 cm...

A large and impressive Theodore Deck Earthenware bottle form vase in the Islamic/Iznik Taste, Impressed "TD" 1870 on the bottom. The narrow circular neck is decorated with dark blue,...

earthenware dish with polychrome enameled decoration depicting a young red-haired woman in profile, the margin decorated with a frieze of scrolls and dolphins on a brown background, ...