Early 20th Century Design 
21 January 2021
Early 20th Century Design 
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Émile Decoeur

Large vase

France, c. 1905
oxblood glazed stoneware 9½ h × 11 dia in (24 × 28 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $4,688
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This work was made at Decoeur's private atelier and gallery L'Art Céramique in Auteuil (Paris).
Signed and numbered to underside ‘EDecoeur 86’ with impressed clover leaf ‘AC’.
provenance: Collection of Robert A. Ellison, New York | Rago, Early 20th C., 18 October 2014, Lot 238 | Private Collection

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Emile Decoeur began his successful career in ceramics at the tender age of 14 as Edmond Lachenal’s apprentice. After developing an organic Art Nouveau style under Lachenal’s tutelage, he opened his own atelier and gallery in Paris in 1904, L’Art Ceramique, which he maintained until 1910. Decoeur’s creations from this period are characterized by simple, well-balanced forms with rich, experimental glazes. He deployed subtle gradations of celadon, sang-de-boeuf, and earth tones that perfectly accentuated his vases' undulating curves, illustrating a mastery of his craft on par with that of his famous contemporary, Auguste Delaherche.

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