Early 20th Century Design 
13 May 2021
Early 20th Century Design 
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Edmond Lachenal

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France, c. 1900
glazed stoneware 11¼ h × 8½ dia in (29 × 22 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,250
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Glazed signature and number to underside ‘Lachenal 128-165’.
provenance: Rago, Early 20th C., 5 June 2015, Lot 205 | Private Collection
literature: The Paris Salons 1895-1914 Volume IV: Ceramics & Glass, Duncan, pg. 270-276

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Sinuous lines, whiplash tendrils, and sculptural organic forms characterize the work of Edmond Lachenal and his son, Raoul. Edmond worked as Theodore Deck’s studio assistant in his teens and proved so gifted that he eventually became Deck’s director of painting. By 1881, Edmond had his own atelier and was experimenting freely in faience and stoneware, winning many awards including a gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. Raoul, born in 1885, trained under his father and was director of the Lachenal atelier from 1904–07 before opening his own workshop. The Lachenals were pivotal figures of French Art Nouveau ceramics, among the likes of Dalpayrat, Dammouse, and Delaherche.

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