Stamp mark. Around 1900, France.

Faience, painted in color. H 109.5 cm.

Figural column with a flowing twisted female bust growing organically from the shaft with a crowning round shelf with a curved edge, partially sculpted buds and large flowers, painted mistletoe decoration on the flared stand. In size and style matching catalog number 1717. Partially restored.

Honoré Delphin Massier (1836-1907). His brother Clément Massier (1844-1917) is considered the founder of the modern ceramics industry in Vallauris at the beginning of the 20th century. Clément, who was creative by nature, initially worked with his father Jacques (1801-1871) from 1856. He was introduced to pottery by Gaetano Gandolfi, an Italian ceramics master who had been hired by his father. Gandolfi was the initiator of several techniques, including glazed ceramics, which made the Massier company famous. From then on, production was characterized by its originality, eschewing utilitarian ceramics in favour of an exclusively artistic approach. The three Massier companies, run by the brothers Clément and Delphin and their cousin Jérôme, soon became one of the most important manufacturers in Vallauris. See https://www.galerieorigines.com/en/artists/massier-delphin.

Provenance : Museum estate of Peter Kaus.

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