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Boch Frères, Charles Catteau, Vase, Ceramics, 1920-1930 Belgium
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Product description
An off-white Art Deco vase with crackle effect, decorated with stylized brown and black vertical garlands. The decoration of the vase was designed by Charles Catteau or Léon Lambilotte for the Belgian ceramic factory Boch Frères in La Louvière in Wallonia, near Charleroi. In the 1920s and 1930s, Léon-Henri Lambilotte worked with Charles Catteau at Boch Fréres. A prototype of a similar floral design from 1926 signed by Lambilotte, is pictured on page 159 in the book Art Deco Ceramics: Made in Belgium. Charles Catteau. Popular designs and models like this one were widely produced during the period from 1926 to 1940. Not much is known about Léon-Henri Lambilotte. He was born in 1908 and died in 1980. By contrast, much is known about Charles Catteau, the head of the studio. Catteau was born in Douai in northern France on Jan. 26, 1880. Catteau studied at the prestigious Ecole Nationale de Céramique de Sèvres near Paris and received his degree as an engineer of ceramics in 1903. He was one of the most talented and versatile ceramists of his generation. After a stint at Cèvres, Catteau was hired at the Royal German factory of Nymphenburg near Munich in 1904. Catteau and other French ceramists were hired to develop new techniques for painting under glazes and to introduce a style inspired by French Art Nouveau to Germany. Munich was one of the most important centers of Art Nouveau at the time. And although Catteau left the factory in 1906, this period had an important influence on his artistic development. After his experience in Germany, Catteau was hired by brothers Victor and Eugène Boch for the Boch Frères Keramis ceramics factory in La Louvière, Belgium. In 1907, Charles Boch became the head of the decoration department and studio, nicknamed the "Atelier de Phantaisie. He was also appointed by the local city council to train a new generation of factory workers. Between 1920 and 1940, he designed hundreds of different designs to be used for mass production. He retired in 1950 and settled in Nice in the South of France, where he lived with his second wife until his death in 1966. The Boch Frères Keramis company was founded in 1844 by brothers Victor and Eugène Boch. They were sons of Jean-François Boch, one of the main shareholders of the famous Villeroy & Boch factory. They settled near Charleroi and immediately built a good reputation by participating in international exhibitions as producers of pottery, winning international prizes and receiving royal attention for the company. The company went bankrupt in 1988 and was acquired by the Dutch company the Sphinx of Maastricht.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsBrown, BlackMaterialCeramicNumber of items1Height17 cmWidth15 cmDepth15 cm