BOCH FRERES KERAMIS - CHARLES CATTEAU – Décor 1288 - Forme 1046 – c. 1926
Vase bursiforme designed by Charles Catteau with two upper layers decorated along the entire top edge with a band of adjacent triangles that touch at the corners and with the intersections marked by a black square. The same band appears below the azure blue neck and above the decorative frieze. The frieze features five stylized birds in flight, all in identical poses, set against a background of zigzag arches. Decoration with printed contours filled with azure blue, cobalt blue, turquoise, and black enamel on a yellowish and white glazed background.
PRODUCT INFO
Charles Catteau (1880-1966) was a Franch painter, designer, and ceramicist living in Belgium. He is best known for his Art Deco ceramics, which he created during his time at the Boch Frères Keramis pottery in La Louvière, Belgium.
Catteau began his career at the age of 14 as an apprentice at the Royal Sèvres Porcelain Factory in France. In 1903, he moved to Belgium and began working at Boch Frères Keramis, where he would spend most of his career. He quickly rose through the ranks and became the head of the ceramics department in 1907.
Catteau's designs were influenced by a wide range of sources, including Japanese art, ancient Greek pottery, and the contemporary Art Deco style. His work is characterized by bold colors, geometric shapes, and stylized floral and animal motifs.
Catteau's ceramics were exhibited at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris, where they received widespread acclaim. Today, his work is highly sought after by collectors and is featured in museum collections around the world.
Boch Frères was a Belgian ceramics manufacturer founded in 1748 by Jean-François Boch in Luxembourg. The company later moved to La Louvière, Belgium, where it became known for its production of high-quality ceramics.
In the early 20th century, Boch Frères Keramis (as it was then known) began producing Art Deco ceramics, under the artistic direction of Charles Catteau. Catteau's designs were characterized by their bold use of color, intricate patterns, and exotic motifs, and were highly sought after in the 1920s and 1930s.
Boch Frères Keramis continued to produce ceramics throughout the 20th century, including more modern designs in the 1950s and 1960s. The company merged with another ceramics manufacturer, Royal Sphinx, in 1971 to form Boch Royal Sphinx. The company continued to produce ceramics until 2011, when it was acquired by a French ceramics company and production ceased in Belgium. However, the Boch Frères Keramis factory building still stands in La Louvière and is now used as a cultural center.
Form, design and date identified in book Art Deco Ceramics - Charles Catteau - Marc Pairon - Fondation Charles Catteau, p.679 and with picture of the same vase page 278.
This vase belongs to several private collections.
This vase has form 1046.
SIGNATURE/MARKS:
Stamp KERAMIS, Made in Belgium: Boch Frères Keramis
Stamp D1288 refers to the design 1288
DATE:
1926, decor 1288 was conceived and produced in 1926, just after the for Boch Kermis successful expos
MATERIAL:
Craquelé: cracked enamels on fine earthenware. Technique: Mold-cast.
ORIGIN:
Belgium, La Louvière
SIZE:
23,3cm high /top opening: 5 cm – 9,17 inch/1,97 inch
WEIGHT:
1,11 kg – 2,77 lb
CONDITION:
MINT
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