LOT
251:
Frédéric Boucheron, Clement Massier and Lucien Hirtz. Forged silver and ceramics. Paris work circa 1897.
€ 2.000 - € 3.000
Lot details
| Lot Number | 251 |
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| Description | |
| Frédéric Boucheron, Clement Massier and Lucien Hirtz. Exceptional display case object in forged silver and glazed ceramics with iridescent surface. Paris work circa 1897. Frédéric Boucheron (Paris 1830 - 1902) jeweler, goldsmith. He started his business in 1858 under the arcades of the Palais Royal, Galerie de Valois n°150 in the center of Paris. His innovative attitude earned him a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867 and the "Grand Prix" at the same exhibition in 1878. Boucheron moved his business in 1893, as the first jeweler, to "the Place Vendôme" a square near the Opéra de Paris, where it is still located. (No. 26) His jewelry and objets d'art are highly valued in aristocratic circles and are worn and purchased by royal families and high society. In 1897, Frédéric Boucheron opened his first foreign business in Moscow. When Frédéric Boucheron died in 1902, his children took care of the further future of Maison Boucheron. Clement Massier (Vallauris 1845 - Golfe-Juan 1917) Ceramist, brother of the well-known ceramist Delphin Massier. Clement is considered to be the founder of the modern ceramic industry of Vallauris at the beginning of the 20th century. From 1856 he worked with his father, Jacques Massier, and was initiated by the Italian master ceramist Gaetona Gandolfi. In 1883 he founded his ceramics factory in Golfe-Juan, on the road that connects Monaco, Nice and Cannes. This would allow him to build a rich and cosmopolitan tourist clientele. In 1887, he became an official supplier to the Crown of England. Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, who worked as artistic director for Massier from 1887 to 1895, would introduce Clement to the magnificent iridescent reflections of his Spanish-Moorish collection of ceramics, which would prompt him to conduct passionate research to develop new types of metallic reflections on the earthenware. "Enameled ceramic with an irised surface" or " Au lustre métallique". At the 1889 World Exhibition, his turquoise ceramics earned him a gold medal. Ceramics au lustre métallique can be seen in important private collections and exhibited in museums such as the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, Kirkland Museum of fine and Décorative Arts, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Belgium, Musée de la céramique de Vallauris, Musée de Reims, etc. Lucien Hirtz (Nancy 1864 - Paris 1928) designer. He worked with major jewelers such as Falize and Boucheron for whom he made jewelry and art objects. He studied at "l'Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs" and at the age of 21 he joined Falize as a draftsman. In 1893 he became the first designer for Maison Boucheron. A coupe in ceramic and silver can be found in the Boucheron archives in 1897 under the name "Coupe en grès, pieds et bords en feuillages et anses têtes de loups". A similarly silver mounted and faience example by Auguste Delaherche was previously sold at Christie's, 3 June 1975, Studio Pottery Art Nouveau and Cameo Glass, lot 27. |
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| Details | 8 x 16 x 10 cm. |
| Auction date | 08/10/2024 - 09/10/2024 |
| Estimate | € 2.000 - € 3.000 |
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