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Signed Art Deco / Jugendstil Scalimont glass vase by Charles Catteau. Made in Belgium 1920-30's. <P>
Measures approx 8 3/4 inches high.<br>
Baluster shaped moulded art glass vase. Pale lime green / greenish yellow, a colour that Catteau used often in his ceramics. Fans and symbolic clouds, echoing Chinese and Oriental art with a strong cubist element - the geometric qualities that identify and define the Art Deco style. <p>
Blown out signature part of the mould, in the glass CH CATTEAU and underneath, embossed mark SCALIMONT MADE IN BELGIUM.<P>
No chips/cracks, although the glass can do with a good wash.<P><P>
Charles Catteau, known mainly for his work with Boch Freres a ceramic manufacturer, Catteau also did some work with glass.
This piece is very well known but very rare. It is one of three pieces featured in the Catteau book, L'Homme de Keramis. |
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