Lot Essay
Jean Carriès (1855-1894) worked in wax, plaster and bronze before turning to the production of stoneware in or about 1888. Strongly influenced by Japanese pottery that was exhibited in Paris, Carriès' restrained and non-functional forms, as well as his subtle and monochrome glazes, also reflected the influence of Japonisme during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
cf. A.M. George Hoentschel, "Notes sur Carriès", Art et Décoration, vol. 1, 1900, pp. 65-73, p. 69 for an illustration of a pots de grès ewer form with a twisted handle.
cf. A.M. George Hoentschel, "Notes sur Carriès", Art et Décoration, vol. 1, 1900, pp. 65-73, p. 69 for an illustration of a pots de grès ewer form with a twisted handle.