A CLÉMENT MASSIER ART NOUVEAU LUSTRE CERAMIC VASE WITH BRONZE MOUNTS

CIRCA 1900

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A CLÉMENT MASSIER ART NOUVEAU LUSTRE CERAMIC VASE WITH BRONZE MOUNTS
CIRCA 1900
The body decorated with a butterfly and foliage and four small loops, having sinuous bronze foliate mounts that thread through the loops, with glass liner, signed 'Clement Massier Golfe Juan AM'
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Clement Massier (1844-1917)

Known as a master of lustre, Massier was a modest and simple man which contrasts with the highly inventive and ornamental wares of his oeuvre. The present lot combines a sinuosity of line from the decorative repertory of Art Nouveau with Far Eastern motifs with his signature 'reflective' lustrous surfaces.

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