Lot 204: FIRMIN MARCELIN MICHELET (1838-1921)

FIRMIN MARCELIN MICHELET (1838-1921)
'Four Seasons' A Glazed Stoneware Vase, circa 1900
executed by Gentil-Bourdet Ceramistes
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high
incised GENTIL BOURDET ARCHITECTES CERAMISTES

cf. J. Rutherford and S. Beddoe, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, The Twenties, The Thirties and Post-War Design. The Ceramic, Glass and Metalwork Collections at Brighton Museum, Brighton, 1986, p. 22, cat. no. 41.

P. Dahhan, Etains 1900: 200 Sculptures de la Belle Epoque, Paris, 2000, p. 274 for more information on Firmin-Marcelin Michelet.

The present vase was executed by Gentil et Bourdet, after a design by Michelet. The firm made stoneware and later pâte-de-verre, enamel and stoneware pieces which were exhibited at the 1925 Paris exhibition.

Another example of this vase is in the permanent collection of The Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, Brighton, UK.