Art Déco Charles Catteau Vase, Boch Frères Kéramis
Data sheet
- Style
- Art Déco
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Material
- ceramic with white craquelure glaze and a surrounding floral, stylized painting in bright enamel colors
- Designer
- Catteau, Charles
- Dimension
- H 27,5 cm
Art Déco ceramic Vase designed by Charles Catteau for Boch Frères Kéramis, 1920s.
Charles Catteau
Charles Catteau (1880 Douai - 1966 Nice) attended the École Nationale de Céramique de Sèvres, trained at the Manufacture royale de porcelaine de Sèvres and in 1904 got a job at the Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg.
In 1906 he went to Boch Frères Kéramis and from 1907 until the end of his career he was responsible for the decoration department.
After initially traditional creations, he created new shapes, decorations and glazes after the First World War. His enamel work became more and more colorful over time. In 1920, in addition to plants and animals, there are also geometric shapes inspired by Japanese and African art and kept in the Art Déco style.
He is often considered one of the most versatile ceramic artists of his generation, who also influenced the aesthetics of the glass industry. He designed glass decorations for Val-Saint-Lambert.
In 1925, Catteau won the gold medal at the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes.