One of France’s most influential ceramists, Edmond Lachenal contributed significantly to the development of Art Nouveau. His poor beginnings in Paris led to an apprenticeship at age 12 with a local potter. In 1870, he began working in the studio of the leading ceramist, Theodore Deck.
Lachenal was a quick study and by 1873, he had demonstrated considerable talent to be appointed Director of Decoration in Deck’s studio as well as receiving an Honorable Mention at the World’s Fair in Vienna.
By 1881 Lachenal had opened his studio with his wife and fellow ceramist, Anne Le Cloarec, in Paris Auteuil neighborhood where there was a high concentration of ceramic production and artistic exchange. He subsequently moved his studio production outside of Paris; however, his impact on the artistic capital only increased with time. He won gold medals there in 1889 and 1900 at the Expositions Universelle.
By the early-1900s, large exhibitions of his work were held at the Österreichisches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst in Vienna and Munich and Louis Majerelle’s new Paris showrooms at the former site of Bing’s Maison de l’Art Nouveau. It was his breadth and range that set him apart from other contemporary artists working in the field. He worked in faience and stoneware, and he collaborated with sculptors to produce ceramic versions of their work. His oeuvre included applied experimental decorative ceramic styles as well as masterful sculpted organic models which reflected the evolving trend of Japonisme.
Lachenal’s creative solutions of utilizing hydrofluoric acid to remove the outer layer of glazes to create a velvety matte finish became his hallmark email mat veloute. As a harbinger and master of the Art Nouveau style, Lachenal’s ceramic work moved french ceramics from an appreciative replication of the natural world influenced by the arts from Japan to a fully actualized aesthetic in which artistic process and form expressed these higher laws found in nature. Lachenal leaves an incredible legacy.
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Art Deco French Iznik Platter Bowl Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco French Iznik Platter Bowl Edmond Lachenal. blue tulips and red carnations. Diameter / 10.5 inches. H / 2.2 inches. Edmond Lachenal ( 1855 – 1948) was a French potter. He was...
Ceramic, Faience, Pottery
Egyptian Blue Wall Ceramique Plate by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Montreal, QC
Egyptian Blue Wall Ceramique Plate by Edmond Lachenal. Signed: Monogrammed "EL piece unique"
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Stoneware Vitis Vase by Edmond Lachenal and Émile Decoeur
By Émile Decoeur, Edmond Lachenal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The finest examples of vases produced in collaboration between Edmond Lachenal and Emile Decoeur date from 1901-1904. This vase, with the word “original” marked on its underside, ind...
Stoneware
Daum # Nancy, Vase "After Edmond Lachenal", Art Nouveau Early 1900s
By Daum, Edmond Lachenal
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and extremely rare Daum # Nancy vase designed after a drawing by Edmond Lachenal, France late 1800s. Signed, etched and gilt "Daum # Nancy, d'après E. Lachenal". Decorations o...
Glass
Lachenal & Jaéglé, Glazed Ceramic Vase with Bamboo Motif, France, c. 1920
By Georges Jaegle, Raoul Lachenal, Edmond Lachenal
Located in New York, NY
Exhibited: Salon de la société nationale des beaux-arts, 1894. For the original vase by Edmond Lachenal. Bibliography: - Revue des arts décoratifs, 15th year, 1894-1895. The origina...
Ceramic
large art deco blue ceramic vase signed Lachenal unique handmade circa 1940
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Edmond Lachenal Large art deco ceramic vase Blue ceramic glaze color Realised circa 1940 original perfect condition Signed heigth 33 cm large 22 cm
Ceramic
Egyptian Blue French Art Pottery Vase by Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Miami Beach, FL
French art deco pottery vase with irregular Egyptian Faience style craquelure glaze. Signed LACHENAL on bottom.
Pottery
Lachenal & Jaéglé, Glazed Ceramic Vase with Bamboo Motif, France, c. 1920
By Edmond Lachenal, Raoul Lachenal, Georges Jaegle
Located in New York, NY
Exhibited: Salon de la société nationale des beaux-arts, 1894. For the original vase by Edmond Lachenal. Bibliography: - Revue des arts décoratifs, 15th year, 1894-1895. The origina...
Ceramic
Antique French Art Deco Turquoise Blue Pottery Vase Edmond Lachenal Signed 1930
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Portland, OR
Edmond Lachenal (1855-1948), a wonderful Art Deco turquoise blue volcanic glazed ceramic vase, circa 1930, in wonderful antique condition. Edmond Lachenal was considered an innovator...
Pottery
Art Nouveau Earthenware Floral Vase by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
EDMOND LACHENAL (1855-1948) One of France’s most influential ceramists, Edmond Lachenal contributed significantly to the development of Art Nouveau. His poor beginnings in Paris le...
Earthenware
Lachenal, Art Deco Ceramic Vase, circa 1930
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lachenal, Art Deco ceramic vase, circa 1930.
Ceramic
Art Deco Large French Aqua Blue Platter Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Aqua Blue Platter Edmond Lachenal circa 1930. Edmond Lachenal ( 1855 – 1948) was a French potter. He was a key figure in the French art pottery movement, and his works a...
Ceramic, Pottery, Faience
blue art deco 20th century jewelry or decorative ceramic box by Lachenal 1940
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Edmond Lachenal Blue art deco jewelry or decorative ceramic box 20th century design ceramic Signed original perfect condition Height 17 cm Large 18 cm
Ceramic
Large 20th century art deco blue ceramic and metal vase by Lachenal 28 cm 1930
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Edmond Lachenal Large art deco ceramic vase Blue ceramic glaze color with a large grey metallic piece in the center Original perfect condition signed under the base Height 28 c...
Ceramic
French Late 19th Century Porcelain Decorative Hanging Plate by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French porcelain decorative hanging plate by Edmond Lachenal (1855-1948), depicting two lovers on a boat. Created in France at the end of the 19th century, this porcelain plate, cr...
Porcelain
blue art deco 20th century ceramic table lamp by Edmond Lachenal 1940 design
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Edmond Lachenal Blue art deco ceramic table lamp Original 1940 design Signed Original perfect condition Electric system is new Ceramic height 27 cm Height with electrical syst...
Ceramic
Blue Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp by Lachenal French 1930 Lighting Design
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Lachenal Realised circa 1930 Elegant ceramic table lamp Original perfect condition Signed undert the base Blue ceramic glaze color Measures : ceramic height : 21 cm...
Ceramic
Decorative Blue and Black Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp by Lachenal, 1930
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Edmond Lachenal Elegant and decorative ceramic table lamp, circa 1930. Shiny blue and black ceramic glazes colors. Original Art Deco table lamp. Ceramic dimensions: heigh...
Ceramic
Edmond Lachenal French Art Nouveau Turquoise Blue Glazed Pottery Charger Plate
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Edmond Lachenal (1855 – 1948, France) French Art Nouveau Turquoise Blue Glazed Pottery 14" Charger Plate, Signed to Rear. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 1.5" H x 14"...
Ceramic
Edmond LACHENAL for L'ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, Bowl decorated with flowers
By Edmond Lachenal, L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This elegant ceramic bowl was created by Edmond Lachenal for L’Escalier de Cristal around 1890. It bears his signature. A ceramist and painter, Edmond Lachenal is known for his past...
Earthenware
Émile Gallé Miniature Cameo Vase, Art Nouveau, Ca 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé miniature Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 7...
Glass
1950s by Gilbert Portanier Vallauris France Glazed Ceramic Vase
By Gilbert Portanier
Located in Brescia, IT
Glazed ceramic Excellent condition. "Portanier" signed.
Ceramic
French Deco Turquoise Ceramic "PV" Vase Attributed to Raoul Lachenal
By Raoul Lachenal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco ceramic vase attributed to Raoul Lachenal (Studio Boulogne-Sur-Seine, France) circa 1930s. Incised "PV France" signature, indicating the "Peasant Vi...
Ceramic
Longwy French Art Deco Ceramic Bowl
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning Art Deco period faience bowl, made in France by the Emaux de Longwy art pottery workshop and dating circa 1920-30s. This earthenware bowl is hand-decorated with Chinoiseri...
Enamel
Handbuilt Organic Modern Ceramic Moon Vase with Metallic Bronze Glaze
By MONDAYS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handbuilt organic modern vase made from a groggy clay body and a metallic bronze glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Brooklyn studio, and no two are ever exactly alike. All dimen...
Ceramic
Handbuilt Organic Modern Ceramic Moon Vase with Lava Glaze
By MONDAYS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handbuilt organic modern moon vase made from a groggy clay body covered layers of glossy and matte white glaze, and a heavily textured lava glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Br...
Ceramic
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century. Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
Blown Glass
Glazed Ceramic Vase/Polish, Toni Furlan, 1954
Located in Vicenza, VI
The vase in question can be called a "polyvase" because of the presence of several slits with different shapes and mouths. The vase is characterized by a particular organic and animated form, accentuated even more by the finish of different polychrome glazes in shades of blue, white and blue which seem to have been poured over...
Ceramic
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
By Daum
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Pedestal Vase
Art Glass
Ceramic Geometrical Vase with Black Metallic Glaze Beatrice Wood
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase by American artist and studio potter Beatrice Wood (1893-1998). The piece, circa 1980s, is of a columnar form with a small bulged-out ring around midbody. Highly geome...
Ceramic
Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 30 cm high long neck Cameo vase m...
Glass
Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delft, NL
Émile Gallé small Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, ca 1900 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 20 cm hig...
Glass
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H 6.5 in Dm 2.96 in
Edmond Lachenal & Daum Nancy, Rare Art Nouveau Service - 41 Pieces – “mistletoe”
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in BARSAC, FR
Edmond Lachenal (1855-1948), in collaboration with the Daum company in Nancy, created around 1901 this magnificent ribbed glassware service with painted and enameled decoration depic...
Glass
Antique Lachenal French Pottery Art Deco Turquoise Crackle Glaze Vase
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique French pottery vase in Art Deco form with shoulder banded in relief and thick turquoise crackle glaze, circa 1920. From the pottery of the famous French ceramicist Edmond Lac...
Pottery
Lantern-Shaped Art Nouveau Vase with Bats & Moon by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Earthenware
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H 14.18 in Dm 8.67 in
One-of-a-Kind White Ceramic Vase with Blue Fish Motif by Lachenal and Fevola
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Bruxelles, BE
This exceptional ceramic vase, a collaboration between master ceramists Edmond Lachenal and Félix Fevola, is a true testament to their artistic prowess. Crafted from pristine white c...
Ceramic
Large French Iznik Blue Platter Bowl Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Platter bowl signed Lachenal circa 1930. Rare blue Iznik background with carnations. Edmond Lachenal ( 1855 – 1948) was a French potter. He was a key figure in the Frenc...
Ceramic, Faience, Pottery
Small French Art Deco Turquoise Vase Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Art Deco Turquoise Vase signed Lachenal. Height / 4.5 inches.
Ceramic, Faience, Pottery
Art Nouveau Water Spirit Stoneware Sculpture by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
EDMOND LACHENAL (1855-1948) One of France’s most influential ceramists, Edmond Lachenal contributed significantly to the development of Art Nouveau. His poor beginnings in Paris led...
Stoneware
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H 11.82 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Mistletoe Art Nouveau Decor Tea Service pieces Designed by Lachenal, 1900
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Paris, FR
The elegant earthenware faience tea service "Mistletoe" (fr: Gui) set created by Edmond Lachenal (1855-1955) and produced by the famous French Manufacture K...
Earthenware
Turquoise Blue Faience Vase by Edmond Lachenal, France, circa 1930
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rare Edmondl Lachenal spiral turquoise blue volcanic glazed ceramic vase signed on the bottom LACHENAL.
Ceramic
French Blue Art Deco Ceramic Vase by Edmond Lachenal, circa 1900
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Blue Art Deco ceramic vase by Edmond Lachenal, circa 1900. Signature underneath vase.
Ceramic
Egytptian Blue Ceramic Bowl by Edmond Lachenal
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Montreal, QC
Persian blue ceramic bowl by Edmond Lachenal signed: Lachenal.
Ceramic
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 27.56 in
Mistletoe Art Nouveau Service Designed by Lachenal Produced by Luneville in 1900
By Edmond Lachenal
Located in Paris, FR
This 47 pieces earthenware faience dinner service "Mistletoe" (fr: Gui) set was created by Edmond Lachenal famous french artist (1855-1955) and produced by the well-known French Manufacture Keller et Guérin (Lunéville) 1900-1914. Light green and purple background decorated with mistletoe branches. Gold rim. Each piece is hand-decorated and is unique. Service is composed of: 12 dinner plates D 26 cm 12 soup plates D 26 cm 12 dessert plates D 22 cm 1 Soup terrine H 20 cm x 31 cm 1 Covered sauceboat H 13 cm x 25 x 16 cm 1 Oval dish 38 cm x 28 cm 1 Round dish D 29 cm 1 Round dish D 32 cm 1 Serving dish 29 cm x 16 cm 1 Turkey dish...
Earthenware