Belgian Art Deco Craquele Skier Figurine Statue

Art Deco craquelé monkey sculpture. This craquelé earthenware - pottery - faience ape was made in Belgium by Emaux De Louviere - is stamped under. Color of this monkey figurine is beige / off-white. This crackled sculpture is still in very beautiful condition for his age and most important he did not break his tale !! Monkey sculpture - Ape sculpture...

Art Deco elephant sculpture designed by Fontinelle. Belgium 1940s cream / ivory craquelé glazed earthenware Marked on the base with N. 66, ther...

French Art Deco2200 elephant sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clement (Luneville), France, 1930. Width: 14.9"(37.8cm), Height: 9.45"(24cm), Depth: 5.6"(14.3cm). Condition : Ve...

French Art Deco Ceramic Valkyrie Sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clement's, France, 1930s. Width: 22.6"(58cm), Height: 15.2"(38cm), Depth: 5.7"(15cm). Signed "Lemanceau" on t...

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Beautiful Art Deco sculpture in white craquelé ceramic depicting a pair of panthers; the noble animals are depicted walking, with their plush stride, in the tall grass in a calm and relaxed attitude; the powerful muscles of the beasts are relaxed, but the representation is always charged with strength and pride, a classic example of the Art Deco style that exalted in its artistic expressions the forms, strength, and power of both humans and animals. The object features very distinctive workmanship: the piece of raw ceramic was first molded into its final soft and elegant form, then fired at about 1000° C, then an ancient technique was used by applying "crystalline" (a transparent vitreous coating) with an ox brush; then distributed, again with a brush, white glaze over the entire body of the panthers; the glazing stage requires a lot of skill, as the glaze must be evenly deposited on the surface of the object, at which point, very quickly, to fix the glaze, the piece was put into the kiln between 920 and 940 degrees for the final firing. By looking at the underside we can better understand this technique. The panther pair...

Art Deco Little lama sculpture by Charles Lemanceau at Saint-Clement (Luneville), France, 1930. French Art Deco ceramic. Measures: Width: 10.2"(26cm), Height: 10.2"(25.8cm), Depth: 2...