Female Relief Plaque

With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge. Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...

A celebrated Parisian cabinetmaker and wood sculptor, Viardot enjoyed both critical and commercial success. Among his distinctions are a silver medal awarded at Paris’ Exposition Uni...

"It is easy to understand why the rabble dislike cats. A cat is beautiful; it suggests ideas of luxury, cleanliness, and voluptuous pleasures." - Charles Baudelaire Iridescence, which changes in every angle of reflected light, is the perfect complement to a cat’s capricious nature. Zsolnay introduced its patented shiny metallic glaze, known as eosin, in 1893. The small family ceramics workshop begun in Pecs, Hungary by Miklos Zsolnay in 1853 had evolved into a world-class ceramics factory by this time. Zsolnay walked away with the Grand Prix at the 1878 World’s Fair in Paris for its art pottery. Under the stewardship of Vilmos Zsolnay...

Rare, full size example of this piece. Isidore De Rudder (1855 - 1943) was active/lived in Belgium.

Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...

Exploring new firing and glazing techniques and their myriad effects on traditional forms was an exciting approach for many experimental turn-of-the-century ceramists. Here the acid ...

Another rare pate de verre item by Henri Cros in collaboration with his son Jean Cros. A very nice size at 10.75 Inches by 8.65 Inches. translucent; this plaque can be lit up from be...

19th century diana the huntress bronze bas relief wall plaque. Diana with raised bow and hunting dog near her side.

Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...

Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...

A stylized bronze wall relief depicting a naked infant girl. A hidden wall clasp allows you to install it anywhere suitable in the room. It was made on order in Scandinavia, probably...

Pair bronze relief wall plaques framed woman with cherub. By Boston Metallic Compression Casting Co. Who ever re-framed in the 1994 included a rubbin...