"Lidded Jar in Cobalt Blue", Rare Art Deco Ceramic by Felix Massoul

Brilliantly glazed in tones of cobalt, gold, black and white, and decorated with an elaborate geometric pattern overlaid with undulating, organic Art Nouveau motifs, this domed porcelain urn was made by the Fraureuth works in Germany, and reportedly designed by Austrian architect Emanuel Josef Margold. Fraureuth was founded in 1866, and for almost a century produced some of Germany's finest porcelains, including some in the modern, bold style espoused by the German and Vienna Secessionist movements. Margold was born in Austria, studied in Königsberg and Mainz, and later became an assistant to Josef Hoffmann and an employee of the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1907, publisher Alexander Koch in Darmstadt became aware of Margold and published his designs in various magazines. Within a few years, Margold moved to Darmstadt to join the art colony there, and became a prolific designer of jewelry...

This classic French Art Deco vase demonstrates a major characteristic of the period -- a series of setbacks from its curving body to the neck above -- all brilliantly glazed in a Mediterranean blue-green with rich veining in gold. The piece was made by the short-lived Manufacture Nouvelle de Faiences (MNF) in Sevres, which was established by Paul Sailly...

This large cobalt blue lidded vase was made by the Sevres pottery factory of France and designed by artist Paul Milet in circa 1935. This heavy ceramic urn is done in a brushed deep cobalt blue over turquoise glaze with a matching handled lid. The bottom is clearly marked "PM Sevres...

1960s Mid-Century Modern studio pottery small cobalt blue vase signed PAL 811 inscription at the base Measures: 5.75 height x 5 diameter Preowned original vintage condition See i...