French Art Deco Christofle Style Vase

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French Art Deco Christofle Style Vase

About the Item

Silver plated Art Deco modernist vase manufactured, circa 1930 in France, manner of Christofle. This vase sports rows of alternative geometric patterns which have been patinated with black burnish . The Art Deco style name was derived from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industrials Moderns, held in Paris in 1925, where the style was first exhibited. Art Deco design represented modernism turned into fashion. Its products included both individually crafted luxury items and mass-produced wares, but, in either case, the intention was to create a sleek and antitraditional elegance that symbolized wealth and sophistication. The distinguishing features of the style are shapes that are geometric or stylized from representational forms and crafted out of often expensive materials, which frequently include man-made substances in addition to natural ones (jade, silver, obsidian, chrome, and rock crystal). Though Art Deco objects were rarely mass-produced, the characteristic features of the style reflected admiration for the modernity of the machine and for the inherent design qualities of machine-made objects. Decorative ideas came from American Indian, Egyptian, and early classical sources as well as from nature. Characteristic motifs included nude female figures, animals, foliage, and sunrays, all in conventionalized forms. Modernism, particularly the austere form we now associate with the Bauhaus, was developing among the avant garde designers as an intellectual expression of the age of the machine and technology. The pioneers of modernism had rejected market-led consumerism, instead aiming for mass-produced goods that concentrated on social utility and usefulness.

Similar to:
Christofle (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 9.06 in (23 cm)Diameter: 5.12 in (13 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Silver Plate
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. couple of scratches.
Seller Location:
Bremen, DE
Reference Number:
Seller: AMDA - 08101stDibs: LU9799809543