Primavera, Important Green Triple Gourd-Shaped Vase, France, circa 1926-1929

Atelier Primavera, Vase 1926-1929 Atelier Primavera, Glazed Ceramic Vase By French Design House, Primavera, Atelier d’Art du Printemps, or the French department Store “Le Printemps” Embossed stamp, 'PRIMAVERA' and numéroté '17890' Model created 1926-1929 Bibliography : Primavera 1912-1972, Atelier d'Art du Printemps, A-R. Hardy, Faton ed., similarly shaped work p. 424 Primavera 1912-1972: Atelier d’Art du Printemps Primavera, “Spring” in Italian, was the first French department store to set up a creative workshop at the beginning of the 20th century. The adventure began in 1912 with two Decorative Arts enthusiasts: Pierre Laguionie (1884-1978), director of “Printemps” Department Store and lawyer René Guilleré (1878-1931), founder of the Salon des Artistes Dé-corateurs. Their objective is to promote the craft of Art in the daily life of the French people on the motto of the beautiful and the useful. Decorative objects and furniture (furniture, ceramics, glassware, carpets, up-holstery, wallpapers, etc.) must be beautiful, modern, of high quality and at affordable prices. The studio acquired young decorative artists such as Marcel Guillemard (1886-1932) and Louis Sognot (1892-1969) for furniture, and for works of art and ceramics by Madeleine Sougez (1891-1945)active from 1920 to 1928, Claude Lévy (1895-1942) from 1919 to 1929, Paule Petitjean (1895-1989) de 1913 à 1929, Hélèné Gatelet de 1924 à 1930, Marcelle Thiénot...

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase «Pavots » circa 1910 Multi-layered glass Triple overlay, green, red and yellow glass Acid-etched cameo decoration of poppi...

Early pieces by CAB for Primavera were inspired by ancient ceramic methods as well as early Japanese metalware. Félix Gête developed the green overglaze seen in this vase, obtained f...

Early pieces by CAB for Primavera were inspired by ancient ceramic methods as well as early Japanese metalware. Félix Gête developed the green overglaze seen in this vase, obtained from an iron-based glaze whose color varies from pale greens to deep black. Stamped: Made in France...