
GEORGES HOENTSCHEL (1855-1915)
The model presented at the 1904 International Exhibition, Saint-Louis
Two enamelled stoneware vases.
Circa 1902.
Each proof signed with the monogram stamp of the decorator under the base.
Heights: 28 cm and 28.5 cm
Public collection and related work:
Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris – An identical model, with a slight variation in enameling, is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number 10182 (MAD-1) .
Exhibitions and related works:
- World's Fair of 1904 – St. Louis, Missouri, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. An identical model, with a slight variation in enameling, was exhibited at this event.
- Satsuma : de l'exotisme au japonisme – Musée national de la céramique, Sèvres, from November 20, 2007 to February 18, 2008. An identical model, with a slight variation in enameling, exhibited during this event (no. 146).
Bibliography:
- Collective – Satsuma : de l'exotisme au japonisme – Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musée national de la céramique, Sèvres (November 20, 2007 – February 18, 2008), Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 2007. An identical model, with a slight variation in enameling, is referenced under number 146 of the catalogue and reproduced on page 151.
- Florence Slitine – La céramique d'art en Île-de-France : ateliers et manufactures autour de Paris (1850-1950) – Mare & Martin Editions, Paris, 2024. An identical model, with a slight variation in glazing, reproduced on page 187.
