
MAX LAEUGER (1864-1952)
Pine branches
Spectacular ovoid vase with a wide, straight, annular neck.
Polychrome enamelled ceramic proof.
Model created around 1900.
Signed under the base.
Height: 69 cm
Public collections and related works:
- Dreiländermuseum, Lörrach – The decor of our work is similar to that on the vase kept in this institution's collections under inventory number KL 0121.
- Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe – The decor of our piece is similar to that on the vase kept in this institution's collections under inventory number 63/124.
- Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig – The decor of our piece is similar to that on the vase kept in this institution's collections under inventory number 2010.891.
Exhibition and related works:
The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Arts, 1902, Turin. A smaller model with a similar design and shape was exhibited at this event.
Bibliography and related works:
- Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration – Band III – October 1898 – March 1899. A vase with similar decor and shape, smaller in size, is reproduced on page 101.
- Art et Décoration – No. 4 of April 1899. A vase with similar decor and shape is reproduced on page 98.
- Alexander Koch – L’Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs Modernes de 1902 – Catalogue of the eponymous exhibition, Librairie des Arts Décoratifs Editions, Darmstadt, 1902. A model with similar decor and shape, smaller in size, is reproduced on page 183.
