Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
BEAUX ARTS STYLE
Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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Style: Beaux Arts
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 18.5 x 11 inches.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin.
Unique piece.
Artist monogram on the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 12.9 x 11.8 x 24.8 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Guieba, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Charles-Henri Guieba.
Wood firing.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1980-1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big covered jar ceramic jar by Jean Lerat, circa 1952
By Jean Lerat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic covered jar by Jean Lerat to La Borne.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base " J LERAT ".
Circa 1952.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy, circa 1980-1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 12.9’ x 28.7’ x 8.3’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White/grey glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/grey glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 9.4’ x 7.9’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware zoomorphic vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware zoomorphic vase by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 11.4’ x 2.9’ x 9.8’ inches.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 8.5 x 8.3’ x 7.3’ inches.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brown glazed ceramic cup with metallic highlights by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed ceramic cup with metallic highlights by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 7.1’ x 11.6’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.3’ x 6.7’ x 3.9’ inches.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White/green glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/green glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 3.5’ x 12.6’ x 11.4’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 8.8’ x 8.5’ x 6.7’ inches.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Figure of a Field Hockey Player, German, Artist Signed, circa 1900
By Gottlob Deihle
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are always on the lookout for bronzes with a sports theme. Here we are offering a rare example of a field hockey player. Well cast with a beautiful war...
Category
Early 20th Century German Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$925 Sale Price
50% Off
Set of ocher, brown and white glazed stoneware vases by Accolay, circa 1960-70.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of ocher, brown and white glazed stoneware vases by Accolay.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1960-1970.
H : 17.7’ x 6.3’ inches / H : 21.6’ x 8.3’ inches / H : 18.9’ x 7....
Category
1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy, circa 1980-1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy.
Artist monogram on the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
H : 16.5’ x 30.7’ x 7’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Charles Anfrie "Un Accident" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles Anfrie (French, 1833-1905) "Un Accident", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting a young boy with torn trousers, on a circular plinth, signed and titled to ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
White and yellow glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White and yellow glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 9.8’ x 9.1’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Vase by Georges Sybesma to La Borne, France, circa 1980-1990
By Georges Sybesma
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase by Georges Sybesma to La Borne.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base " G. Sybesma".
Unique piece,
circa 1980-1990.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware duck sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 12.6 x 9.8 x 19.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, entitled "Corps ascendant" , 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware sculpture entitled " Corps ascendant #6 ".
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Unique piece.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculptural Vase to La Borne, Signed at the Base, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase to La Borne.
Perfect original conditions.
circa 1970.
Signed at the base.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled " Corps ascendant ", 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture entitled " Corps ascendant " .
Unique piece.
2023.
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White/grey and pearly beige glazed ceramic bowl by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1980-90
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/grey and pearly beige glazed ceramic bowl by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 4.3’ x 6.7’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Robert Heraud, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Robert Heraud.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Vase by Lucien Arnaud, to Saint- Amand-en-puisaye, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Lucien Arnaud with glaze decoration.
Signed under the base " Lucien Arnaud ".
Circa 1920.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture by Jean- Pierre Viot, circa 1970-1975
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture by Jean-Pierre Viot.
Perfect original conditions.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base " viot ".
circa 1970-1975.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Ram with White Glaze Decoration Attributed to Primavera, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic ram with white glaze decoration of Art Deco period.
Attributed to Primavera.
No signed.
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1930.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Important glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1990-2000
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1990-2000. Unique piece.
H : 26’ x 17’ x 8.5’ inches.
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Born in Paris in 1926, Michel...
Category
1980s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green glazed ceramic vase with metallic highlights by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green glazed ceramic vase with metallic highlights by Gisèle Buthod Garçon. Raku fired. Artist monogram and signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 7.9’ x 7.9’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hand painted
Gilt Decorated Old Paris Porcelain Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Experience the allure of a bygone era with this exquisite early 20th century hand-painted and gilt decorated old paris porcelain vase. Immerse yourself in the rich history and artis...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Glazed stoneware pitcher by Michel Gardelle, circa 1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware pitcher by Michel Gardelle.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1980.
H : 7.1’ x 9’ x 7.9’ inches.
Category
1980s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Robert Heraud, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Robert Heraud.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Cup by Sainte, Radegonde with White and Green Glazes, circa 1950- 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic cup with white and green glaze decoration by Sainte Radegonde.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed " D" under the base.
Circa 1960.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pop Shade of Green Porcelain Cuo, by Manufacture de Sèvres, 1962
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvre -Cup
Pop shade of green porcelain cup
Manufacture de Sèvres, dated 1962
Decor in shades of green by Bernard Bannier.
Measures: H 5.5 cm / 2,2 in.
Ø 18 cm / 7 in.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,853 Sale Price
20% Off
Brown glazed stoneware vase by Accolay, circa 1960-1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware vase by Accolay.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1960-1970.
H : 21.6’ x 8.3’ inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Vase by Lucien Arnaud, to Saint- Amand-en-Puisaye, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Lucien Arnaud with glaze decoration.
Signed under the base " Lucien Arnaud ".
Circa 1920.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green and yellow glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green and yellow glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram and signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 7.5’ x 7.9’ x 7.1’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brown and green glazed ceramic pitcher by Roger Jacques, circa 1960-1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown and green glazed ceramic pitcher by Roger Jacques.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1960-1970.
H : 11.02’ x 5.9’ x 5.9’ inches.
Category
1960s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1980-1990. Unique piece.
H : 29’5 x 10’5 x 9’ inches.
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Born in Paris in 1926, Michel Lanos dis...
Category
1980s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed stoneware sculpture-vase by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed stoneware sculpture-vase by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1980-1990. Unique piece.
H : 18’ x 13’ x 5’5 inches.
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Born in Paris in 1926, Michel...
Category
1980s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Robert Heraud, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Robert Heraud.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 19.5’ x 6.5’ x 8’ inches.
Unique piece.
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Born in Paris in 1926, Michel Lan...
Category
1980s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A ceramic sculpture, circa 1980-1990
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1980-1990.
26 x 20 x 4 cm.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and white glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue and white glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 8.7’ x 7.4’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green and blue glazed ceramic bowl with metallic highlights by G. Buthod Garçon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green and blue glazed ceramic bowl with metallic highlights by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired.
Artist monogram under the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
H : 4.3’ x 6.7’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Vase by Alain Magne, to La Borne, circa 1970-1980
By Alain Magne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase by Alain Magne, to La Borne, France.
Unique piece.
Wood firing.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base " Magne ",
circa 1970-1980.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour.
Artist signature under the base. 2023. Unique piece.
H : 28.7’ x 10.2’ x 11.8’ inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Green/blue and white glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-90
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green/blue and white glazed ceramic vase by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram and signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 10.2’ x 11.8’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Stool "Torsade 2" by Laurent Dufour, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Torsade 2, 2023 by Laurent Dufour
Glazed stoneware.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
This piece can be put indoor and outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White/grey and brown glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/grey and brown glazed ceramic secret box by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram and signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 9.1’ x 8.3’ x 7.5’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Grey/brown glazed ceramic cup by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Grey/brown glazed ceramic cup by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 3.5’ x 8.5’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Signed A.C and Dated 1992
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture signed AC and dated under the base 1992.
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1992.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Covered Pot by Alistair Dahnieux, circa 2012
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic covered pot signed Alistair Danhieux.
Signed and dated under the base.
2012.
Perfect original conditions.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Blue Glazes Decoration, circa 1920, No Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with blue glazes decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
No signed.
Unique piece,
circa 1920.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Blue glazed ceramic vase by CAB (Céramiques d’art de Bordeaux) for la Maitrise.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue glazed ceramic vase by CAB (Céramiques d’art de Bordeaux) for la Maitrise.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1930.
H : 11.02’ x ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Beaux Arts Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Beaux Arts decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Beaux Arts decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Beaux Arts decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Mexico, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $600 and tops out at $650,000 while the average work can sell for $145,000.
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