Jean Carriès
Vase, ca. 1890
Glazed and gilded stoneware
h. 8,5 cm
PROVENANCE : Private collection, London - Christie's, London, 10th September 2009, lot 104 - Private European collection, acquired at the above sale.
SIMILAR PIECES : This form of vase seems to have been made in extremely small numbers. Only a few are recorded, including one in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and another in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. A third is in a private Burgundian collection.