Locati LLC
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Locati, LLC June 2024 Sale

Sun, Jun 23, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 13

Delphin Massier (French, 1836-1907) Large Pair of Faience Vases, Vallauris

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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A Large Pair of French Faience Blossom Form Vases, Delphin Massier (1836-1907), Vallauris, Late 19th Century. Each with butterfly handles. Signed to the underside 'DELPHIN. MASSIER / VALLAURIS. A.M. / V.' and 'DELPHIN. MASSIER / VALLAURIS / A.M'.

Dimensions: Each is 11" in diameter and 29" tall. 

Provenance: Property from a Bucks County, Pennsylvania Collection Curated by Bennett and Judie Weinstock, Philadelphia.

Literature: A similar pair are pictured in  'Massier, L'Introduction de la Ceramique Artistique sur La Cote d'Azur', p. 84.

 

Condition

Each of the vases have been drilled for lamp conversion to the sides. The vase with multi-colored butterflies has a break and re-stuck repair to the petal rim at top. The vase with yellow butterflies has extensive restoration to the top 1/3 just above the butterfly with associated re-paint. Under UV light the repairs fluoresce. 

 

 

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