Gustave Asch Sainte-Radegonde Gilt Cobalt Blue Vases

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Our client's large (19 1/2 by 6 1/4 inch) pair of French porcelain vases by Gustave Asch (1856-1911) with cobalt blue glazed finish feature the gilt figures of heron birds standing on tree branches in the Japonisme style.  Each 19 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches.  Signed in gold "France" on underside with Asch's mark, a medieval style axe.  Signed on sides in stylized vertical fashion, "Cerma" with the letters "erma" within a large letter "C".  One has a paper label from L Le Coader Fils, Bordeaux, 4 & 6, R. des Lauriers, a boutique dealing in porcelain and glass around the turn of the last century.

The artist founded the Atelier de Sainte-Radegonde near Tours, France, in 1887, and it continued to operate into the 20th century.

( Japanese Japonesque )

Item Details

Reference #:
ha-3473
Quantity
1
Category
Ceramics & Porcelain
SubCategory
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
c1890
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
6.25 x 19.50 x 6.25
Weight
Unknown
Condition
Good
Material
porcelain