Ceramic, ivory-colored and polychrome glazed
Nancy, France, 1933-1936
Design: Joseph Mougin (1876-1961) – French ceramist and founder of the ceramic manufactory Mougin Frères
Execution: Mougin Frères – French ceramic manufactory
On base embossed ‘MOUGIN NANCY 119.J’ and ‘J. Mougin. de.’
Height: 42.5 cm
Very good condition
This vase is called nénuphar, water lily; the auction record of a ceramic vase by Joseph Mougin is set at more than €10,000

The name of the vase is the botanic term for water lily, nénuphar. The ceramic vase in the shape of a lobe with gothic-inspired relief adorns a multicolored craquelé glazing.



Condition:

The vase is in very good condition. It is 42.5 cm in height.



Mougin Frères

After completing his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy and training at the sculptor Pierron, Joseph Mougin (1876-1961) began working at the studio of the sculptor Barrias at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1896. His brother Pierre (1880-1955) joined two years later and they worked together as ceramicists. The produced in Nancy since 1906 and different artists designed statuettes and models for vases and decorative objects for them. Among them were Victor Prouvé (advertisements), Ernest Whitman (1846-1921) and Alfred Finot e.g. After 1918, the brothers continued producing in Lunéville. Although the brothers were no members of the board of the École de Nancy, they adhered to the aesthetic principles and took part in the exhibitions of the school. (tm)

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