Handsome Art Nouveau Flemish earthenware three handled vase
with applied L.M.V mark and decorated with figures in landscape. It is in good
vintage condition. One handle has been restored and there are several glaze
flakes and small chips; however, it still presents very nicely. It is priced
accordingly. Please see photos. Circa 1890s-1910.
I fell in love with this pot immediately so snatched it up
quickly. Then fell in love further after learning about its rich Flemish
history. This three-handled Art Nouveau jug style vase is decorated with
interesting figures and landscapes in the most beautiful blue, yellow, green,
and brown polychrome glaze. It is signed by the artist, Leo Maes Vereenooghe,
with his initials LMV applied on the side of the piece under its glaze as is
standard. Not a lot of information on the artist’s life and background is
available but he is known to have worked from around 1891-1909 at the renowned
pottery workshop Maes in Torhout, Belgium. Potters, many of them famous, have
worked in Torhout since the 18th century. These potters created a
type of pottery, which features an applique folk-art style which reached its
peak in the Art Nouveau period, that spread to the rest of Flanders and
subsequently into Britain and North America. This earthenware vase is a large
and beautiful example of that Flemish pottery. You must make it yours.
Vase:
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Height – 13 Inches
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Width – 12 Inches
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Depth – 12 Inches
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Weight – 12.3 Pounds
Boxed Size:
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Height – 18 Inches
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Width – 16 Inches
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Depth – 16 Inches
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Weight – 17 Pounds
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