Art Deco Jar
Design Date c. 1930s
Designer Andrée Fauré (1904-1985, French)
Manufacturer Atelier Fauré (c.1918-1985), Limoges, France
Media enamel on copper
Dimensions 10 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches
Andrée Fauré worked with her father, Camille Fauré, in his enamel workshop in Limoges, a town in western France known for its enamels. She became the lead designer of the enamel workshop at the age of 24. The three-dimensional geometric patterns in vibrant, subtly variegated colors set Fauré enamelwork apart from others. To create jars such as this one, watercolor or colored pencil drawings of the shape outlines were pre-sketched onto copper vessels, then layered with enamels in tonal shades. These vases would take anywhere from two weeks to two months to complete with up to 24 layers applied and fired.
ON VIEW in Art Deco Gallery 6
Markings signed in gold, "C. FAURÉ / LIMOGES, FRANCE", lower side
Credit Line Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Accession Number 2010.0784
