Boch Freres Keramis Signed Catteau Art Deco Vase Hughe sells for $6,600 in December 2009.

This Keramis - Boch Frères - La Louvière Belgique - Art Deco stoneware vase was made in 1925. It is made in the Art Deco period in the special art department ‘L’Atelier de Fantasie’ of the Boch Freres manufacture. In this department only male artist used to work while the woman side was specialized in tableware. The decor is called “Singes” and was used in the Expositin des Art Décoratives in Paris in 1925.

SIGNATURES:

Signed: B.F.K. (for Boch Frères Keramis), Ch.Catteau (for Charles Catteau) and D1031 (for the decor number).
Inscribed: Grès Keramis.
Impressed: 976(for the model number) .

SIZE:

Hight: 36 cm / 14.2 inches.
Diameter: 30 cm / 11.8 inches.

Boch Freres Keramis Signed Catteau Art Deco Vase sells for $7500 in December 2009.

This is a Keramis - Boch Frères - La Louvière Belgique - Art Deco stoneware vase, made in 1927. It is made in the Art Deco period in the special art department ‘L’Atelier de Fantasie’ of the Boch Freres manufacture. In this department only male artist used to work while the woman side was specialized in tableware.

Stoneware animalier vases of Charles Catteau are very rare, and the larger models are extremely hard to find.

SIGNATURES:

Signed: Ch.Catteau (for Charles Catteau) and D1082 (for the decor number).
Stamped: Keramis - Made in Belgium.
Inscribed: Grès Keramis.
Impressed: 1142 (for the model number) and C.

SIZE:

Hight: 34 cm / 13.4 inches.
Diameter: 24 cm / 9.4 inches.

1920s Riviere Spiderweb Slag Panel Lamp sells for $1,195 in November 2009.

This is an unsigned Riviere table lamp. Riviere was an apprentice in the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany and eventually went on the open his own studio, employing former Tiffany workers. Many of the unsigned Riviere lamps and desk sets are copies of Tiffany’s designs. The unsigned Riviere pieces are occasionally mistaken for Tiffany studios objects, although dealers who specialize in Tiffany glass have come to know the difference. The lamp measures 21″ tall, and 12″ wide.

Frankart Art Deco Two Nudes Lamp sells for $1,225 in November 2009.   This lamp was made by the Frankart Company in the 1920s-30s. It consists of two bronze nudes flanking a stepped honeycomb shade. The lamp measures 10.5 inches tall and 11 inches long.

1925 Chapelle Nancy Pheasant Art Glass Lamp sells for $3,050 in November 2009.

The pierced wrought iron body pheasant has mottled glass shading from lemon yellow to blue green. The rectangular base has cut corners cast with corkscrews and sunbursts. Inscribed Chapelle Nancy / France. Measures 16 1/4” high x 22 1/2” long.

19th Century Miller Slag Lamp with lit base sells for $3,550 in November 2009.

Miller double lit slag lamp incorporates swans, birds, and highly detailed florals. The base is lit by a turn knob located along the bottom, while the two top bulbs have pull chains. The shade is 20” in diameter and the lamp stands almost 24” tall.

Handel Leaded Stained Glass Mosaic Lamp sells for $5,450 in December 2009.

Both base and shade are signed Handel. It measures 20″ in diameter and stands 25″ tall. Both base and shade are signed Handel. The shade has “Handel 1906 - 20″ stamped on the inside of the upper rim. The base is signed Handel and has a number cast into the bottom.

The shade has some of the best glass and shading I’ve seen. It starts off with a fiery red sunset palm type glass with green striations. As it moves down the shade, the green gets more prominent and turns into a lighter red/orange color which fades into a bright green. The leaves are done in a different green with yellow striations. The flowers are a salmon color and the ribbon is done in red. The circles around the bottom are granite red. The tree trunk base is original to the shade.

This  Tiffany Studios “Lily” Seven Shades Lamp sold for 11,500 in Dec. 2009.  Why such a steal?  4 of the glass shades were replacements (signed  ”Lotton” 1979″.

Height;  53cm. or 23″, Marked TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 385 on the base.