Majolica Iris Vase by Delphin Massier, Lavender Glazed, French, ca. 1870
French Majolica (Barbotine) Iris-Form Vase by Delphin Massier, ca. 1870, naturalistically modeled as an oversized blooming iris, the lavender petals forming the body, with an open-top, on a stalk-form base glazed in shades of green, singed on bottom, 'Delphin Massier, Vallauris (A.M.)'
"In 1860, brothers Delphin and Clement Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massiers mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English majolica.
French Majolica (Barbotine) Iris-Form Vase by Delphin Massier, ca. 1870, naturalistically modeled as an oversized blooming iris, the lavender petals forming the body, with an open-top, on a stalk-form base glazed in shades of green, singed on bottom, 'Delphin Massier, Vallauris (A.M.)'
"In 1860, brothers Delphin and Clement Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massiers mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English majolica.
French Majolica (Barbotine) Iris-Form Vase by Delphin Massier, ca. 1870, naturalistically modeled as an oversized blooming iris, the lavender petals forming the body, with an open-top, on a stalk-form base glazed in shades of green, singed on bottom, 'Delphin Massier, Vallauris (A.M.)'
"In 1860, brothers Delphin and Clement Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massiers mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English majolica.
