Ernest CHAPLET (Sèvres, 1835 - Choisy-le-Roi, 1909) Suite of four vases Glazed porcelain stoneware, including : A sang-de-boeuf vase on a turquoise background Trace of dream signature 12.5 cm (Restoration to the neck) A red and blue vase Artist's stamp and label on reverse 14.7 cm A cutaway vase with a high straight neck sang-de-boeuf on a beige background Unsigned 22 cm An ox-blood bottle on a beige background with glass stopper Artist's stamp and label stamping on reverse 12.5 cm A set of four enamelled porcelain stoneware vases by Ernest Chaplet From 4.9 in. to 8.6 in. Bibliography : Ducret, Marc, Ernest Chaplet, La Révolution du rouge de Cuivre, p.196 for a similar model. Ernest CHAPLET (Sèvres, 1835 - Choisy-le-Roi, 1909)

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