Edmond LACHENAL (1855-1948) Black glazed ceramic ovoid vase with swollen shoulder, decorated in bas-relief with branches. Two handles detached from the shoulder, with the same decoration (small chips and small burst bubbles on the neck). Signed Lachenal. H. 32 cm BIBLIOGRAPHY: Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons. 1895-1914, Volume IV: Ceramics and Glass, Éditions Antique Collectors' Club, 1998, USA, model rep. p. 268

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