43 - ERNEST CHAPLET (1835–1909) CERAMIST & ÉDOUARD DAMMOUSE (1850–1903)AND FRÉDÉRIC HEXAMER (1847–1924) DESIGNERS OF DECOR FOR HAVILAND & CIE

ERNEST CHAPLET (1835–1909) CERAMIST & ÉDOUARD DAMMOUSE (1850–1903)AND FRÉDÉRIC HEXAMER (1847–1924) DESIGNERS OF DECOR FOR HAVILAND & CIE Shellfishing at Low Tide Very tall ovoid vase; the base is accented with striations, and the upper section features a slight shoulder below the neck. Brown stoneware prototype; the engraved wheel-thrown design is partially glazed in polychrome and accented with gold in places. Dated to the so-called Rue Blomet Haviland Workshop period (1882–1885). Signed with the rosary motif and the manufacturer’s monogram H&Co; bears the number 32 in relief and the hand-incised mark R.B.12 beneath the base—features the engraved monograms A. D. and H.J. within the decoration. H. 32.5 cm Related literature: Jean D’Albis – Ernest Chaplet: An Art Nouveau Ceramist – Éditions Les Presses de la Connaissance, Paris, 1976.