544 - Bernardaud Limoges porcelain vase Cariatides, designed by Herve Van der Straeten, contemporary

Bernardaud Limoges porcelain vase Cariatides, designed by Herve Van der Straeten, contemporary Porcelain, painted in cobalt blue and gilt, glazed. Vase by the Bernardaud manufactory in Limoges after a design by Herve Van der Straeten from the Bacchanale series. Ovoid body with slightly flared round mouth, the rim gilt inside and out, a gold line above the foot ring. Encircling frieze of stylised, elongated figure silhouettes in cobalt blue on a white ground, the colour applied in varying density so that the figures shift between deep blue and light tones. On the base the mark BERNARDAUD LIMOGES FRANCE in blue, below it Cariatides in script and the signature Herve Van der Straeten. Good condition, small chip at the stand. H. 30 cm. 360-degree photo on our website. Herve Van der Straeten, born 1965, studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and from 1985 designed jewellery for fashion houses such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix and Thierry Mugler; he created the flacon for Dior J'Adore presented in 1999. Since 1992 he has produced his own decorative objects, since 1999 he has run a gallery in the Paris Marais and since 2005 workshops in Bagnolet. In 2008 he was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; his works are held by the Mobilier national and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. The Bernardaud manufactory was founded in Limoges in 1900 as L. Bernardaud & Cie and is run by the family in its fourth generation; under the title Editions d'artistes it issues designs by contemporary artists.