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This typical Art Deco crackled glaze ceramic sculpture features a couple of deer or antelopes. It was designed by Charles Lemanceau (1905-1980) and the Saint-Clément Factory, France. The artwork is signed on the edge of the base: "Lemanceau," and has a "France" stamp on the underside.

 

Note:

Charles Lemanceau (1905-1980) was a specialist in animal sculptures and one of the most important sculptors in the French Art Deco period. He was best known for his ceramic sculptures and for his use of the typical glaze with a crackled pattern. 
In 1923, he worked for Primavera (a Paris department store known as Le Printemps).

In 1925, he exhibited in the Salon d'Automne with other great names of the period: Eugène Printz, Louis Sognot, Van Dongen, Vlaminck, Raoul Dufy, Jean Dunand, Henri Matisse, Le Corbusier, Jules Leleu, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Fernand Léger, and Maurice Utrillo. During this period, he worked for FaienSaint-ClémentClement and DIM. 
In 1930, he also sculpted a gazelle for "la Maîtrise," the Galeries Lafayette Department Store Art Studio; antelopes in 1929 (sculpture no. 1 of the 1930s cataSaint-ClémentClément earthenware); greyhounds for Pomone, the workshop of The Bon Marché Department Store in Paris; and a cat for Manufrance in 1931. He also worked for Sainte-Radegonde during the same period.

 

Reference:
- Saint-Clement's earthenware catalog, 1930, item #1 on page 1.
- "Craqueles, les animaux en céramique 1920-1940", by Patrick Malaureille, Massin Éditeur, Copyright 1993, page 32.
- "Les craqueles Art Deco", by Alain-René Hardy and Bruno Giardi, Editions Penthesilia, Copyright 2009, page 65.

Art Deco Crackle Ceramic Antelope Deer Sculpture by Charles Lemanceau, 1920s

SKU: F131-LU1632232265542
$0.00Price
  • circa 1920

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