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A JOSEPH BROCARD ENAMELED AMBER GLASS VASE
Lot 71

A JOSEPH BROCARD ENAMELED AMBER GLASS VASE

CIRCA 1870-90, ENAMELED IRON-RED SCRIPT BROCARD MARK AND RETAILER'S PAPER LABEL FOR O. MILET & C. MASSIER, 36, AVENUE DE L'OPERA, PARIS

Closed21 October 2008

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A JOSEPH BROCARD ENAMELED AMBER GLASS VASE
Circa 1870-90, enameled iron-red script Brocard mark and retailer's paper label for O. MILET & C. MASSIER, 36, AVENUE DE L'OPERA, PARIS
In the Persian style, of bottle shape, the tall tapering cylindrical collared neck twice banded, the vessel enriched and enameled allover with stylized geometrics and foliate ornament
11 1/3 in. (29 cm.) high

Anonymous sale; Christies, London, 26 April 2005, lot 1.

Specialist note

Philippe-Joseph Brocard (fl. 1867-90; d. 1896) began as a restorer of glass. He is considered the first to revive the Mamluk enameling techniques. The Paris Universelle Exposition of 1867 included several vessels by him including finely detailed mosque lamps in this style.

Optat Milet, a French ceramic modeler and decorator was employed at the Sèvres factory (1862-79). He established his own studio in 1875 or 1877 and was associated with Clement Massier, including exhibiting works in Vallauris and Paris as early as 1878.