Pair Of Large French Picassiette Vases
Stock No
6225A
2012
- £575.00 For the Pair
- €662 Euro
- $768 US Dollar
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Item Description
Striking pair of large mid-20th Century French picassiette vases.
A wonderful example of French Folk Art executed on a pair of large pottery vases. Statement pieces with fabulous colour and proportion.
Pique assiette or trencadis is a style of mosaic that incorporates ceramic shards, broken dishes and other found objects into a design. While traditional mosaics used small cubes that were relatively uniformly shaped, pique assiette or trencadis tends to use nonuniform pieces. The term pique assiette has a French origin. Some say it translates to “stolen plate” or “broken plate”. It also refers to someone who is a “scrounger” which of course fits because most pique assiette art is created with recycled or scavenged materials. Trencadis is a Catalan term that means “chopped” or “breakable”.
These lovely vases follow a long tradition of using broken and discarded materials to create folk art.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Item Dimensions
H: 39cm W: 24cm D: 24cm
Period
Mid Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7792 139252
+33 (0)6 73 61 79 54
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