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Spherical vase with slightly flattened body, in copper and Limoges enamels, signed Camille Fauré *, richly decorated with hydrangea flowers of several colors, from the 20th century.
This vase is in good condition and is very decorative. Signed at the bottom.
A note: the metal of the base moves slightly, some scratches and wear of time on the body, see photos.
At the dawn of the 1920s, the production of Limoges enamels experienced a new boom in the person of Camille Fauré (1874-1956), Entrepreneur of genius, he knew how to capture the times in his workshops active from 1920 to 1980.
At the age of 21, Camille took over the activity of her father, a painter in buildings, who died and multiplied the niche markets by specializing in signs, shop windows, churches or faux marble. In permanent contact with the enamelling community of the region, he decided in 1920 to devote part of his activity to artistic enamels.He hired Alexandre Marty, an experienced enameller, student and son-in-law of a renowned porcelain decorator, Alfred. Broussillon. Their work consists of offering small flamed and frosted vases, stamped "Fauré Marty Limoges". Collections developed in line with what has been done for several years in Limoges. In 1924, Fauré separated from Marty wishing to change customers. it targets a high-end clientele made up of foreign buyers, specialized stores and Parisian establishments in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
Camille Fauré hires five very talented enamellers. He lets his workers work at their own pace, to create exceptional pieces marked by Art Deco. Until 1930, vases with geometric and cubist decorations burst onto the art market and seduced the whole of Paris. It is the fashion for enamels in relief. Their creators (Louis Valade, Lucie Dadat, Pierre Bardy and others…) will remain in the shadows while making vases which remain today as the most prestigious. From 1925, he met with great success at the Lyon Fair until 1930 when he was hit by the crisis.
Faced with the crisis, Fauré once again decides to reorient his production by turning this time towards a mass market, by producing works at low prices with floral and naturalistic decoration. At the same time, he continues to edit vases from the previous period. The activity of Camille Fauré's workshop proved to be growing until the 1960s. About twenty workers produced numerous pieces for all budgets. Camille Fauré died in 1956 and her daughter Andrée took over, with her husband Louis. If geometrically decorated vases came back into fashion in the 1960s, the workshop closed in 1985, despite numerous attempts to relaunch by his son Gérard. Fashion has definitely changed.
(Cf Proantic Magazine)
