H. Blairman & Sons Ltd

The bowl by Auguste Delaherche (1857-1940),

for Frédéric Boucheron (firm active 1858-present)

Stoneware (grès), with silver-gilt mounts

9 x 18 x 14 cm

French (Paris), circa 1894-97

‘Auguste Delaherche’ and ‘6502’ (under base of bowl, see right)

‘F, Boucheron’ (on base rim of silver, to the right of the ceramic mark)

Christie’s, Studio Pottery Art Nouveau and Cameo Glass, 3 June 1975, lot 27; [ … ]; Lorraine Norré, Paris, late 1990s; H. Blairman & Sons; private collections

The number on the base of the bowl dates from the period 1887-1894, when Delaherche was operating from the workhop of Ernest Chaplet (1835-1909) at 153 rue Blomet, Paris; see Josette Galiégue, Bernard Giguet, et al., Auguste Delaherche: rêves d’argile secrets d’émail, Gingins, 2001, p. 33.

The coupe is recorded in the Boucheron archive in 1897 as: ‘coupe en grès (Delaherche) pieds et bords en feuillages, et anses têtes de loups’ (see image to right). The archive also records an example with a single handle.

We are grateful to Claudine Sablier for information from the Boucheron archive.

Private collection