Vase with poppies
Liberty
The small jug-shaped vase, with a smooth body and low cylindrical neck, features an elegant decoration of poppy flowers in gold, brown, and silver on a light blue background. The corolla is framed by a graphic motif of wavy gold lines corresponding to the shoulder.
Vases of this shape were presented at the 1902 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin, in the space set up by Richard-Ginori.
The Liberty-style update of the Doccia production, of which this vase is an example, is attributed to Luigi Tazzini, the artistic director of the time. From a technical point of view, there is a particular pursuit of three-dimensionality achieved not only through chiaroscuro effects but also through the application of raised details using pâte sur pâte. A similar technique was used at Doccia for a famous dessert service commissioned by Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy, produced between 1884 and 1907 and still kept at the Quirinale Palace.
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Vaso con papaveri
The small jug-shaped vase, with a smooth body and low cylindrical neck, features an elegant decoration of poppy flowers in gold, brown, and silver on a light blue background. The corolla is framed by a graphic motif of wavy gold lines corresponding to the shoulder.
Vases of this shape were presented at the 1902 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin, in the space set up by Richard-Ginori.
The Liberty-style update of the Doccia production, of which this vase is an example, is attributed to Luigi Tazzini, the artistic director of the time. From a technical point of view, there is a particular pursuit of three-dimensionality achieved not only through chiaroscuro effects but also through the application of raised details using pâte sur pâte. A similar technique was used at Doccia for a famous dessert service commissioned by Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy, produced between 1884 and 1907 and still kept at the Quirinale Palace.
