A PARTICULARLY BEAUTIFUL ART DECO PATINATED METAL VASE
A LUC LANEL (1893-1965) FOR CHRISTOFLE 'DINADERIE' VASE. Circa 1930. Gilded arabesques design on Verdigris patinated metal. Marked Christofle B31. Height 24.5cm
Lucien (Luc) Lanel, designer and ceramist trained at the École des arts décoratifs in Paris. He worked mainly with silver or silver-plated metals as well as bronze for the companies Süe et Mare and - as head of the galvanoplastic department - for Christofle, Paris. From 1920 to 1946, as a skilled illustrator, he was also responsible for the company's advertisements. Together with the furniture designer Jules Leleu, he received various commissions for interiors and cruise ships. As early as 1928, he created various ceramics in collaboration with his wife Marjolaine Giradet. After the end of the Second World War, the couple concentrated almost exclusively on ceramic work.In addition to regular participation in the Paris Salons and other exhibitions at home and abroad, he also appeared at the Exposition Internationale des Art Décoratifs et Industriels in 1925, as well as at the 1937 Paris World's Fair. £235
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