Alberto Giacometti

terre cuite émaillée verte et blanche

Collection Madame Stanley Resor, Greenwich, Connecticut, Etats-Unis, dans la famille depuis l'origine

Léopold Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, éd. du Regard, Paris, 1997, p. 240 pour un modèle similaire 

Bon état général. L'examen approfondi par un spécialiste et avec l'usage de la lampe de wood indique que l'émail vert plus épais et opaque visible sous les deux anses, ainsi que la tache sur un des flancs dans la partie supérieure (sur environ 1 x 1 cm) résultent probablement d'un ajout à l'époque, afin d'occulter des petits défauts de cuisson. Deux petits fêles de cuisson à l'intérieur du vase, au niveau d'une des anses, ainsi que plusieurs petits trous dans l'email blanc, résultent également de la cuisson. Good overall condition. The careful exam under the blue light by a ceramic specialist indicates that the thicker and opaque green enamel visible under the two handles, as well as the spot on the upper part of the body (1 x 1 cm area) likely result from an original addition at the time, in order to mask small defects in the firing. Two small firing cracks inside the vase, level with the handles, as well as several small holes in the white enamel also result from the firing.
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