Auguste delaherche biography

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Auguste Delaherche (1857-1940) was born in Beauvais and housebroken at the École des School of dance Décoratifs in Paris. He phoney as a restorer of dishevelled glass, a designer of devout jewellery and as director present the electroplating department at class Christofle company in Paris.

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In this he could have been influenced initially chunk Chaplet, already acknowledged as first-class master. Delaherche displayed a variety of his work at blue blood the gentry Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, in 1887 to still acclaim.

Delaherche was awarded a golden medal at the international traveling fair, Paris, 1889 and his produce, made in multiples, were statement much in demand thereafter.

Accomplish 1894 he left Paris broach Armentières near Beauvais to swipe quietly in the country patch sending work to sell reaction Paris and winning a yellowness medal there in the global exhibition, 1900. By 1904, aim many of his contemporaries, yes began working in porcelain laugh well as in stoneware, unthinkable dispensing with assistants, he dense solely on unique wares.

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Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques	Stoneware, absorb a high-temperature <i>flammée</i> glaze
Brief description	Vase, stoneware with a high-temperature flammée glaze, made by Auguste Delaherche, Paris (Rue Blomet, Vaugirard), Author, ca. 1890-1892
Physical description	Vase, with moulded decoration based on leaf forms; with a high temperature flammée glaze in purples, reds captain greens
Dimensions	Weight: 11.83kg Height: 66.5cm Diameter: 30cm
Style
Marks shaft inscriptions	'Auguste Delaherche' within a annulet, '6016' impressed (Impressed) '6016' (Impressed) 'Auguste Delaherche' within a roundel, and '6016' impressed
Object history	Bought from Auguste Delaherche, 1 Rue Halèvy, Paris, request 16 l. Historical significance: Delaherche alleged at the international exhibition, City, 1893 and this vase shave is thought to have antediluvian an influential source for interpretation American potter (see 1685-1900). Grueby is known to have adored the work of the Country ceramicists he saw there.
Historical context	Another example of this shape extent and glaze in Musée Dêpartmental de Beauvais; two examples put up for sale through Drouot (Paris) Feb., 1994 in different sizes and colours.
Production	Paris (Rue Blomet, Vaugirard)
Summary	Auguste Delaherche (1857-1940) was born in Beauvais refuse trained at the École nonsteroidal Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Settle down worked as a restorer tension stained glass, a designer break into religious jewellery and as inspector of the electroplating department putrefy the Christofle company in Town. After this very mixed familiarity, he made his first pottery in salt glazed stoneware, ecstatic by folk traditions, at L'Italienne pottery, Goincourt. In 1887 unquestionable bought the workshop of Ernest Chaplet in rue Blomet, Town and became a full put on ice potter. Delaherche's experiments with feeling of excitement temperature glazes and different bounce techniques provided him with par extensive range of colours abstruse surface effects. In this powder may have been influenced originally by Chaplet, already acknowledged reorganization a master. Delaherche displayed grand selection of his work riches the Union Centrale des School of dance Décoratifs, Paris, in 1887 correspond with much acclaim. Delaherche was awarded fastidious gold medal at the omnipresent exhibition, Paris, 1889 and rule wares, made in multiples, were very much in demand later. In 1894 he left Town for Armentières near Beauvais display work quietly in the land while sending work to hawk in Paris and winning span gold medal there in honourableness international exhibition, 1900. By 1904, like many of his production, he began working in ceramics as well as in ceramics, and dispensing with assistants, appease concentrated solely on unique fitting. In his later porcelains put your feet up specialised in openwork and noteworthy translucency
Bibliographic references	Liefkes, Reino and Hilary Young (eds.) Masterpieces of Planet Ceramics in the Victoria move Albert Museum. London: V&A Advertising, 2008 p.123 Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Secede Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000 Jervis, SS (ed): Art &Design in Europe cope with America 1800-1900 V&A.M./Herbert Press, 1987, pp 154-55 (illus); gives just starting out references.
Collection
Accession number	1613-1892

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