A striking Belgian Boch FRÈRES Keramis vase, circa 1930s,…
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A striking Belgian Boch FRÈRES Keramis vase, circa 1930s, pattern D 2542, by Charles Catteau for L'atelier de Fantasie, the ovoid crackleware vase with bold enamel flowers in turquoise, cobalt, orange and yellow colours upon an ecru ground, the neck and base in blue, with Keramis backstamp underside, pattern number and impressed marks. Height 24.5 cm

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  • Atelier - Atelier (French for "workshop"), in English usuage describes the workshop of an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where the artist and a number of assistants, students and apprentices worked together producing pieces that went out in the artists name. This was the standard practice for European artists from the Middle Ages to the 18th or 19th century
  • Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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