Vase

Ernest Chaplet French

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Creating a marbled glaze required an extensive knowledge of chemical reactions and firing temperatures. Chaplet’s exhaustive experiments in the kiln would cost him dearly—a firing accident led to his eventual blindness, ending his career as a potter. In despair, he destroyed all his notebooks containing his secret techniques.

Vase, Ernest Chaplet (French, Sèvres 1835–1909 Choisy-le-Roi), Porcelain, brass, French, Choisy-le-Roi

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Vase, Ernest Chaplet (French, Sèvres 1835–1909 Choisy-le-Roi), Porcelain, brass, French, Choisy-le-Roi
Vase, Ernest Chaplet (French, Sèvres 1835–1909 Choisy-le-Roi), Porcelain, brass, French, Choisy-le-Roi

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