Basket vase

Designer Georges Hoentschel French
 Probably made by Emile Grittel French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

the An influential interior designer, Hoentschel also made experimental ceramic forms with his friend and collaborator Jean Carriès. Following the tenets of Art Nouveau, Hoentschel combines the architectural and the organic in his design for this vase. The thick green glaze resembles corroded bronze.

Basket vase, Georges Hoentschel (French, Paris 1855–1915 Paris), Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye

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Basket vase, Georges Hoentschel (French, Paris 1855–1915 Paris), Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Basket vase, Georges Hoentschel (French, Paris 1855–1915 Paris), Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Basket vase, Georges Hoentschel (French, Paris 1855–1915 Paris), Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye

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