French Double Handle Denbac Pottery Art Nouveau Vase

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A French two-handle stoneware vase in the Art Nouveau style from La Société Denert et Balichon, known as Denbac Pottery … more A French two-handle stoneware vase in the Art Nouveau style from La Société Denert et Balichon, known as Denbac Pottery of Vierzon, dating circa 1930s. Denbac's signature grès flammés (flamed sandstone) art pottery glazes are unique to every piece and this vessel is decorated with an artistic range of layered earth tones with blue and green accents over a body of golden ochre-brown. The color palette in combination with hints of iridescence and scattered micro-crystalline accents create a dynamic surface with lots of depth. The vintage vase is in very good condition bearing an impressed "Denbac" script and 244 marks underfoot, measuring 7.75 in. Height.

Denbac is the brand name for the Denert and Balichon Company of Vierzon in central France. The Denbac name is a contraction of the partners surnames, ceramist René Denert and manager René-Louis Balichon. less