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102 - PEAR-SHAPED VASE SIGNED "AWLÂD CHEMLA TUNIS" in brightly col…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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PEAR-SHAPED VASE SIGNED "AWLÂD CHEMLA TUNIS" in brightly coloured glazed earthenware, the body featuring a stylised floral design, the neck adorned with a frieze of geometric motifs and almond shapes. Signed in Arabic on the lower part of the body, followed by a small flower. Accompanied by SIX MINIATURE VASES of various shapes, in polychrome earthenware, decorated with so-called "peacock’s eye" motifs, ears of wheat and geometric patterns, some signed on the base, towards the bottom, or decorated with a small flower or a little cat. Tunisia, Tunis, c. 1930. SEVEN SMALL PAINTED POTTERY VASES, SOME SIGNED "AWLÂD CHEMLA TUNIS", TUNISIA, TUNIS, CA. 1930. HEIGHT 5.5 CM TO 16.5 CM (FROM 2 3/16 IN. TO 6 1/2 IN.) NOTE The Chemla pottery workshop was founded in Tunis by Haïm Chemla. The first workshop was located on Place des Potiers in Tunis during the French Protectorate. Jacob’s three sons, Victor, Albert and Moïse (known as Mouche), were involved in the workshop’s work. Victor, the eldest, a chemist and technician, mastered the production of glazes and improved the technique; he was also a skilled decorator and signed his pieces with a bunch of grapes. Albert, the second son, was mainly responsible for business relations; he also helped with the decoration of the pieces and signed his work with a small, humorous-looking cat. Moïse (known as Mouche), the third son, was an outstanding decorator; he signed his work with a small stylised fish.
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About the sale ORIENTALISM, ISLAMIC ART & PHILHELLENISM
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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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