Barbotine vases, pair, Art Nouveau, DE BRUYN earthenware, signed, numbered

Charming little slip vases from the art nouveau period (produced at the end of the 19th century) by the de bruyn pottery in fives-lille. They are signed intaglio with the famous marine anchor where the d and b of de bruyn intertwine. The 2 pieces are numbered 1359. They feature a charming decoration of green flowers and plants including two pink flowers and two other purple ones in relief. On each side of the vase, they begin with the stem continuing with a delicate pink flower with its yellow pistil. The green, yellow, pink and purple colors are vibrant. True pieces of ceramic art from the art nouveau period! The 2 vases are in very good condition. Dimensions of a vase: - height of 15.6 cm - quadripod foot of 8.0 cm wide - diameter of approximately 8.0 cm total weight of the 2 vases of 550 grams history of the de bruyn earthenware factory: in the 18th century jean bernard de bruyn already ran an earthenware factory in louvain in belgium. After his death in 1805, his son martin de bruyn ran the earthenware factory which then passed it on to his son denis de bruyn. It was antoine gustave de bruyn, son of denis, who settled in fives in 1864. First established on rue de juliers, he moved to rue de malakoff, before taking up residence on rue de l'espérance at n°22. It is at this address that the earthenware factory was built. From 1887 onwards, the first "decorated slips" appeared at the de bruyn earthenware factory in fives-lille: planters, pitchers, tobacco jars, but also planters and vases, mantelpieces, umbrella stands. And in 1889, de bruyn was awarded a medal at the paris world's fair. In 1917, a fire ravaged the factory, severely disrupting production. While at the beginning of the 20th century, the earthenware factory employed some 150 workers and covered approximately 1.4 hectares, it had up to 400 at the dawn of the first world war. Sold in the 1950s, the earthenware factory continued to produce.