Antique American Art Deco Rookwood Pottery Cream Color Leaping Gazelle Vase 1934 Mid-Century Modern circa 1680

circa 1680

the large globular base having a broad band of 'Greek Key' design

He received the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918

During his training he frequently visited Antwerp's churches to copy the paintings of his contemporaries such as Peter Paul Rubens as well as those of earlier generations such as Marten de Vos and the Francken brothers

he went to Paris and studied at the Julian Academy and found commercial success and won many awards and resided in Paris for about 25 years

Antique American Art Deco Rookwood Pottery Cream Color Leaping Gazelle Vase 1934 Mid-Century Modern circa 1680Antique American Art Deco Rookwood pottery vase, 1934. The vase of ovoid form with a cream matt glaze and a blue interior rim, finely decorated with an embossed design of two leaping gazelles in geometric landscapes. The base with the impressed Rookwood mark and the date for 1934 in Roman numerals "XXXIV" and the impressed shape number of "6214". The vase is in excellent condition.