Mougin Stoneware Art Deco vases pair – “Roseraie” Floral Decor Condé

This exceptional pair of Art Deco stoneware vases, model Roseraie, perfectly embodies French decorative art of the early 20th century. They were created in the creative effervescence of Nancy, a true artistic hub of the period. These two vases feature a rare, elegant, and harmonious oblong shape. Their slender silhouette is enhanced by a delicate vegetal decor composed of stylized flowers, typical of the 1930s. The nuances of blue and white tones bring depth and movement to the ensemble. This geometric floral decor illustrates the transition from the curves of Art Nouveau to the clean lines of Art Deco.

Mougin stoneware vases in Decorative Art

The Mougin brothers began their career in Paris with a passion for fire, enamel, and stoneware.

Joseph Mougin (1876 – 1961) achieved recognition in the world of Art Deco. In 1925, he was awarded the Grand Prix for Decorative Arts Ceramics.

The incised Mougin signature originates from the prestigious Luneville factory, which they managed from 1920 onwards. The brothers Joseph and Pierre Mougin left their mark on French Art Deco ceramics with their stoneware vases. They combined innovative technical production with their artistic research. Their animal stoneware pieces brought them renown.
Their Nancy workshop was a place of experimentation where material, color, and form were constantly re-evaluated. They fraternally linked their passion for stoneware as a material with their research into enamel. Collaborations with artists Ventrillon, Goor, Guillaume, and Lergran enriched their personal productions.
Their friendly proximity to Victor Prouvé and Jacques Majorelle, key figures of the Nancy School, testifies to their presence in the artistic effervescence of Lorraine.
Édouard Fenal, director of the Faïencerie de Lunéville, and the Keller Guerin factory were part of their industrial connections.

Art Deco decor signed Georges Condé

The floral decor is signed by Georges Condé (1891–1980), a versatile artist who was then a young designer at the Faïencerie de Lunéville-Saint-Clément. Sensitive to the artistic currents of his time, particularly Cubism and research into the stylization of forms, Condé here manages to sublimate the softness of the stoneware volumes. His motifs, both graphic and poetic, lend these vases a strong aesthetic identity, combining decorative tradition and modernity.

These Art Deco ceramics are preserved in very good condition and constitute decorative pieces of high quality, rich in their history and provenance.
They will easily find their place in a discerning collection or in an interior wishing to be adorned with an authentic testament to French ceramics from the pre-1930s.
A rare opportunity for lovers of decorative art.