Louis DAGE (1885-1964) — Pair of Signed Ceramic Vases — Art Deco, circa 1925-1935

An elegant pair of ceramic vases, signed Louis Dage. The hand-painted decoration depicts a stylised marine scene: a sailboat on a green sea, an orange sunset, framed by large black circular cartouches on a deep cobalt blue ground with clouded effects. The composition, at once geometric and poetic, fits fully within the Art Deco aesthetic: simplification of forms, graphic lines, contrast of vivid colours and flat areas. The two vases form a pair of strong presence. Louis Dage is a major figure of French ceramics of the interwar period. Established in Antony from the early 1920s, he developed a production emblematic of the Art Deco style, combining pure forms and hand-painted decorations in intense colours. In perfect condition.