Object
Art Deco Ceramics
Colour, glaze and geometry
Art Deco ceramics are where the period's colour lives. Crackle glazes, high-fired matte surfaces and strong monochrome — deep blue, jade, oxblood — applied to forms that are simpler than the previous generation's and more confident than the next.
The Belgian and French factories led it, and the German and Czech workshops followed; most of it is signed or carries a mould number, which makes it the easiest corner of the period to attribute.
History
The early phase (1920–1930) is high-fired colour and simple geometry, often with a single glaze.
The late phase (1930–1939) adds streamlining and moulded decoration, and becomes cheaper as it becomes more popular.
What to look for
Crackle or matte glaze, a mould number or factory mark, and colour that is saturated rather than painted on.
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