Boch Freres Ceramics

A superb heritage ceramic floor with its original triple border tiles this is a quality tile produced by the internationally accredited ceramic house of boch freres maubeuge in the late 19th century.

Boch freres ceramics. Boch frères keramis co was a belgian ceramic company known for their cloisonné techniques early 20th century art deco styles and use of black outlined designs. Chow cy twombly plate art premium bone porcelain villeroy boch rare. See more ideas about pottery art deco vase. Sep 12 2020 explore robert louis kowalski s board boch freres pottery followed by 199 people on pinterest.

The group le hodey takes over the company in 1989 under the name royal boch manufacture s a. Due to cumulated losses the group sells her shares and the tandem de mevius de spoelberch acquires the direction of the company. The direction of boch freres snc was in 1844 taken by victor boch. Boch frères keramis was founded in 1841 by eugène and victor boch and their brother in law jean baptiste nothomb in la.

See more ideas about pottery art art deco vase. The company s name keramis was derived from keramos the ancient greek word for pottery. The manufacture royale la louvière boch abbreviated m r l boch which takes over the production of tableware from boch frères goes bankrupt in 1988. The boch manufacture was established in belgian la louvière by jean françois boch one of main owners of another known company villeroy boch.

Franco belgian ceramist charles catteau could be regarded as one of the most versatile ceramic artists of his generation especially for the style of art deco. Villeroy and boch acapulco 56 3 pieces set. While french it has been reclaimed along with four other floors from a bourgeois house in southern belgium. The tiles are individually reverse stamped boch freres maubeuge.

Boch frères keramis dominated the belgian market in the late 19th century but it would see particular success in the first half of the 20th century with the arrival of. Art deco ceramic vases by boch freres of belgium and featuring keramis by charles catteau and chevalier from 1920 1950 using colorful ceramic cloisonné enamel and marked keramis. Charles catteau art deco ceramics master. October 12 2012.

Three large boch delft lidded ginger jar15 inch tall and 2 trumpet vase10 in. At its height the company was one of belgium s largest producers of ceramics.