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LOT 522:
JOHANN BAPTIST STAHL (1869-1932) VILLEROY & BOCH METTLACH Jason and the Argonauts
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JOHANN BAPTIST STAHL (1869-1932) VILLEROY & BOCH METTLACH Jason and the Argonauts
signed ‘Stahl’ (lower left); mark ‘Mettlach VB’, numbered ‘2442’ and ‘98’ (on the underside)
porcelain reliefs
diameter 46 cm
The detailed, translucent, and finely worked porcelain reliefs of Jean-Baptiste Stahl gained him a gold medal at the 1900 World's Fair Paris. Partly influenced by art nouveau, Jean-Baptist Stahl took topics from Greek mythology and rural life. Usually, the white translucent figures are finely set on a blue or green background that partly shines through.
Striking is his absolute eye for the detailed modelling of his figures in a very delicate and lively way. In order to increase the three-dimensional illusion, he carefully modulated the transparency of the white porcelain.
All of Jean-Baptiste Stahl's work was solely from his lifetime employment at Villeroy & Boch in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, where he headed the factory's school of drawing.
