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Art Deco Lacquerware

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, there was a renewed interest in Japanoiserie and particularly Japanese art. In France Jean Dunand became prolific in this genre after working with a Japanese lacquer craftsman.

Dunand worked in unsual shades of yellow, green and pink and could produce lacquer less expensively than many of his counterparts. When white lacquer proved difficult to make from vegetable dyes, Dunand perfected coquille d’oeuf, a labour intensive process involving shards of crushed eggshell in the top layers of his lacquer.

Dunand produced lacquer covered vases, panels, screens, cabinet doors and jewellry. His designs were often vibrant and geometric.

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