CLÉMENT MASSIER (1844-1917) AT GOLFE-JUAN The model presented at the Exposition Universelle of 1878, Paris Complete with a very large vase and pedestal in polychrome enameled ceramic. The base features three griffins in the round. The vase, treated in the manner of a kilox, is decorated with a frieze of figures in high relief in the antique style. A few chips and scattered enamel chips. Base: 95 x 65 x 65 cm - Vase: 97 x 55 cm - Total height: 190 cm Bibliography - L'Art : revue hebdomadaire illustrée - Quatrième année - Tome IV de 1878 (Tome XV de la Collection). An engraving of the model is reproduced on page 75. - The Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition, 1878. An engraving of the model (vase decoration not shown) reproduced on page 43. - La poterie du Golfe-Juan - Faïences d'Art Clément Massier (Officier de la Légion d'Honneur), Golfe-Juan - Catalogue commercial, Paris, n.d. An identical base model is reproduced on page 68 and referenced under number 319 in the sales catalog. - Massier, l'introduction de la céramique artistique sur la Côte d'Azur - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée Magnelli, Musée de la Céramique, Vallauris (May 7 - September 27, 2000), Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 2000. An identical model reproduced on page 19 of an engraving; an identical base reproduced on page 130 of a reproduction from the Golfe-Juan Pottery trade catalog.