Lot 34
DOMINIQUE ZUMBO (1854-1939)
FIGURAL VASE
Auction: Art Nouveau & Art Deco | Lots 17 to 118 | 25 June 2026 from 2pm
Description
circa 1900
lustre glazed ceramic
signed D. Zumbo Arenes, Fréjus, Var
Dimensions
16.4cm high
Footnote
Arthur, P., French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated Dictionary, Paris, 2015, p.373 (similar vase illustrated)
Dominique Zumbo was trained by his potter father who moved his family from Sicily to France in 1879. Dominique worked for Clément Massier helping him to create lustre glazes, before in 1892 setting up his own studio in Arènes, near the Roman arena Fréjus (Var). He exhibited at the Turin exhibition of 1898 where he won gold and silver medals. Zumbo collaborated with Jean Carriès as well as Rupert Carabin. This current vase has much in common with the work of Carabin with the fluid form of the figure being incorporated into a vessel.
