Vase with poppies

The small vessel-shaped vase, with a smooth body and low cylindrical neck, features a refined decoration of poppy flowers in gold, brown, and silver on a light blue background. Framing the corolla is a graphic motif of wavy gold lines at the shoulder.

Vases of this shape were presented at the 1902 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin, in the space set up by Richard-Ginori.

The Liberty style update of the Doccia production, of which this vase is an example, is attributed to Luigi Tazzini, the artistic director of the time. From a technical point of view, a particular pursuit of three-dimensionality is noticeable, achieved not only with chiaroscuro effects but also with the application of raised details pâte sur pâte. A similar technique was used at Doccia for a famous dessert service commissioned by Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy, created between 1884 and 1907 and still kept at the Quirinal Palace.