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Jardinière with base, c. 1919

Jardinière with base, Eliseu Querol (Barcelona), c. 1919, ceramic mosaic and wrought ironwork, 60 × 58 cm diameter (jardinière) and 45 × 75.5 cm diameter (base). Photo by Teresa Llordés. Casa Alegre de Sagrera. Terrassa Museum.

 

Jardinière with base, Eliseu Querol (Barcelona), c. 1919, ceramic mosaic and wrought ironwork, 60 × 58 cm diameter (jardinière) and 45 × 75.5 cm diameter (base). Photo by Teresa Llordés. Casa Alegre de Sagrera. Terrassa Museum.

 

This jardinière comes from Casa Sañé, at the Junction between Carrer de Topete and Carrer de Sant Jaume. The piece consists of a main body of mortar clad with coloured mosaic ceramic tiles, with a floral band and Greek border along the top. The same piece, with slight variations, is included in a 1919 catalogue from the Barcelona firm of Eliseu Querol. The jardinière stands on a wrought-iron support with four double legs and a central hoop and is decorated with volutes and floral motifs. It was very probably made at a local locksmith’s workshop.

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