Gentil & Bourdet vase

Art Nouveau Vase With 4 Women's Faces, Four Seasons.Artist/ Maker:Michelet for Gentil & Bourdet  Signature/ Marks:Gentil et Bourdet Architectes Ceramistes.  Style:Art Nouveau.  Date:1900 Material:Glazed stoneware.  Origin:France. Size:H. 34.5 cm. x W. 18 cm. x L. 18 cm. 
 H. 13.6 inch X W. 7 inch. x L. 7 cm.  Condition:Very good condition.  Literature:About the sculptor: “Etains 1900” Philippe Dahan, les éditions de l'amateur. page 247      Art Nouveau glazed stoneware vase with 4 women's profiles and floral decorations representing the “Four Seasons”By Alphonse Gentil et François Bourdet.Designed by Firmin-Marcelet Michelet (1875-1951)Another example of this vase is in the collection of the Brighton Museum.Ref. nr. DA300050.This stoneware vase is modelled with 4 female masks and plants representing the Four Seasons. It was designed by Firmin Marcelin MIchelet and cast by Gentil & Bourdet, Billancourt around 1900.Many French designers around 1900 were influenced by the writers and artists of the symbolist Movement. On this vase the women’s faces are used to symbolize the seasons of the year and age.