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	This is the definitive book on Charles Catteau representing in detail his history as head designer for Boch Freres company and catalogues his work. This book also details a major collection of over 800 pieces that were contributed to the Foundation Roi Baudouin the King of Belgium. This exhibition which opened in October 2001 pictures the widest presentation of his work to date, but is also supported with great historical pictures throughout the book. A must for any Catteau collector.
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Charles Catteau, (1880-1966) was the award winning Design Director for this important Belgian manufacturer from about 1922-1945. It was during this period that some of the most remarkable Art Deco pieces of ceramic and stoneware pottery were manufactured by Boch Freres Keramis. His work has sold throughout the world and most recently a major collection was sold at Sotheby's New York, setting new records with pieces reaching prices of $20,000-$40,000 dollars. THE ART DECO PERIOD OF BOCH CERAMICS click here for more information on Catteau
Ceramic cloisonne is a technique that is best known by the French company Longwy and the Belgian company Boch Freres. It is taken from the traditional Japanese technique but in this case, it is applied to ceramics, using enamel paints that are fired at different temperatures to create different effects. Cloisonne actually means color contained by a line.
	Gres Keramis is another method or technique that the Boch Freres company of Belgium has produced. It is also called "stoneware." It is a heavier material than the traditional Boch ceramic pieces and is not usually treated as an enamel cloisonne finish. The production of these pieces was limited and the pieces have a very wonderful feeling both in touch and color.
Boch Freres Animals: This is a very important category of collecting for advanced Boch collectors. This catalogue was presented in a show, September 1999, which encompassed 142 examples of pieces executed with some theme reflecting images of animals. There are examples by many different artists who worked for Boch: Catteau, Chevallier, D'Hossche, Mairesse, Tondeur, Dupuis.
	Raymond Chevallier was first employed by Longwy in 1921 and quickly became head of the workshop. In fact, it was he who brought Art Deco to Longwy and it was he who began the Longwy Primavera and Pomone lines in Paris with the stores Printemps and Bon Marche, respectively. (He also hired his cousin, Maurice Paul Chevallier, who went on to have a stellar career of his own.) In 1931, he left Longwy and went to work at Ceramique de Bruxelles in Belgium and a couple of years later succeeded Charles Catteau as director of Boch de La Louviere (Keramis.) In 1954, he returned to France and created the Faiencerie d'Orchies. He died in 1959