This striking Belgian art deco vase is one of a series of shapes and forms on the theme “Biches Bleues” Charles Catteau (1880 – 1969) created in 1925. the line was exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Internationale Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. Produced by Boch Freres in La Louviere, Belgium, “Biches Bleues” is pictured in the book Catteau on pages 234, 25, 38 and 55 and on page 62 of the book L’Homme de Keramis, Charles Catteau. Measuring 9 ½” high, the vase is printed on the bottom “D943”, “16” and has the Boch Freres Seal. It is impressed “1270”.