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He was especially interested in Chinese porcelain but worked in the less expensive medium of stoneware first exhibiting in 1894.  He received  a grand prize in Paris, 1900 and established a studio in Paris, making architectural ceramics with such designers as Henry Van de Velde, Henri Guimard and Louis Majorelle.  His stoneware was sold through Samuel (Siegfried) Bing's shop L'Art Nouveau and a number were silver-mounted to designs by E.E.Colonna.  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