Roger Capron is best known for his geometrically complex, vibrantly colored tile-topped coffee tables. These mid-century furnishings, with their comely palettes and playful arrangements of abstract forms or natural-world motifs, are approachable yet sophisticated. They draw on Scandinavian modernism and exemplify the Parisian ceramist’s belief in ensuring that things of beauty are easily and widely accessible, a principle espoused by French decorative artist and designer René Gabriel.
Capron graduated in 1943 from the School of Applied Arts in Paris. In a small atelier he later founded with Robert Picault and Jean Derval in Vallauris, Capron made alluring sculptures, table lamps and other objects and found inspiration in the work of Pablo Picasso, who had also opened an atelier in the region. He parted ways with his fellow ceramists in 1952 in order to open his own manufactory, Atelier Capron.
Initially staffed by a handful of workers, Atelier Capron captured international attention. His pieces were sold in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Gimbels. Later, Capron’s wife, Jacotte, studied art and became a valued collaborator. Owing in part to her expertise in mixing pigments and glazes, Capron’s best-known ceramics feature dazzling colors and whimsical characters. Like Picasso, he experimented with many artistic styles and never settled on one technique for too long. His coffee tables, side tables and decorative objects are among the most enduring and coveted designs of the mid-century modern era.
While Capron’s factory had grown tenfold by 1980, it shut down a few years later after a slew of competitors began mass-producing cheaper imitations.
Capron won an award at the Milan Triennial in 1954 and International Grand Prize for Ceramics in 1970. His works have been displayed in the Musée National de la Céramique and the Musée Magnelli.
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$4,640Sale Price|20% Off
Table by R .Capron ceramicTop Labeled from prestigious Vineyards Signed
By Roger Capron
Located in Miami, FL
Tiles top Table by Roger Capron French ceramic Artist in Vallauris France. Representing the Etiquettes of the most prestigious Vineyards Mission Haut Brion ...
Ceramic, Wood
19th-Century French Farmhouse Trestle Table in Solid Oak
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of elemental strength and rural dignity, this 19th-century French trestle table reveals a language of honest construction and quiet monumentality. Hewn from solid oak t...
Oak
$2,800
H 31.88 in W 51.18 in D 30.7 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Pine Trestle Table with Wood Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish pine trestle table with wood stretcher. Ideal for a kitchen.
Pine
$8,000
H 29.5 in W 52 in D 32 in
Jean Touret & the Artisans of Marolles Center Table, France, circa 1960
By Jean Touret, Atelier Marolles
Located in New York, NY
Stamped "Marolles." Edition of 20 Jean Touret moved to Pezay, a rural area near Marolles, in 1946. While there, he became highly conscious of the uncertainty that Industrial development would bring to the future of the local craftsmen. Believing strongly in the value of the artisan...
Elm
Antique French Louis XVI Style Walnut Cobbler's Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style walnut Cobbler's work table. Handsome 19th century French Louis XVI walnut work table or cobbler's table with fluted legs and a single drawer. This ve...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Rustic Walnut Table
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome French Louis XVI style walnut cobbler's work table with fluted legs and a single drawer. This versatile rustic table, farm table or work table dates to the early 19th centur...
Walnut
19th Century Solid Oak Farm Table
Located in Brecht, BE
a french oak farmhouse table, closed the dimensions are 148 x 79 x 74 cm high, open 300 cm x 79 x 71 cm high, as pure as it gets, ready to ...
Oak
$9,500
H 30.5 in W 74.8 in D 25.6 in
19th C Italian Chestnut Primitive Capretta Style Table available in reproduction
Located in Encinitas, CA
THIS ANTIQUE TABLE HAS SOLD However, the primitive Capretta style is available in custom antique reproduction from Italy in a variety of old woods and finishes, any size and scale (console, dining, etc) - just inquire! Tuscan farmhouse table, commonly called a “capretta” table...
Chestnut
Gueridon Coffee Table with Colorful Ceramic Tiles by Roger Capron
By Guéridon Design, Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
This coffee table is made with colorful ceramic tiles made in the 1970's by Roger Capron, one of the most well-known ceramist of the Modern era. The smaller tiles are the "planètes"...
Metal
$8,900
H 16 in W 24 in D 12 in
Gueridon Coffee Table with"Planètes" from the Red Series by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron, Guéridon Design
Located in Stratford, CT
This coffee table is made with colorful ceramic tiles made in the 1970's by Roger Capron, one of the most well-known ceramist of the Modern era. The smaller tiles are the "planètes"...
Metal
Antique Swiss Country Pay Table
Located in Forney, TX
An early European oak pay table with beautiful, rich, rustic, elegantly aged patina. Born in Switzerland in the 18th century, likely in the Swiss Alps near the French border, hand-crafted of high-quality solid oak, the Baroque period table is in exceptional shape, very strong and sturdy, excellent craftsmanship, quality and detailing throughout. Having a rectangular two board top with banded inlay, above a single large frieze drawer, retaining the original forged iron handle, the sides accented with wooden pegged mortise through-tenoned joinery that allows the tabletop to lift off the base quickly, the pegs over a shaped apron with heart form cutout and carved scalloped edge ornamentation, rising on four hand turned splayed baluster-form tapered legs joined by a plank box stretcher, ending in ball feet. Provenance: Acquired from the estate of the late T. Boone Pickens (1928-2019). An American business magnate, billionaire, financier, and philanthropist. Acquisition: J. Garrett Auctioneers had the pleasure of presenting Pickens' collection of 18th and 19th Century furnishings and accessories. The breadth of T. Boone Pickens' career is impressive. He built one of the largest independent natural gas oil companies in the United States and flourished as an entrepreneur thereafter, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. Among his lengthy accolades, Time magazine has identified him one of its "100 Most Influential People", Financial World named him "CEO of the Decade" in 1989, and Oil and Gas Investor identified him as one of the "100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century." Dimensions: (approx) 30.25" High, 59" Wide, 34.5" Deep As warm and attractive as it is functional, the versatile piece can be used many different ways, including as a rustic library table...
Iron
$16,200 / item
H 30 in W 110 in D 42 in
Zinc Top Farm Table in Vintage Heart-Pine, Made to Order by Petersen Antiques
By Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This custom zinc top farm table is built to order using reclaimed heart pine. The zinc top is oxidized for a great patina and protected by a durabl...
Zinc
$5,800Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 30.75 in W 65 in D 31.5 in
17th C Italian Refectory Style Solid Chestnut CAPRETTA Table IN STOCK
Located in Encinitas, CA
CAPRETTA table line - our 17th Century Italian refectory style rustic table handcrafted in Old Chestnut with brushed surface to accentuate the grain and...
Chestnut