Gueridon Collectibles and Curiosities

Long neck ceramic bottle or flask. White glazed ceramic with geometrical red, yellow and black linear decoration. For this shape, this is a rare example of an " mute " bottle, i.e wi...

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the Sagittarius sign. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 arou...

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the Libra sign. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around the...

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the sign of Lion. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around t...

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a chimera figure embodying the Scorpio sign. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around ...

Dating to the late 19th Century Circa 1900 From our Games Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Entertainment Compendium. The Compendiu...

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the Taurus sign. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around th...

Roger Capron (1922-2006) Stylized woman ceramic bottle "Lavande" signed by Roger Capron, Vallauris, 1950s Nice condition, with original glass bottle inside.  

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a female figure embodying the Virgo sign. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 around the...

Thin sheet of partially glazed stamped porcelain with the motif of a chimeric figure embodying the sign of Cancer. Rare item from a limited series created by the artist in 1973 arou...

A big ceramic vase with green glaze decoration in the style of Roger Capron. Perfect original conditions. Circa 1960.

A wonderful jewelry box in gilt cast bronze by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). From a small special series, the designer created circa 1945-55. on which some French poems were cast in relief on the cover. This box features a well-known love poem "Sonnet" by Félix Arvers (1806 – 1850), widely considered as one of the most romantic French poems written about unrequited love and longing. Three out of four passages are shown on the lid except the third one. The box is lined with cork. There is a line on the back from casting, commonly seen in the boxes of the series. Mon âme a son secret, ma vie a son mystère, Un amour éternel en un moment conçu Le mal est sans espoir, aussi j'ai dû le taire, Et celle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su. Hélas ! j'aurai passé près d'elle inaperçu, Toujours à ses côtés, et pourtant solitaire. Et j'aurai jusqu'au bout fait mon temps sur la terre, N'osant rien demander et n'ayant rien reçu. Pour elle, quoique Dieu l'ait faite douce et tendre, Elle suit son chemin, distraite et sans entendre Ce murmure d'amour élevé sur ses pas. À l'austère devoir, pieusement fidèle, Elle dira, lisant ces vers tout remplis d'elle " Quelle est donc cette femme ? " et ne comprendra pas. A secret fills my soul, and a mystery fills my life, An eternal love conceived in an instant. As the scourge was hopeless, it remained wordless, And the one responsible was unaware of it. Alas! I lived close to her but without notice, Always by her side yet so lonely. And I shall have lived my days on this Earth, Not daring to ask for anything, obtaining nothing. Even though God made her gentle and tender, She goes her way, careless and oblivious To the sough of love rising...