Ceramic and Iron Cooking Pot on Tripod Stand, 1950s

Stunning ceramic La Borne style table lamp from the 1950s and wool tapestry lampshade by Creuze artisans. Excellent condition. Dimensions in cm ( H...

Superb Gustave Tiffoche ceramic stoneware long vase. Striated decorations and small handles on the side punctuated by colourful hues of yellow, brown and white. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 29.2 x 14 In excellent condition. Secure shipping. Gustave Tiffoche is one of the great French stoneware artists of the late 20th century. He started his earthenware works at the age of 33. "In 1961, Tiffoche made his first approach to pottery at Norbert Pierlot, in Ratilly. That year the gallery of the Castle exposes the great names of the ceramics world: Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, Raîja Tuumi, A.Cumella, Daniel de Montmollin, Georges Jouve, M. and Y. Mohy, Jean and Jacqueline Lerat, De Vinck. He met and became friends with several of them along the way. Two years later, he set up his workshop in Guérande. He began to produce unique pieces in parallel with a production of utilitarian pieces and built his first wood-fired kiln in 1963. In 1966, he participated for the first time in a ceramics exhibition at the Hôtel de Sens in Paris, then at the Maison de la Culture in Caen, "Les Potiers contemporains". He organized his first personal exhibition of ceramics in 1968 at the "Michel Columb" gallery of Marie-Jo Marot in Nantes. On the walls, the paintings are of Gaston Chaissac. Exhibits came one after another afterwards, throughout France and abroad: Stuttgart in 1969, Montreal in 1970, Munich in 1971, Faienza in 1972, Dakar in 1984 and Sarrelouis in 1994. At the same time, regular exhibitions at the "convergence" gallery in Nantes allow the artist to continue his artistic evolution and questioning. He created a monumental ceramic fountain for the IUT in Saint-Nazaire in 1981. Other monumental works in stoneware will follow in La Roche-sur-Yon, Niort, Melle, Rennes, Bouaye, IRESTE of Nantes... Between 1970 and 1985, many young ceramists came to learn or perfect their craft, or collaborated directly with him by working in his workshop. Among them, of note: Jorgen Hansen...

Beautiful and large raku covered bowl, France 1970s, signed AR inside a circle. Pink, yellow, brown and green colours with iridescent hues. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 18 x 28 Sec...

Superb mid-century modern design suspension light in terracotta and white snow glazing. Attributed to Arlus, Art Deco style work from the 1950s in France. This suspensions is attrib...

Sleek Nickel and Iron Fire Tools, in the manner of Samuel Marx or Mel Bogart, American, circa 1950s.

Mid-Century Brutalist Metal Tripod Candleholder, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 Additional information: Materials: Metal Style: Brutalist Period: 1960s Color: Black ...

original brass plant holder from the 1960s, made of tubular with three compartments with tripod base diameter of the pot holders about 12 cm (......

Ashtray holder with black-patinated wrought iron structure, 1950s. In the style of Jean Royère. Features a constructivist base decorated at the upper extremities with gilded metal sp...