"Frieze of Male Nudes, " Large, Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Goor for Mougin

Richly glazed in tones of ruddy brown, ivory and dark chocolate, this stunning vase by Jean Mayodon features a series of medallions with classical nude male figures in various poses....

Rare and beautifully made, this vase decorated with a stylized frieze of nude male figures hunting and preparing for battle was clearly inspired by ancient Greek art...

An exceptional, carved bas relief vase by Allan Ebeling for Steninge Keramik in Sweden, this piece depicts a frieze-like procession of six, nude Africa...

Unique and striking, this Art Deco vase by Arnold Zahner for Rheinfelden, an old Swiss ceramics firm, depicts a frieze of nude figures enjoying th...

Ceramic vase by Jean Mayodon the brown glazed finish showing a representation of Bacchante. Artist's cipher to underside. Provenance: Seymour Stein Collec...

Large stoneware vase by Richard Le Corrone at Ciboure, France, early 1950s. High technical quality rotating Greek decor. The stylized rotating scenery depicts Artemis and Apollo hunting with their dogs. Jarraila technique. Height : 11"(28cm), Diameter : 9.45"(24cm). Signed "R. Le Corrone" and stamped "RF Ciboure" under the base. CIBOURE pottery was founded in 1919 on the Basque coast by Etienne Vilotte (1881-1957), Louis Benjamin Victor Floutier (1882-1936) and a man named LUKAS. In 1922, the date of the formal establishment of the company, Vilotte is the manager. From its inception, the style is clearly defined. A classical orientation, strongly imbued with the antique style and taking advantage of the neo-Greek wave. The characteristics of Art Deco are a source of inspiration as well as the regional style is an influence. The goal is clear: to offer high quality and decorative items whose forms are inherited from the ancient or traditional Basque containers. The sandstone reflects this enthusiasm for this growing area since the late 19th century. In 1945, Rudolf Fischer bought the pottery on which it imposes its trademark in 1951 - RF CIBOURE - to replace the old - VE CIBOURE -. It will be replaced later by that of his son Max Fischer - MF CIBOURE -. He brings technical and artistic changes such as molding, baking more oxidizing and parts production utilities. This pottery owes its success, in addition to the decorative qualities and originality of its production, to an excellent marketing, particularly among Parisian department stores. Finally we note the names of its principal designers, the first and until 1922: Louis Floutier...

Glazed ceramic vase by René Buthaud depicting nude dancers Glazed signature to underside ‘RB’. France: circa 1935 literature: Céramiques de René Buthaud, ...

Modernist Etruscan style vase. Richly coloured glazed ceramic vase in the Etruscan style decorated with a Picasso-esque allegorical motif of the Fo...