Owl Vase in Stone by Albert Tormos

Green ceramic small decorative vas with engraved stylized animals and geometrical patterns. Signed at the bottom Jacques Blin (1920-1995) Jacques Blin is a well-known French cera...

Beautiful example of the early work of François Lanusé, this large table lamp in céramic with a very earthy tones fade from the bottom to the top, with dark speckles all around. Topp...

Cunning carved stone lamp of an owl made in France, circa 1970s. Created by French sculptor Albert Tormos. AT initials engraved on the back. Circular cut-outs that allows light throu...

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914 - 1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...