Set of Two Ceramic Vases by Alexandre Kostanda, circa 1960s

French ceramic vase by Alexandre Kostanda, (circa 1960s). This beautiful cylindrical vessel presents a misty appearance with natural earth tones in brown, beige and delicate hints of...

Large French ceramic vase or cachepot by Alexandre Kostanda, Vallauris, France (circa 1950s). In his trademark natural clay and rustic style, Kostanda created beautifully original ve...

Snow Gray Ceramic Bowl by Alexandre Kostanda. France, circa 1960. Signed on the bottom. Alexandre Kostanda (1921-2007) for Vallauris. Kostanda was a ceramic artist living and workin...

A beautiful handcrafted mid-20th Century French Accolay ceramic vase or vessel. This stunning Accolay ceramic vase was hand-crafted with an eye catching design. The neutral colors and design fits perfectly with almost any color scheme. Designed in the manner of Alexander Kostanda pieces this Accolay ceramic vase will enhance any setting. Stamped Accolay. Very good vintage condition, no cracks or chips. Measures: 9" H x 9 3/4" W x 5 1/2" D More about Accolay pottery: Under the term Poterie d'Accolay or Accolay pottery, we group together the production of a community of potters settled in the village of Accolay, in the department of Yonne. This production center was created by four former students of Alexander Kostanda. Active from 1945-1983, their pottery is distinguished by a great technical inventiveness and an extremely abundant production. The pottery community exploited the proximity of the National 6 (can be compared to Route 66 in the USA) by investing in the service stations to make permanent exhibition places on the circuit of migration of Parisian tourists. Their exhibition buildings, inspired by the construction of the 24h circuit of Le Mans, became the obligatory stage for holiday makers in transit. The National 6 joins the 7 known as the sun route. This form of marketing continued at the entrance to Vermenton until the closure of factories in 1983. The creation of the Lyon motorway had however for several years derived the flow of tourists. The forefather Alexandre Kostanda (Dec 1921 - Nov 2007) was born in Poland of Russian parents. The family emigrated to Lorraine in France, where his mother Irene worked as a decorator in a porcelain factory. They then moved to Vallauris, where his mother worked at Louis Giraud's workshop. Alexandre joined the company as an apprentice from 1936-1938. After the war he taught pottery at the Longchamps Pottery...