Ceramic Charger or Wall Plaque By Primavera Longwy France 1920's

A fantastic, large-scale (24.5"D) ceramic charger by Charlie Parker. Irregularly shaped, with a copper red glaze applied over a temoku glaze with mashik...

A fantastic and rare ceramic charger by Eugenio Pattarino. Vibrant red color and Classic Italian Mid-Century style is represented very well in this piece. Eugenio Pattarino was born in 1885 and passed away in 1971. He was a master sculptor and model maker and taught in art schools in both Venice and Frankfort, Germany. In the late 1940s he opened his own studio in Florence. His factory used both “EPF” and “CAPEF” (Artistic Ceramics Professor Eugene Pattarino) to mark his pieces. His studio is best known for its large religious statutes, many of which reside in a number of churches in Italy and the U.S. In the 1950s Pattarino had more than fifty artists working for him and some among them were considered the best ceramists in Italy. At this time Eugenio was joined by his son, Ranier, and the company began concentrating on more eclectic themes. These pieces, when new, were quite expensive when they were purchased but almost never garner anywhere near their original cost at today's auctions. The factory claimed that the Vatican used Pattarino’s ceramics as gifts to famous visitors, including President John Kennedy, Andre Gide and Paul Sartre. Unfortunately there is no proof to back these claims. As a matter of fact I have discovered that the Pattarino name is almost generally unknown in Italy and even lesser known in Florence. His name is, however, recognized here in the United States and most of the factory’s output can be found in the U.S. where it was imported. In November 1966 the Arno River flooded its bank and inundated most of Florence. Work to restore damaged art...

A charming small vase by important French potter Robert Meynard, Vallauris, France ca'1950's.

A charming ceramic pot by Weller, signed on the bottom, with handles. Beautiful decoration and yellow glaze.

A fun 1960's ceramic pitcher by Bitossi, Italy. Yellow/orange, green and brown glaze with louvered edges add to the design character.

Unusual, kidney shaped ceramic bowl, by Wade Ceramics, UK. Stylized feet, lovely decoration.

Blue Art Deco vase, made of ceramics. Atelier Primavera, Longwy. 
France, 1927. This vase was designed in 1919. “Les Grands Magasins du Printemps” is a fine Longwy Primavera Art Deco ceramic vase. Longwy made this French Art Deco vase for Atelier Primavera, the design studio of the Paris department store “Les Grands Magasins du Printemps”. This fine ceramic cloisonne quality represents some of the best made...

A stoneware vase by the famed French firm Primavera, this piece boasts a glassy glaze and a soft bordered image of a stag in the woods. Incised: PRIMAVERA / FRANCE.

By Longwy for Primavera, France, circa 1920s. This modern before modernism Art Deco vase features a delicately hued glaze underscored by craquelure and decorated with Longwy's signat...

By Longwy for Primavera, France, circa 1920s. This modern before modernism Art Deco vase features a delicately hued glaze underscored by craquelure and decorated with Longwy's signat...

Longwy ceramic Art Deco charger, over 16 inches in diameter. Artist signature Olesseruez designed and executed by Primavera atelier. The Primavera design studio pieces manufactured by Longwy are some of the most collectible and highly sought after period ceramic pieces from this golden era of Longwy earthenware production. Primavera was the design studio of the Paris department store “Les Grands Magasins du Printemps”. They tend to be more cutting edge, modernist and artistic designs. This is a rare model, not a typical Primavera production and is also signed directly by the artist and the stamp from Atelier Primavera not seen often. The design renders the monotone artistic still life of fruit in a bowl with...

French white craquelure vase by Charlotte Chauchet (1878-1964) for Atelier Primavera au Printemps Signed Primavera, France, Numbered.