1950s Ceramics

Georges Jouve was an important ceramist of the 20th century. He was born in 1910 in Fontenay-sous-Bois and his parents were both decorators. At 17 years old, Jouve enrolled at the pr...

Rare ceramic candlestick by the master ceramicist Georges Jouve, signed to base. Georges Jouve was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France in 1910, beginning his formal training in design...

Rare ashtray model "bear hand" in a bright yellow glaze with charmy cracks designed and made by Georges Jouve in the 1950s. In good vintage condition and sig...

A bottle by the french ceramist Georges Jouve (1910-1964), in white glazed stoneware, underside incised with artist’s signature and his characteristic alpha cipher, circa 1955

Ashtray designed by Georges Jouve and Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. Green ceramic, metal and rattan. Signed. In good condition, with minor wear consist...

Ceramic ashtray "Tulip" by Georges Jouve, France, 1950s.

Superb and rare "Patte d'Ours" or "Bear's Paw" cherry red enameled ceramic ashtray with black iron and rattan Stand, made by famous french ceramist Georges Jouve and french designer Mathieu Matégot, France 1951 Mint condition, ceramic signed by Jouve underneath. For his friend Mathieu Matégot, Georges Jouve made a handful of ceramics designed to go with the perforated metal furniture made by the decorator, emblematic of the spirit of freedom reigning over the 1950s in France. The perfect meeting of their respective inspiration becomes tangible here with the famous "Matégot" ashtray shaped like a bear's paw, made from 1951 onward in a range of monochrome enamels, sometimes crackled, matte or glossy. This model would be made in large numbers thanks to the casting technique. The association of the two freinds carried over into decoration projects. In 1954, Matégot and Jouve once again pooled their talents, in the project involving one of the very first organic restaurants in Paris, La Saladière, on Avenue des Ternes. For these premises Jouve made vertical, three-part partitions in black and white enamel, as well as ceramic table tops...

Working out of his studio in Paris Georges Jouve produced sculptural ceramics for modernist interiors. He created simple yet soft and playful forms. His experimentation of glazes led...

Ceramic cup / dish or "vide poche" signed Jouve & appolon mark Nice condition Measures: Diameter 17 cm.

Pair of red-glazed ceramic pitchers by Georges Jouve, 1950s

"Patte d'Ours" ashtray by Georges Jouve, France, 1951, red-orange glazed ceramic.

Pitcher vase by renowned french pottery artist Georges Jouve. Glazed earthenware. Hand painted decor on the vase showing the 4 cardinal points with a sun in the middle. Signed with t...