French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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...

Wall-mounted coat or hat rack by Georges Jouve, produced by Marcel Asselbur, France, circa 1950. Black matte glazed ceramic with brass frame. Excellent condition with no chips or re...

Ceramic "bear paw" ashtray Georges Jouve (1910-1964) Enamelled ceramic, circa 1951 Signed with alpha sign.

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...

Georges Jouve ashtray France, circa 1940’s Rich saddle leather wraps the teardrop shaped ceramic ashtray Light markings and patina to the leather add t...

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.

Ashtray designed by Georges Jouve. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. Ceramic. Signed. In good condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...

Ashtray designed by Georges Jouve and Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. Ceramic, metal and rattan. In good condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...

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...