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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Place of Origin: French
Brugerolle Aigle Rouge Napoleon Cognac Cubic Ceramic Ashtray, France 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Brugerolle Aigle Rouge Napoleon Cognac cubic ceramic ashtray
France 1950s
H: 11 cm
11 x 11 cm
Conditions: good consistent with age use. Small defects.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Beige Faux Horn Candlesticks Mounted in Nickel
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning pair of beige faux horn candlesticks, brass decorations and nickel plated tips, circa 1970.
These stylishly design candlesticks would enhance any table, counter, console...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Modernist Bronze Vase by Noel R, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Elevate your interior with this exquisite Modernist Bronze Vase by Noel R., a captivating piece of art from circa 1930, manufactured in France. T...
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1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Large Midcentury French Mosaic Ceramic Bowl Gerbino Vallauris
By Atelier Gerbino
Located in Austin, TX
Large midcentury French Mosaic Ceramic Bowl Gerbino Vallauris.
Diameter / 12 inches.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Jacques Adnet Glass Ashtray/Catchall, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome green leather and frosted glass ashtray from the 1950s by seminal French Art Deco modernist designer Jacques Adnet. The inside part of t...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Leather, Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Chocolate Pot
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
White glaze called "engobe" which is a unique type of coating that was used only in Vallauris (France). This piece was enameled in green which was suited for the melted chocolate it ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Longwy French Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Bowl
By Lea Valenti, Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning Mid-Century period faience bowl, made in France by the Emaux de Longwy art pottery workshop. Made and signed by the ceramic artist Lea Valenti.
The decoration consists o...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Whisky Decanter with Long Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Small Mategot style perforated metal portable serving tray with brass handle
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good quality, the brass is solid.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jacques Buchholtz Large White Porcelain Ceramic Cup or Decorative Dish, 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Buchholtz
Large porcelain ceramic cup or decorative bowl
White ceramic glaze color
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 5 cm
Large 18 cm
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Faceted Crystal Ashtray with Diamond Prism Design, France, c. 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Baccarat
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern cut crystal ashtray with faceted design. The ashtray is predominantly round in form but has eight sides creating prisms of light. Heavy in weight and fitted with t...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Grandjean Jourdan Style Faux Bois Ceramique Beverage Set
By Grandjean Jourdan
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning and very stylish vintage ceramic beverage service made in the manner of Grandjean Jourdan faux bois lemonade or orangeade sets.
Ensemble ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Whisky Decanter with Long Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Barware Cocktail Set Tortoise Lucite Barrel and Multicolor Stirrers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely barware bar cocktail set of stirrers was made in France in the 1950s. This Mid-Century bar set is built with tortoiseshell (tortoise) marb...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
Set of 3 pitchers by Roger Capron, 1960's, France
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Set of 3 pitchers by Roger Capron
Composed of 2 pitchers, white glazed with different geometric patterns.
the 3rd is black glazed with foliage pattern.
All these motives are rarely...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Ceramic Sculpture Tetes Bug
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceramic sculpture by Roger Capron.
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such as stylized branches and geomet...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Vintage Space Age Jug and Cups by Jean Pierre Vitrac for Depose France
Located in Beirut, LB
This beautiful vintage orange stackable set is made from ABS plastic.
Composed of a pitcher, two stirrers, and six cups,, of which all are stackable.
Very convenient for storage,...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Grandjean Jourdan, Faux Bois Ceramic Tea sets. Vallauris, France, 1950s
By Vallauris, Grandjean Jourdan
Located in Paris, FR
'Faux Bois' ceramic Tea sets of 13 pieces by Grandjean Jourdan, Vallauris France 1950s / 1960s.
Some of the pieces are marked Vallauris underneath.
The set is composed of 6 cup...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Set of 3 Antique French Glass Champagn Cups
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique French set of 3 glass wine cups on a brass tray.
Made by unknown manufacturer in France, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Rye Bottle with Goose Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage S-shaped Ceramic Serving Platter
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage S-shaped Ceramic Serving Platter by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables a...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Pitcher in Ceramic from France Yellow Color Shape Man Face France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Pitcher is made of ceramic, with a very original shape. It is Yellow in color, and was created in the 1970s in Vallauris, France.
The shape is a Man Face.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Large Oyster Plate in Ceramic Blue and White Color, 1960 France by Elchinger
By Elchinger
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Oyster plate in Cramic, in blue white and brown color. Large.
France, 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1970 Solid Wood Ashtray France Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970 solid wood ashtray, vide poche, decorative object.
Brown Color.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Chrome and Smoked Glass Wine Bottle Barware Coasters Set, in Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Mid-Century barware coaster set dates from the 1970s and is still in its original package box. The set includes two large square and four small rectangular coasters made ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Vase by Atelier Dieulfit
Located in London, GB
Ceramic stoneware vase by Atelier Dieulfit, France, signed to base. The simple abstract decoration of the vase would fit in well with a contemporary interior as would the cool grey d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French Midcentury Woven Ceramic Yellow Bowl by Pichon a Uzes
By Pichon a Uzes
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful midcentury circa 1960's French faience woven ceramic fruit bowl by Pichon a Uzes in an earthy yellow hue. Handcrafted with braided design typical of ceramic artist Pichon...
Category
19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Eight Serving Plates, Collection V. Guillen, Edition Charles Jourdan
By Charles Jourdan, Gien
Located in Stockholm, SE
8 serving plates from Gien 1966 edition Ch. Jourdan antique pumps. Fun and Eclectic pieces by Charles Jourdan 1966. Hard to find and seems to be a perfec...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Balenciaga 1950 Paris Perfume Crystal Bottles Trio in Coffret Set Le Dix Fuites
By Balenciaga
Located in Miami, FL
Balenciaga Paris perfume bottles trio in box.
Offered here is a darling trio of great Balenciaga perfumes in little quarter ounce flacons. The pe...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 6 Midcentury French Earthenware Tumblers
Located in Milano, IT
A set of 6 midcentury french Provincial earthenware tumblers.
Category
19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Gray to Lavender Glaze
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale gray body with a shadow of a stripe with cream white band and then shifting to the palest of gra...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Candlestick Jean Marais
By Jean Marais
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Jean Marais (1913-1998) is best known for his acting career which made him world famous and gave him a mythical status as one of the great French actors. ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Edouard Cazaux French Ceramic Gilt Centerpiece Platter with Figures
By Edouard Cazaux
Located in Miami, FL
Edouard Cazaux French Ceramic Gilt Centerpiece Platter with Figures
Offered for sale is a French glazed ceramic and gilt round centerpiece platte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
l'Atelier du Cyclope Annecy Mid-Century Turquoise Lava Glazed Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish French mid-century art pottery vase decorated with turquoise lava glazes and produced by l'Atelier du Cyclope made in Annecy. The ceramic vase is lightly potted and stands ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Cheese or Serving Tray in Ceramic and Wood France 1970s Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This cheese tray or platter is from France. It has been made in the 1970s.
Brown and Green Color.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Early 20th Century Set of 3 Antique French Glass Champagn Cups
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique French set of 3 glass wine cups on a brass tray.
Made by unknown manufacturer in France, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Rope Hot Plate in the Style of Audoux-Minet, 1960s France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1960 vintage French rope hot plate in the style of French-Swiss husband-and-wife duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet.
Known for their playful and unique modernist designs, Au...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Rope
Mid-Century Modern Swallow Tail Form Centerpiece in Clear Crystal Signed Daum
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern translucent crystal centerpiece bowl was realized by the storied maker Daum in France circa 1950. It offers a stylized amorphic form with three point...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Ceramic, 1970
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vannes-le-chatel Cristalleries Style French Lead Crystal Centerpiece
By Art Vannes
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Exc...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Edouard Cazaux French Midcentury Ceramic Vase with Faces
By Edouard Cazaux
Located in Miami, FL
Edouard Cazaux French mid-century ceramic vase with faces
Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern glazed and gilt ceramic vase by French artist Edo...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid Century 5 Bottle Wicker Rattan and Bamboo Wine Holder or Rack
By Arthur Umanoff, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural midcentury French wine rack or wine holder, rendered in hand woven wicker, and hand bent rattan and bamboo with capacity to hold up to 5 bo...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Robert Picault Ceramic Vallauris France Plate Mid Century
By Robert Picault
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000)
French ceramist in Vallauris
Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs.
His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors.
A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop.
In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Style Koi Dish in Pressed Frosted & Clear Glass Signed Lalique
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist Art Deco style relief glass decorative dish was realized during the 20th century by the legendary French maker Lalique- one of the finest purveyors of glass p...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Rope Floor Catchall in the Style of Audoux-Minet, 1960s, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1960 vintage French floor ashtray/catchall in the style of French-Swiss husband-and-wife duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet.
Known for their playful and unique modernist des...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris
By Robert Picault
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury Pitcher Robert Picault Vallauris.
Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts i...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Martini & Rossi Vermouth French Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Martini & Rossi triangular ashtray. White Opalex is branded Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth on each side. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest. Marked “Made in France, Re...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass
Teapot in Ceramic for Les Salins in Pink Color Midcentury, France
By Salins
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Teapot Les Salins France
Teapot, designed circa 1950, manufactured circa 1950.
Caramic Pink finish, Ceramic handle.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Pol Chambost, Double Handed Ceramic Vase, France, circa 1960
By Pol Chambost
Located in New York, NY
Incised: Poterie / Pol Chambost / 1045 / France.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Matched Set of 7 Midcentury Roger Capron Ceramic Coasters
By Roger Capron
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A matched set of earthenware drinks coasters by Roger Capron
with incised and coloured decoration depicting trees and fishes.
Stamped signatures to the reverse
Vallauris, Fran...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
1956 894 Model Pol Chambost Ceramic Pitcher with Red Interior Glaze, Signed
By Pol Chambost
Located in New York, NY
White ceramic earthenware vase with red glaze interior by the French sculptor Pol Chambost. Made in 1956 this is the 894 model a unique shaped pitcher with intricate curves and handl...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Vintage Cut Glass Ashtray, Diamond Shape, Clear Crystal, Mid Century Modern
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage diamond-shaped cut crystal ashtray, made in clear glass and possibly of French origin. Has two grooves to put down cigarettes if it's used as an ashtray.
Preserved in very g...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Fish Glass Platter and 4 Plates, Set of 5, Arcoroc, France, 1970s
By Arcoroc
Located in Bochum, NRW
Arcoroc 'Poisson' Vintage Fish Design Plates & Platter. One platter and 4 Individual Plates. Made of tempered pressed glass, each marked Arcoroc Fra...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Large French Faience Figural Bison Pate Terrine by Michel Caugant
By Michel Caugant
Located in San Diego, CA
A large vintage figural recumbent Bison Pâté Terrine made for Laurent Caugant, a Bretagne pâté maker since 1927. His son Michel created these figural forms as containers for selling ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Gorgeous Ashtray by Lalique, Made in France
By Lalique
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous ashtray in crystal by Lalique. Made in France. It's signed at the bottom.
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 5,51" x 1,96" H inches
diameter ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Ice Bucket with Textured Glass, France, c. 1970s
By Strombergshyttan
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Heavyweight handcrafted crystal ice bucket with fluted and textured design resembling ice glass or icicles. The personal sized ice bucket features polished edges and a stainless stee...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Ceramic Plate Visage Gris 'Grey Face' A.R. 206 by Pablo Picasso & Madoura, 1953
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in New York, NY
The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence.
Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works.
Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects.
Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important.
A Short Biography follows:
Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right.
As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture.
Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904.
Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life.
The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue.
The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space.
In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein.
With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Midcentury Set of 6 Ceramic Mugs by Francis & Josette Bonaudi for Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very rare set of 6 ceramic mugs by Francis and Josette Bonaudi for Vallauris of France. Hand made and also glazed by hand, making each mug individual.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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