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Place of Origin: French
Important stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Cadence #10", 2023
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware sculpture entitled " Cadence" by Maarten Stuer.
Unique piece.
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large French Bronze Spelter Figure of a Musician, After Mathurin Moreau
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Austin, TX
A large French sculptural figure of a musician from the Louis XV period, mounted to a circular moulded base of faux marble painted wood.
One of a pair of bronzed and patinated spe...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Spelter
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.1 x 11 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 8.3 x 5.1 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 9.8 x 7.1 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 10.2 x 7.5 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 6.3 x 5.3 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 5.5 x 7.7 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.1 x 6.3 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.9 x 7.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 14.6 x 7.5 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 11.8 x 11.4 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Alfred Reneloeau Palissy Crab & Lobster Wall Pocket
By Alfred Renoleau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Alfred Renoleau French Palissy Majolica wall pocket which features a lobster and a crab on a basketweave ground. Colouration: yellow, grey, brown, are predominant. The piece bears ma...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century Modern Plaster Planter in the Style of Serge Roche
By Serge Roche
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant portrait of a Conch Shell as a planter rendered in plaster. A likeness to the style of Serge Roche and his shell forms. In excellent vintage condition with minimal...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Arma Christi Calvary, France 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare Arma Christi calvary, popular work, France end of the 19th century. Beautifully executed work.
Fair condition. Several small misses and ancient restaurations. See...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Vase by Annie Maume, to Sancerre, circa 1980-1990
By Annie Maume & Robert Heraud
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Annie Maume to Sancerre.
Perfect original conditions.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Modernist Cubist Painting Fishing Boats on the Beach
By Maurice Mazeilie
Located in Cirencester, GB
Fishing Boats on the beach
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
Watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
Stamped verso
Double ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
An articulated artist dummy, France 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
An articulated mannequin of a small-sized painter, with a metaphysical face. The mannequin is made of carved and ebonized fruit wood. The support is in brass and the base, also made ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Big Ceramic Vase by Lucien Arnaud, to Saint- Amand-en-Puisaye, circa 1920
By Lucien Arnaud
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Lucien Arnaud with glaze decoration.
Signed under the base " Lucien Arnaud ".
Circa 1920.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Bantam Wearing a Crown
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century French carved bantam sporting a crown, well carved in pine. Good detailing to face, plumage, tail feathers and feet. Possibly originally from a ring toss game...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Stoneware Sculpture Entitled « La Cible », Anne Barrès, 1971
By Anne Barrès
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture entitled « La Cible » by Anne Barrès.
Artist signature under the base « Barrès ».
1971.
Unique piece.
H : 4.7’ x 18.5’ x 18.11 inches.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting Panther
Located in Paris, FR
Painting of panther made on canvas,
painting made with marble dust and oil.
Mixte technical by painter Carole Ivoy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th C Rare Wood Female Carving Artifact
Located in Malibu, CA
18th century wooden carving of an female form.
Presumed to be a French church piece.
This figure has a beautiful face.
Category
18th Century Renaissance Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Group of French Paper Mache Black & Gilt Japanned Decorative Items, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Group of French papier mâché black and gilt Japanned decorative items, 19th century. Comprising of a large oval lobed bowl, crumb tray and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Finely Proportioned Coconut Goblet in 17th Century Taste
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely proportioned coconut goblet in 17th century taste
19th century or earlier.
Turned and polished coconut shell,
swag and drop engraved top f...
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Pig
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Pig. Unique piece purchased from France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Robert Heraud, circa 1970-1980
By Annie Maume & Robert Heraud
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Robert Heraud.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed ceramic vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic vase by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 11.8’ x 7.5’ x 6.3’ inches.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Big Ceramic Vases by Robert Heraud, circa 1970-1980
By Annie Maume & Robert Heraud
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of ceramic vases with grey, beige, white glazes decoration by Robert Heraud.
One vase is more small.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1980.
Uniqu...
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture in Black Glazed Stoneware, Jean-Pierre Bonardot, circa 1990-2000
By Jean-Pierre Bonardot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in black glazed stoneware by Jean-Pierre Bonardot.
Artist signature under the base « JP Bonnardot ». Unique piece. Circa 1990-2000.
H : 13.8’ x 18.5’ x 10.6’ inches.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Matt and shiny black glazed stoneware vase by Roger Jacques, circa 1960-1970.
By La Borne Potters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Matt and shiny black glazed stoneware vase by Roger Jacques.
Artist signature under the base « R. Jacques ».
Circa 1960-1970.
H : 11.8’ x 6.5’ inches.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Sculpture with Black and Blue Glazes Decoration by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic sculpture with black and blue glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005).
Perfect original decorations.
Artist signature under the base,
circa 1990.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Vase by Leon Pointu, circa 1930, France
By Leon Pointu
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A stoneware vase by Leon Pointu (1879-1942)
Perfect original conditions.
Each vase is signed under the base,
circa 1930.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Sculpture Entitled «Tressage» in Porcelain, Stoneware and Rope, Anne Barrès
By Anne Barrès
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall sculpture entitled « Tressage » in porcelain, stoneware and rope by Anne Barrès.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
H : 36.6’ x 20.0’ x 2.7’ inches.
Approximate dimensions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2018
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2018.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Vases, by Jean Talbot, to La Borne, circa 1940
By jean talbot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of ceramic vase by Jean Talbot.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
circa 1940.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Bloc in Motion", 2020
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Artist monogram under the base.
2020.
Unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Horne handle walking stick, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: a carved stag horn handle depicting a caricature of an old man with big nose. Smooth silver ring. Rosewood shaft. France 1880 ca.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Wood Carving by Jean-Claude Gaugy
By Jean-Claude Gaugy
Located in Greer, SC
Wood Carving by Jean-Claude Gaugy
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A spherical white ceramic cachepot with cracked enamel France XXth century
By Roger Capron
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A spherical white ceramic cachepot with cracked enamel, an anonymous work from the 20th century, distinguished by exquisite cutouts that elegan...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase in the Style of Robert Deblander, circa 1980
By Robert Deblander
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase in the style of Robert Deblander.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1980.
NOT SIGNED.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 20th-Century Spiral Blue and Green Ceramic Catchall Dish - 2Y317
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century ceramic catchall dish features an eye-catching spiral design in shades of blue and green, perfect as a decorative piece or for holding small items.
Conditi...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2018
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Robert Heraud, circa 1970-1980
By Annie Maume & Robert Heraud
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Robert Heraud.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Pipe Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
You just got to love this guy! A wacky looking bearded Indian pipe head. Probably 19th century France. Beautifully carved by a artisan with a sense of humor.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Vase with White Glaze Decoration, Signed Lion, circa 1920-1930
By Eugène Lion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with white glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed "Lion" under the base,
circa 1920-1930.
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wood Working Chisels, 1950s France
By Blanchard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing set of 3 wood working gouges and chisels. Numbered 2 (long), 3 (medium) and 4 (short). Maple pommel on each with a steel tang running through the handle. Each tool also has a...
Category
1950s Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Ceramic Vase with Blue Glaze Decoration by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with blue glaze decoration by Accolay.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed "Accolay" under the base,
Circa 1960-1970.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Art Deco A La Grecque Design Soapstone Candlesticks, Dated 1933
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of French Art Deco A La Grecque design soapstone candlesticks, dated 1933.
Each base is dated underneath "1933".
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century Ceramic Lamp Base with Nautical Anchor Design - 2Y312
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This stunning vintage lamp base from the mid-20th century showcases an elegant nautical theme with an enamel-painted anchor design. Crafted in glazed ceramic, this piece brings a mar...
Category
1950s Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Tubular Vase in Black Glazed Stoneware, Jean-Pierre Bonardot, circa 1990
By Jean-Pierre Bonardot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large tubular vase « Bambou » in black glazed stoneware by Jean-Pierre Bonardot.
Artist monogram under the base. Unique piece. Circa 1990.
H : 30.3’ X 6.3’ X 5.1’ inches.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Pitcher by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic pitcher by Accolay with green, blue, yellow glazes decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1960-1970.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture "Solctice", Exclusivity for Aurélien Gendras
By Mart Schrijvers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain sculpture entitled "Solstice".
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Green and brown glazed stoneware vase by Pol Chambost, circa 1930.
By Pol Chambost
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green and brown glazed stoneware vase by Pol Chambost.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1930.
H : 13.4’ x 9.4’ inches.
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Hand-Painted and Stenciled Lyre Back Chairs, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French hand painted and stenciled lyre back side chairs with cane seats and terminating on splayed turned legs. Early 19th Century
Category
19th Century Antique French Folk Art
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