Roger Capron - Round Ceramic end Table from the Herbier's Series on Wood Legs
About the Item
- Creator:Roger Capron (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Diameter: 31 in (78.74 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1972
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Stratford, CT
- Reference Number:
Roger Capron
Roger Capron is best known for his geometrically complex, vibrantly colored tile-topped coffee tables. These mid-century furnishings, with their comely palettes and playful arrangements of abstract forms or natural-world motifs, are approachable yet sophisticated. They draw on Scandinavian modernism and exemplify the Parisian ceramist’s belief in ensuring that things of beauty are easily and widely accessible, a principle espoused by French decorative artist and designer René Gabriel.
Capron graduated in 1943 from the School of Applied Arts in Paris. In a small atelier he later founded with Robert Picault and Jean Derval in Vallauris, Capron made alluring sculptures, table lamps and other objects and found inspiration in the work of Pablo Picasso, who had also opened an atelier in the region. He parted ways with his fellow ceramists in 1952 in order to open his own manufactory, Atelier Capron.
Initially staffed by a handful of workers, Atelier Capron captured international attention. His pieces were sold in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Gimbels. Later, Capron’s wife, Jacotte, studied art and became a valued collaborator. Owing in part to her expertise in mixing pigments and glazes, Capron’s best-known ceramics feature dazzling colors and whimsical characters. Like Picasso, he experimented with many artistic styles and never settled on one technique for too long. His coffee tables, side tables and decorative objects are among the most enduring and coveted designs of the mid-century modern era.
While Capron’s factory had grown tenfold by 1980, it shut down a few years later after a slew of competitors began mass-producing cheaper imitations.
Capron won an award at the Milan Triennial in 1954 and International Grand Prize for Ceramics in 1970. His works have been displayed in the Musée National de la Céramique and the Musée Magnelli.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Roger Capron ceramics, tables and other decorative objects and furniture.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Stratford, CT
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Roger Capron - Round Ceramic Wall Panel from the Herbier's SeriesBy Roger CapronLocated in Stratford, CTLarge round panel with the famous Roger Capron Herbier tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. The handcrafted Herbier tiles were a subset of the Garrigue t...Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
MaterialsCeramic
- Roger Capron - Round Ceramic Coffee Table with Herbier tiles on Metal FrameBy Roger CapronLocated in Stratford, CTRound coffee table with the famous Roger Capron Herbier tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. The handcrafted Herbier tiles were a subset of the Garrigue...Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Coffee Table with Birds Imprints on a Wood FrameBy Roger CapronLocated in Stratford, CTVintage Coffee Table with birds and flowers motive laid in a wood frame by Roger Capron. Vallauris, France 1970s. Mr. Capron produced a lo...Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic, Wood
- Roger Capron - Vintage Round Side Table with Garrigue Tiles on Wood FrameBy Roger CapronLocated in Stratford, CTRound end table with the famous Roger Capron Herbier tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. The handcrafted Garrigue tiles produced by a technique in whic...Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic, Wood
- Roger Capron - End Table, Garrigue + Brown Ceramic Tiles, Dovetail Metal FrameBy Roger CapronLocated in Stratford, CT*** Important detail: custom height available (1)*** Square end table with the famous Roger Capron Garrigue tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. Mr. Capron was often balancing his designs by incorporating either brown or white enameled terra cotta tiles. The handcrafted Garrigue tiles are produced by a technique in which real leaves were pressed into the clay and, during firing, disintegrated, leaving a finely detailed imprint. The leaves come from "La Garrigue", a variety of vegetation indigenous to southeastern France only, where Roger Capron lived and worked for 60 years. These Garrigue tiles inspired a large series of side to dining tables, including wall covering. Many kitchen in the French Riviera have their walls covered with Garrigue tiles. This table is mounted on a really sturdy dovetail metal frame. It is in near perfect condition, patina due to age on metal frame. (1) Mr Capron was extremely influenced by the Japanese life style; coffee table are usually low. We can change the legs to match your desired height. Please keep in mind that we provide this service only for the tables that have a dovetail frame and for which the frames have a similar look with the replacement legs...Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Roger Capron - Ovoid Ceramic Split Coffee Table, Garrigue Tiles, Wood FrameBy Roger CapronLocated in Stratford, CTRoger Capron Garrigues ceramic tiles “2 halves” coffee table, wood frame, 1970s. The handcrafted Garrigue tiles were produced from 1968 to 1982 by a technique in which real leaves w...Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic, Wood
- Roger Capron, "L'Herbier, " Coffee Table with Tiled Top, France, MidcenturyBy Roger CapronLocated in New York, NYA coffee table with a simple, elegant, iron base, and a top of rectangular tiles punctuated by beautifully inscribed images of grasses. Inscribed: R. Capron.Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsIron
- Roger Capron Ceramic Coffee Table, FranceBy Roger CapronLocated in San Francisco, CARoger Capron ceramic low coffee table, France. Bohemian chic studio craft tile top coffee table by Roger Capron, signed. In very good vintage condition with signs of wear to the stai...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic, Bentwood
- ceramic coffee table by Roger Capron dating from the 1960s Vallauris, France.By Roger CapronLocated in Antwerpen, AntwerpRectangular Garrigue coffee table by Roger Capron dating from the 1960s, Vallauris, France. The table has a metal structure and legs with a ceramic top with inlaid herbarium motifs. ...Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMetal
- Roger Capron French Mid-Century Wood and Ceramic Coffee TableBy Roger CapronLocated in New York, NYFrench Mid-Century (1960s) rectangular coffee table with a brown painted wood frame supporting a ceramic tile top decorated with stylized figures. (signed: ROGER CAPRON)Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic, Wood
- Ceramic Low Table, Roger Capron, France c. 1960By Roger CapronLocated in St Ouen, FRLow table made up of ceramic tiles top with alternating matt ceramic stoneware tiles and gold-glazed tiles with stylized sun patterns. Both structure and feet in black lacquered ste...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic
- Ceramic Low Table, Roger Capron, Vallauris c. 1960By Roger CapronLocated in St Ouen, FRCoffee table made up of a ceramic tiles top, structure and feet in black lacquered steel. The handcrafted geometric decor has been executed according the paraffin reserve technique w...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsCeramic
