Pierrefonds Crystalline Vase, France

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1940: item #771189
2031

Lovely crystalline vase by Pierrefonds, France. Signature piece, this particular vase is 9 1/2 inches tall and is 23 inches in circumference. The striated olive/brown background is adorned with a blue crystalline glaze. The base is marked as shown with the number 433 and the Pierrefonds logo. There is also what appears to be a handwritten number sequence. Lovely deco piece. In fine condition, with a few tiny glaze pops.

Pair of Quimper Soleil Cider Mugs

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1960: item #764598
MC-581

This is a pair of 3-inch tall cider mugs, one each of the man and woman, with additional hand painted floral decoration, on the yellow (soleil) background. The mugs are marked for the Henriot factory, dating circa 1950- 1960, and both are in mint condition.

Quimper Petit Breton Wall Pocket

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1930: item #762188
MC-601

Mint condition, 4-1/2 inches tall by 3 inches wide wall pocket from the Henriot Quimper factory. Made circa 1925 this is a traditional form and design, beautifully hand painted, that could actually date a decade earlier.

Quimper Soleil Decorated Egg Cup

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1940: item #762172
MC-587

The petit breton stands amidst exuberant floral decoration on this 2-1/2 inch high egg cup with the soleil (yellow) background color. Dating circa 1930 this egg cup is in excellent condition with only minor flakes, to be expected on the soft earthenware base. I have another identical egg cup sold separately (since both have the man). They are marked "HenRiot Quimper France".

CAZAUX Mongolian Horseman Ceramic Figurine

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1930: item #762171
bp-011

This is an excemptional figurine by Ceramique de Cazaux, designed by the French Art Deco period artist, Sibylle May. Measures 12" by 8.5" by 4.5" and weighs an estimated 2-3 lbs. Excellent condition. No chips or repairs. Crazing consistent with other Cazaux pieces. Edouard Cazaux (1889-1974) and May were members of L'Evolution, an artist's society that exhibited at the Arts Decoratifs Exposition in Paris in 1925.

Pair of Quimper Coasters

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1940: item #761973
SD-94

These 4-1/2 inch coasters from the Henriot factory are painted in a charming, simple style. The base glaze was applied thinly so the red earthenware shows through around the rims, but both pieces are in excellent condition, made circa 1940.

Quimper Soleil Demitasse Cup Set

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1950: item #761912
MC-515

The 2-1/2 inch tall by 2-1/2 inch wide cup is hand painted with the petit breton in one panel and flowers in the other panels. It is marked on the bottom HB Quimper France, dating the set to the mid-1900s. The 5-1/2 inch diameter saucer with floral decoration is just marked "France". Both pieces are in yellow, known as soleil, and are in very excellent condition with minor nicks typical of the soft earthenware used.

Quimper Dragon Head Cup Set

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1940: item #761901
MC-576

Fine floral painting on this set comprising a dragon head handled cup and saucer, circa 1935. The cup (2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide) is decorated with the petit breton although the floral borders show better artistry. The saucer is 5-3/4 inches in diameter. The condition of both pieces is excellent with only tiny typical nicks on the rim of the cup and some lumpy glaze inside the cup.

Guillot Handpainted French Art Pottery Set Night Owls

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1970: item #761739
1235

Handpainted stoneware-pottery supper set by Guillot of France, each piece hand-signed on reverse; 12 pieces, total. There is every indication that this set is the work of Alvaro Guillot, deceased, noted 20th Century surrealist French painter, who was known to have worked for a time in ceramics. Guillot was also, at one time, mid-century, active in Florida and California art circles, and is well represented, today, in fine galleries.... Click for details

Deco Quimper Petit Breton Plates

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: French: Pottery Pre 1940: item #761051
MCP-502

These rare Art Deco plates are offered as a pair, with the cost attributed only to the Bretonne (woman) as the plate with the man was smashed and put back together sometime during its history. They are from the Henriot factory, circa 1930, measuring 8 inches in diameter. The Bretonne has some paint flakes but no chips, cracks, repairs or crazing. The pair makes an effective display.