GEORGES JOUVE (1910-1964) - Lot 47

GEORGES JOUVE (1910-1964) "Cylindre, très grand format" design circa [1955]. Very large cylindrical vase. Glazed ceramic proof; watermarked white outside, black inside. Circa 1950. Signed JOUVE and the monogram A. P. (with interlaced letters) for Apollon, the so-called Alpha mark, on the reverse under glaze. Height: 25.7 cm - Diameter: 30.5 cm A hair fell from the rim (5 cm), a small shock caused the enamel to skip (9 mm) on the outside, chalky inside. Provenance : Succession X., Puy-de-Dôme, from the complete furnishings of a 1960s architect's house. Bibliography: Preface by Pierre Bergé, texts by Philippe Jousse and Norbert Pierlot - Georges Jouve - Editions Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2005. Identical models and variants, in different sizes and colors, reproduced on pages 6, 18, 19, 62, 63, 64, 65, 102, 103, 106, 150, 254, 255, 259, 287, 288, 289 and 292. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud