Georges Jouve (1910-1964)
Cylinder Vase (Vase Rouleau), circa 1955
blue enamelled stoneware with black enamelled interior
20.5cm high, 6cm diameter
incised signature and artist’s monogram to base

Provenance:
Formerly in the private collection of Guy Brunache, a Parisian architect in the 1950s who collaborated on projects with the modernist architects Georges Candilis, Alexis Josic and Shadrach Woods. Brunache was a regular client of the Steph Simon gallery in the 1960s, which was a major retailer of Jouve’s ceramics, shown alongside furniture by Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand.

Condition:
No damage or restoration apparent