Design

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Lot 9
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GEORGES JOUVE | Coq, circa 1951

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Mathieu Matégot and Georges Jouve
  • Coq, circa 1951
  • 41,5 x 23,5 x 14,9 cm ; 16 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.
glazed ceramic

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

Michel Faré, Georges Jouve, Paris, 1965, p. 68 for a related example
Philippe Jousse, Georges Jouve, Paris, 2006, p. 234 for a related example and p. 308 for a sketch of a related example

Condition

Very good condition overall. The glaze presents with a few rare and light surface scratches. One tip of the head presents with a very minute chip of glaze of approximately 3mm of diameter. The bottom of the coq presents with a whole, allowing to fix it, whose edges are rough, partially unglazed and present with chips.
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