The French pottery Verceram perfectly captured mid century style in France. With its bold contrasts and groovy shapes, it might have come from another universe. When the company closed in 1971, it left behind an amazing legacy of mid century designs… and some questions.
Metenier – or Métenier – is an important name in pre-war French stoneware. Once popular with well-to-do homemakers of the 1920s and 1930s, pottery by Louis and his son, Gilbert Metenier is prized by collectors.
Charles Greber and Art Nouveau I had to wrest this Charles Greber Art Nouveau jardinière from the “homme de ma vie” He thought it would make a good receptacle for storing his hazelnuts. Well, it has been a bumper year for hazelnuts this year, but even so… It’s a stupendous piece of French Art Nouveau stoneware…