“Patte d'ours” ashtray and stand represents a legendary intersection of mid-century French mastery. Jouve’s rich, organic glazed stoneware rest cradles gracefully within Matégot’s architectural stand of enameled steel and woven rattan. A rare, tactile domestic object that functions as a striking dual-medium sculpture.
Georges Jouve (French, 1910 - 1964)
and Mathieu Mategot (Hungarian, 1910 - 2001)
“Patte d’ours” ashtray and stand, 1955
Glazed stoneware, enameled steel, cane
23½ h × 12 w × 13 d in
(60 × 30 × 33 cm)
Price upon request
“Patte d'ours” ashtray and stand represents a legendary intersection of mid-century French mastery. Jouve’s rich, organic glazed stoneware rest cradles gracefully within Matégot’s architectural stand of enameled steel and woven rattan. A rare, tactile domestic object that functions as a striking dual-medium sculpture.
Georges Jouve (French, 1910 - 1964)
and Mathieu Mategot (Hungarian, 1910 - 2001)
“Patte d’ours” ashtray and stand, 1955
Glazed stoneware, enameled steel, cane
23½ h × 12 w × 13 d in
(60 × 30 × 33 cm)
Price upon request
