Roger Guérin and François Carion, Art Deco ball vase, Bouffioulx stoneware and wrought iron, circa 1925.
This ovoid stoneware vase, designed by Roger Guérin, features the work of Belgian wrought-iron artist François Carion. This artistic collaboration highlights the skills and techniques of these two master craftsmen, in a creation that is both elegant and expressive.
Made from stoneware fired at over 1300°C, this vase demonstrates a remarkable technical prowess for its time, comparable to the work of artists such as Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, Léon Pointu and Auguste Delaherche...
Its bluish-grey enamel features subtle crystallisations, reinforcing its unique character.
The piece is in very good condition and is signed on the base.
- Artist / Designer:Roger Guérin (1896-1954) & François Carion (1884 - ).
- Period:20th Century / Mid Century / 1920 - 1940.
- Country of Origin:Belgium.
- Dimensions (H x W x D):25 x 25 x 25cm.
- Weight:2 Kg.
- Condition:Excellent.
- Style:Art Deco.
- Material:Ceramic, Sandstone, Metal, Iron.
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Price:480 €
- Pick-up:Free.
- Belgium Delivery:20€.
- France Delivery:25€.
- Europe Delivery:30€.
- Worldwide Delivery:40€.
Biography:
Roger Guérin (1896-1954) was a Belgian ceramist ( Bouffioulx ) of great renown of the XXth century, especially of the Art Deco. period and friends of Edgard Aubry. He was born in Belgium in 1896 and showed a keen interest in ceramics. He enrolled at the Université du Travail in Charleroi where he took pottery classes with Willem DELSAUX. Moving from the Art Nouveau period to Art Deco (between 1915 and 1945), he created vases and sculptures in "GRES SALE GRAND FEU" in a single firing (1300°). He developed his talent in the 2 artistic styles of his time. In 1934, he was appointed PROFESSOR at the Université Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs de la CAMBRE in BRUSSELS. Perfect in his creations, he was contacted for numerous artistic collaborations and produced pieces for well-known artists (Belgian and foreign) such as Marcel Wolfers, Cris Agterberg (Amsterdam School in the Netherlands), Thierry Van Rijswijck, Domien Ingels, Cris Lebeau (Amsterdam School in the Netherlands), Angelo Hecq... Vases with wrought-iron frames are the fruit of a collaboration with François Carion (lighting and lamp bases for the Muller Frères Lunéville crystal glassworks).
He took part in numerous exhibitions, winning a silver medal at the EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS DE DECORATIFS INDUSTRIELS ET MODERNES DE PARIS in 1925. International recognition followed in 1947 at the JENSEN GALLERY in NEW YORK.
His favourite forms are: the ball vase, faceted, geometric (timeless), sculpture.
His work is comparable to that of Auguste Delaherche, Pierre Adrien Dalpayrat, Emile Lenoble, Léon Pointu, Ernest Chaplet, Decoeur, Paul Jeanneney (known as Loewenguht) Jean Carries, Bernard Leach...