Large Ceramic Vase By Alexandre Kostanda (1921 - 2006)
Artist: Alexandre Kostanda
Large sandstone vase with blue, yellow and brown enamelled geometric decorations, 1950s, signed under the base KOSTANDA Vallauris. In a perfect condition.
Alexandre Kostanda apprenticed with Louis Giraud in Vallauris in 1936. He then taught ceramics in Biot then in Côte d'Or where he was the teacher of the four founders of the Accolay workshops. In 1949, he returned to Vallauris to take charge of Louis Giraud's workshop. Kostanda founded his own workshop in 1953. few colors in a range that goes from brown to red. He is one of the few to use Cluny stoneware paste, which he mixes with Vallauris earth and fires in the first gas ovens. Its stoneware, coated with slips specially prepared to glaze during firing, admits few colors in a range that goes from brown to red.
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Alexandre Kostanda apprenticed with Louis Giraud in Vallauris in 1936. He then taught ceramics in Biot then in Côte d'Or where he was the teacher of the four founders of the Accolay workshops. In 1949, he returned to Vallauris to take charge of Louis Giraud's workshop. Kostanda founded his own workshop in 1953. few colors in a range that goes from brown to red. He is one of the few to use Cluny stoneware paste, which he mixes with Vallauris earth and fires in the first gas ovens. Its stoneware, coated with slips specially prepared to glaze during firing, admits few colors in a range that goes from brown to red.
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950 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Design 50's and 60's
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Ceramic
Diameter: 33
Height: 27
Reference (ID): 1306493
Availability: In stock
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