Jules Guérin, Zoomorphic Ceramic Sculpture Vase "inca / Aztec Bird" Bouffioulx Stoneware 50'

Zoomorphic vase or sculpture in the shape of a stylized bird, Jules Guérin, ca. 1950
Signed under the base and numbered N°3225 for its shape. This ceramic is part of a particularly aesthetic series with modernist decoration inspired by pre-Columbian motifs, reminiscent of Inca (Nazca) or Aztec pottery. Perfect condition.

Biography – Jules Guérin (1919–1999), Bouffioulx
Jules Guérin is a Belgian ceramist from Bouffioulx, a village renowned for its centuries-old tradition of salt-fired stoneware. Son of the famous Art Nouveau and Art Deco ceramist Roger Guérin (1896–1954) and grandson of ceramist Willem Delsaux, he inherited family know-how passed down through several generations.

After the Second World War, he took over his father’s workshop and perpetuated the technique of high-fire salted stoneware: firing at a very high temperature (around 1,300°C), to which sea salt is added to obtain a vitrified, waterproof and resistant glaze.

Jules Guérin developed his own forms and decorations, sometimes inspired by modern art, stylized motifs or zoomorphic representations. His pieces, produced in the 1950s–1970s, are often hand-signed or stamped “Guérin” or “Guérin Bouffioulx”.

Packaging and Delivery Costs

• Collection: Free

• Belgium: €30

• France: €50

• Europe: €80

• Rest of the world: €200