Large Stoneware Roller Vase By Alexandre Kostanda, Vallauris
Artist: Alexandre Kostanda Vallauris
Exceptional glazed stoneware vase by Alexandre Kostanda in Vallauris, in a roll shape, decorated in reserve with stylized birds and flowers, 1960s.
Perfect condition
Height 32.5cm
Diameter at the neck 16cm
Engraved signature underneath "A. Kostanda Vallauris".
Alexandre Kostanda (1924-2007)
Of Russian origin and born in Poland, he was an apprentice of Louis Giraud in Vallauris in 1936 then settled in Cluny in 1942. At the end of the war, he taught throwing and pottery at the Longchamp Faience Works training center in Côte-d'or. He will be the teacher of the four founders of the Accolay Potteries. In 1949, he returned to Vallauris to take over the management of Louis Giraud's workshops and then founded his own workshop from 1953. He was among the ceramists who organised the Vallauris International Ceramics Biennial in 1968.
Perfect condition
Height 32.5cm
Diameter at the neck 16cm
Engraved signature underneath "A. Kostanda Vallauris".
Alexandre Kostanda (1924-2007)
Of Russian origin and born in Poland, he was an apprentice of Louis Giraud in Vallauris in 1936 then settled in Cluny in 1942. At the end of the war, he taught throwing and pottery at the Longchamp Faience Works training center in Côte-d'or. He will be the teacher of the four founders of the Accolay Potteries. In 1949, he returned to Vallauris to take over the management of Louis Giraud's workshops and then founded his own workshop from 1953. He was among the ceramists who organised the Vallauris International Ceramics Biennial in 1968.
850 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Design 50's and 60's
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Sandstone
Diameter: 16cm
Height: 32,5cm
Reference (ID): 1707804
Availability: In stock
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