Pair Of Earthenware Dishes By Colette Guéden, Agricola Trophies Service, Art Deco Period

Pair of earthenware dishes from the "Gardening Trophies" or "Agricola" service, made by Colette Guéden for Primavera. One is decorated with a rooster on a weathervane, with a scythe and rake below surrounded by foliage. The other is decorated with a gardener's hat mounted on a weathervane, with a scythe and rake below surrounded by foliage. A wide green scalloped border surrounds the entire dish. One dish is in very good overall condition. The other has a slight, non-penetrating hairline crack. It is signed with a brush, "Cg," and stamped on the back. Diameter: 31.5 cm. For your information: The Primavera workshop, the art studio of the Printemps department stores, was founded in 1912 by René Guilleré, a prominent art critic of the time. Colette Guéden (born in 1905) joined the workshop in 1927 as a decorator, then as head of the workshop, and finally as artistic director until 1972. She quickly became very famous for representing the aspirations of the time. and the talents of the modern young women of that era.