Gilbert Metenier a French 1930s Art Deco Vase - Art Pottery France

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Gilbert Méténier
A French 1930 art deco art pottery vase in earthenware. Beautiful crystallizations. It has a height of 19,8 … more Gilbert Méténier
A French 1930 art deco art pottery vase in earthenware. Beautiful crystallizations. It has a height of 19,8 cm. And it is 17,5 cm (5,67") wide. The vase is in excellent condition and signed G. Méténier.

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In the early 20s Gilbert Méténier (1876-?) took over the stoneware factory of his father Louis Méténier (1844-1922) in the village of Gannat in the Auvergne in central France. Gilbert turned the place into a successfull art pottery studio. It’s said that during the 30s he employed a dozen workers. Famous for his bright blue glazes his ceramics were often referred to as the “bleus de Gannat”.
The company had a large shop in the nearby city of Vichy. And Metenier managed to get contracts with the large Parisian department stores such as le Printemps, le Bon Marché and la Samaritaine which opened the market to a chic metropolitan clentele.
In June 1940 when the German troops arrived Gilbert destroyed all his moulds and left Gannat.
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