GEORGES JOUVE (1910-1964) "Motifs géométriques" 1956, presented to the present owner by Claude Vassal on the occasion of his engagement. Large, long, hollow, asymmetrical dish with two-lobed ends. Enameled ceramic proof with polychrome title decoration in three reserves on a black background. Black enamelled reverse. Signed JOUVE, and with the monogram A. P. (with interlaced letters) for Apollon, a mark known as the Alpha, under the enamel on the reverse. Height: 8 cm - Length: 69 cm - Width: 24 cm Small firing bubbles in the polychrome parts. Provenance: Madame X., Les Yvelines. Received as a gift from Claude Vassal (designer, founder of Magasins Pilotes and close friend of the current owner) at the time of his engagement. Bibliography: - Michel Faré - Jouve céramiste - Éditions Art et Industrie, Paris, 1965. A variation of motifs and colors is reproduced on page 71. - Philippe Jousse and Norbert Pierlot - Georges Jouve- Éditions Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2005. An identical dish shown in an archive photograph reproduced on page 287. Expert: Mr. Emmanuel Eyraud