ROBERT DEBLANDER (1924-2010) Teapot; circular base and lid, handle with central protrusion. Enameled stoneware proof. Circa 1970. Signed DEBLANDER under the base. Height: 12cm - Length: 19cm Provenance: M. Collection, Paris: Collection M., Paris. Bibliography and related works: - Sylvie Girard, Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé and Robert Deblander - Robert Deblander, L'œuvre céramique 1951-2001 - Catalogue published on the occasion of the retrospective of the artist's ceramic work presented from November 6, 2001 to February 4, 2002 at the Musée national de Céramique, Sèvres, Éditions La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre, Vendin-le-Vieil, 2001. Variants reproduced on page 30. - Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé - Robert Deblander, Œuvre céramique - Éditions La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre, Vendin-le-Vieil, 2009. Variants reproduced on page 45.

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