OLIVIER GAGNÈRE (BORN 1952) White enameled porcelain cornet vase decorated with a stoneware grid punctuated with geometric elements. Trace of CRAFT label, inscription in red "Vase Olivier Gagnère blanc et grès version définitive 6" and inscription "Limoges" on reverse of base. Height: 27.5 cm - Diameter: 21 cm A vase in enamelled porcelain. CRAFT label trace and inscriptions. H. 10 7/8 in. - Diam. 8 1/4 in. HISTORY : Olivier Gagnère created the vases in this series at CRAFT Limoges (Centre de recherche sur les arts du feu et de la terre) between 1991 and 1993. PROVENANCE: Sale of the Craft Collection, Auction Art, November 17, 2010, lot 147 Private collection, Paris BIBLIOGRAPHY: "L'expérience de la Céramique, Craft - Limoges", Bernard Chauveau éditeur, Paris, 2007, p. 5

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