593 - Yvonne JEAN-HAFFEN (1895–1993)

Yvonne JEAN-HAFFEN (1895–1993) Fort La Latte Large glazed earthenware dish with black glaze on a white background Riviere-Letort Manufactory, Saint-Méen-Le-Grand, circa 1955 Signed on the reverse: “Fort de la Latte”; “Yvonne Jean-Haffen” and stamped “Riviere-Letort” Length 37.5 cm x Width 16.5 cm Hand-painted by Yvonne Jean-Haffen, this platter was designed by Louis Delachenal (1897–1966), former workshop director at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. His friendship with Mathurin Méheut led him to join the Rivière-Letort factory in Saint-Méen-Le-Grand in 1942.