Georges JOUVE (1910-1964) Rare and important stylized vase with anthropomorphic decoration, circa 1952. White glazed ceramic, black oxide decoration, black interior and blue-green neck. Signed Jouve and monogrammed alpha on reverse. H. 51 cm - L. 22 cm. Restorations due to a chip on the base and on the handle following a break. Bibliography Georges Jouve, Jousse entreprise, 2005, model to match reproduced p. 312. Michel Faré, Georges Jouve, Art et Industrie, 1965, similar model reproduced on p. 71. Catherine & Stéphane de Beyrie, Georges Jouve A la lumière d'Apollon, Sprl Debeyrie's collection, similar model reproduced on p. 64. This vase was one of the ceramics presented at the Salon des Métiers d'art in 1956. "There was a series of vases with abstract decorations, and faces too, there were some with women's faces. We put flowers in them. With the face, it was very beautiful with a big bouquet, it was fun because it came out of your head". Jacqueline Jouve.