PIERRE MESTRE (1917-2007) Hand-cranked salad bowl. Stoneware proof. Complete with wooden handle. Circa 1967. Signed with the monogram stamp on the reverse. H.25,5cm - L.26cm Public collections: Musée de La Borne (Henrichemont, Cher) - An identical model is preserved in the collections of this institution. Exhibition: - Pioneers of modern ceramics at La Borne - Musée des Art décoratifs de Bourges, from June 11, 2018 to January 7, 2019. An identical model presented during this event. - Sans réserve(s) - Musée de La Borne, Cher, from May 22 to November 11, 2021 then from April 15 to November 13, 2022. An identical model presented during this event. Bibliography: - Collectif - Les pionniers de la céramique moderne à La Borne - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au Musée des Art décoratifs de Bourges, du 11 juin 2018 au 7 janvier 2019, édition Ville de Bourges - Musées, Bourges, 2018. An identical model is reproduced on page 143. - Collectif - Sans réserve(s) - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musée de La Borne, Cher, from May 22 to November 11, 2021 then from April 15 to November 13, 2022, Musée de La Borne edition - Association de Sauvegarde et de Protection du Patrimoine Potier et du Site de La Borne, La Borne, 2021. An identical model is reproduced on page 41.