LES ARGONAUTES - FRÉDÉRIQUE BOURGUET (1925-1997) (FRANÇOISE BOURGUET, KNOWN AS) AND ISABELLE FERLAY (1917-2009) Owl Decorative plate. Polychrome glazed ceramic; incised title motif. Marked LES ARGONAUTES on the back. Height: 23.5cm - Length: 9.5cm LES ARGONAUTES - FRÉDÉRIQUE BOURGUET (1925-1997) (FRANÇOISE BOURGUET, KNOWN AS) AND ISABELLE FERLAY (1917-2009) Behind Les Argonautes are Frédérique Bourguet and Isabelle Ferlay, two Beaux-Arts-trained ceramists based in Vallauris. Their work, always characterized by formal purity, quality modeling and the use of light glazes, ranges from early red clay objects to zoomorphic or mythological creations, followed by the stoneware pieces of the 1970s.