PIERRE BAYLE (1945-2004) Pleated box Large covered pot; base on heel, domed lid with relief evoking a crumpled copper leaf. Proof in smoky terra sigillata. 1980s-1990s. A slight surface chip on the reverse of the base towards the heel. Signed BAYLE and dated (illegible) under the base. H.14 cm - D.30,5 cm Public collection and related works : Fonds national d'art contemporain (FNAC) Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP), on deposit at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris - A variant of our model is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number FNAC 2009.2. Bibliography : Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé - Pierre Bayle - Éditions D.M. Sarver, Paris, 1996. A variant of our model, in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, reproduced on page 28.