YVES MOHY (1928–2004)
Untitled
Rare spinning-top vase; the neck is slightly undulating.
Stoneware, glaze.
Very minor restorations on the rim.
1960s.
Signed “MOHY” near the base and numbered 15 on the underside.
Height: 21 cm – Diameter: 33 cm
Bibliography and related works:
Collective – The Pioneers of Modern Ceramics at La Borne – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bourges (June 11, 2018 – January 7, 2019), published by the City of Bourges – Museums, Bourges, 2018. A variant is reproduced on page 30, from a photographic archive of the Galerie La Porte Ouverte dating from the early 1960s.
Webography and archives:
https://share.google/UEZnALaV5Bx3yTVTb
Online publication of photographic archives from the Galerie La Porte Ouverte, located at 262 rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, by Joël Houzet, son of the founder of the eponymous gallery (now closed).
Similar vases, possibly including our vase, are reproduced on pages 41, 42, and 46 of the online document.
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YVES MOHY (1928–2004) Untitled Rare spinning-top vase; the neck is slightly undulating. Stoneware, glaze. Very minor restorations on the rim. 1960s. Signed “MOHY” near the base and numbered 15 on the underside. Height: 21 cm – Diameter: 33 cm Bibliography and related works: Collective – The Pioneers of Modern Ceramics at La Borne – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bourges (June 11, 2018 – January 7, 2019), published by the City of Bourges – Museums, Bourges, 2018. A variant is reproduced on page 30, from a photographic archive of the Galerie La Porte Ouverte dating from the early 1960s. Webography and archives: https://share.google/UEZnALaV5Bx3yTVTb Online publication of photographic archives from the Galerie La Porte Ouverte, located at 262 rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, by Joël Houzet, son of the founder of the eponymous gallery (now closed). Similar vases, possibly including our vase, are reproduced on pages 41, 42, and 46 of the online document.

Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Buyer's premium
31.8%
YVES MOHY (1928–2004) Untitled Rare spinning-top vase; the neck is slightly undulating. Stoneware, glaze. Very minor restorations on the rim. 1960s. Signed “MOHY” near the base and numbered 15 on the underside. Height: 21 cm – Diameter: 33 cm Bibliography and related works: Collective – The Pioneers of Modern Ceramics at La Borne – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bourges (June 11, 2018 – January 7, 2019), published by the City of Bourges – Museums, Bourges, 2018. A variant is reproduced on page 30, from a photographic archive of the Galerie La Porte Ouverte dating from the early 1960s. Webography and archives: https://share.google/UEZnALaV5Bx3yTVTb Online publication of photographic archives from the Galerie La Porte Ouverte, located at 262 rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, by Joël Houzet, son of the founder of the eponymous gallery (now closed). Similar vases, possibly including our vase, are reproduced on pages 41, 42, and 46 of the online document.
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