Glazed Ceramic Vase by Josep Jordi Guardiola i Bonet for Sèvres

Glazed ceramic Vase by Josep Jordi Guardiola i Bonet for Sèvres depicting mythological scenes.Signature and date to underside ‘Josep Jordi Guardiola 1937 Sevres’ with impressed manufacturer's mark ‘Sèvres Manufacture Nationale France G.T.’. France: circa 1937. Provenance: collection of Seymour Stein In 1924 he obtained the Second Medal at the Madrid Exhibition, in 1925 the Second Medal at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries in Paris, in 1926 the First Medal at the Philadelphia Exhibition and in 1929 the First Medal at the International Exhibition of Barcelona. This same year he exhibited in Madrid invited by the Spanish Society of Friends of Art. The maturity that he reached as a ceramist led him to be invited by the French Government in 1934 to work at the National Ceramic Manufacture of Sèvres. These pieces were exhibited in May 1935 in the Sala Parés in Barcelona.

height

18 in.

diameter

9.5 in.

condition

Very good original condition.

Circa 1937