Orange Cheese Bell from Ceramic Elchinger, 1950s

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This charming cheese bell is a midcentury production from the Elchinger ceramic workshops. In a vintage and colorful spirit, it … Read more This charming cheese bell is a midcentury production from the Elchinger ceramic workshops. In a vintage and colorful spirit, it is a pretty decorative and everyday piece at the same time. We love its endearing typography and we admire the work of the enamel, nuanced orange, lively and shiny.

The cheese bell is in good condition, small gaps in enamel and traces of friction should be noted. The whole thing has a fresh color and a pretty shape. It is signed on the reverse.

28cm in diameter, 10cm in height.

“Céramiques Elchinger” is a family business established in Soufflenheim in Alsace in 1834. Since that time, generations have succeeded one another and offered a production that is as varied as it is avant-garde. Léon Elchinger (1871-1942) left his mark with his production of artistic stoneware as well as magnificent Art Nouveau and then Art Deco pottery, with magnificent colors and luster. Less known than Chambost, Ruelland, Jouve and Capron, Fernand Elchinger (1911-1975) will be one of the great mid-century ceramists. We are fans of his free-form productions, “handkerchief” vases and especially the play of contrast between deep blacks and bright yellows, reds or greens! This piece has an attribution mark,
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