GEORGES JOUVE (1910-1964) Very large vase; the cylindrical base has a shoulder and ends in a large annular neck. Black glazed ceramic proof. Circa 1955-1958. Signed JOUVE and the monogram A. P. (with interlaced letters) for Apollon, the so-called Alpha mark, on the reverse underglaze. H. 30 cm - D. base: 28 cm Minor enamel shrinkage around the base. Bibliography Preface by Pierre Bergé, texts by Philippe Jousse and Norbert Pierlot - Georges Jouve - Éditions Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2005. Identical models reproduced on pages 287 and 288 (1957 and 1958 exhibition stands).