1970s
Ceramic with signature

Atelier Le Cep Villenauxe La Grande (Aube)

Jean Tessier (1931-2020)

French ceramist, calligrapher, writer and art critic

Serving tureen

Glazed stoneware

Made in France

Lid Diameter: 205mm

Total width: 275mm
Total height: 150mm
Weight: 2Kg350

Jean Tessier (1931-2020), a pure-bred Villenauxois, is one of the pioneers of the post-war renaissance of stoneware in tableware. Graduated from the Paris School of Fine Arts and graduated in Plastic Arts.
1959 in Villenauxe la Grande, Jean Tessier opened the CEP workshop, which takes its name from the famous champagne vineyards. Strongly influenced by his Scandinavian experience, he invented a line of table products combining a pure return to form and material...