Roger Capron Vallauris, Long Coffee Table 164cm & 6 Feet, Green Enameled Ceramic, Ca 1960

Rare and long coffee or living room table with 6 legs (164cm) by ROGER CAPRON, circa 1955/60.
Structure in black lacquered metal, top in green ceramic tiles with black abstract decoration.
Bears a plaque on the base with a number N°65.5369 (see image), probably the model number.
This abstract decoration by Roger Capron in this green color exists on certain dishes around 1957, it is also found in red/orange on a round coffee table top model (see image).
Table in perfect condition.
Dimensions (H x L x D):40 x 164 x 42 cm
Weight:20 Kg
Condition:Excellent

Pick-up:Free
Belgium Delivery:50€
France Delivery:100€
Europe Delivery:150€
Worldwide Delivery :On request

Biography:
In 1946, he moved to Vallauris, where he created a ceramic workshop, Callis, and joined forces with Robert Picault then Jean Derval in 1948, thus participating in the renaissance of ceramics in Vallauris where he put implements the motto of his master, René Gabriel, “to create beauty within everyone’s reach”.
In 1952, Capron bought a disused pottery in Vallauris and created objects there (sculpture, vase, decorative panel, etc.).
From 1955, he began the production of earthenware and table tiles.
Gold medal at the 10th Milan Triennale in 1954, silver medal at the international exhibition in Cannes in 1955, gold medal in Brussels in 1959.
From 1950 he rubbed shoulders with Pablo Picasso who did not hesitate to support him at the time of the controversy over his fresco of the Cannes maritime station created in 1956 (150m long).
From 1962, a collaboration between Capron and Jean-Michel Carré began, they exhibited side by side at Bâtimat in 1963. The architect Philippe Sicardon entrusted Capron with the creation of ceramic decorations which adorned the Byblos hotel in Saint-Tropez.
In 1970, Capron received the international grand prize for ceramics.
Around 1990, Roger Capron tackled a completely new work with unique pieces, close to sculpture. Helped by his wife Jacotte and Jean-Paul Bonnet, he opened a new workshop in Vallauris and created pieces for galleries around the world...