Gilbert Metenier (1876-?), 2 “bleus De Gannat” Stoneware Vases, 20th

Two enameled stoneware vases called "bleus de Gannat", signed. 20th century size of the small 9 cm and size of the large 16 cm Biography Louis Méténier (1844-1922) is a French potter and ceramist based in Gannat (Allier). His son Gilbert Méténier, born in Moulins on September 30, 1876, succeeded him in 1920 and ensured the reputation of Méténier art stoneware. The activity continued until 1940, when Gilbert Méténier destroyed all the molds “so that they did not fall into the hands of the occupier”; he then went to live in Saint-Raphaël, where his trace is lost. The sandstones of Méténier, sometimes called "bleus de Gannat", are all the more sought after as their enthusiasts are guaranteed to encounter only authentic pieces since, due to the destruction of the molds and matrices, it is not technically possible to make copies of the pieces created by this factory between 1920 and 1939.