"Accolay Pair Of Wall Lights 1950"
ACCOLAY pair of 1950 wall lights "FOR SALE" The term Poterie d'Accolay refers to the production of a community of potters based in the village of Accolay, in the Yonne department. This production center was created by four former students of Alexandre Kostanda. Using ironwork artisans for their creations. Active from 1945 to 1989, their pottery is distinguished by great technical inventiveness and extremely abundant production. The community of potters exploited the proximity of the national road 6 by investing in service stations to make them permanent exhibition spaces on the migration circuit of Parisian tourists. Their exhibition buildings, inspired by the constructions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit, became a must-see for vacationers in transit. This form of marketing continued at the entrance to VERMENTON until the factories closed in 1983. The creation of the Lyon motorway had however diverted the flow of tourists for several years. MORE INFO ASK ME