GEORGES JOUVE (1910–1964) Cylinder, circa 1955 Cylindrical vase. Saffron-yellow glazed ceramic piece, with a black-glazed interior. Two strands of hair emerging from the neck. Signed “JOUVE” and bearing the monogram “A. P.” (with intertwined letters) for Apollo, known as the “Alpha” mark, on the reverse. H. 18 cm Bibliography: Foreword by Pierre Bergé, texts by Philippe Jousse and Norbert Pierlot – Georges Jouve – Éditions Jousse Entreprise, Paris, 2005. Identical models, in various sizes and colors, reproduced on pages 6, 18, 19, 62, 63, 64, 65, 102, 103, 106, 150, 254, 255, 259, 287, 288, 289, and 292.