Ceramic pot, signed Atch, Chantal and Thierry Robert

Charming covered pot in brown stoneware with a beautiful enamel in shades of gray, blue, brown. A fine work of turning and enameling, fruit of the artisanal work of the couple of ceramists chantal and thierry robert who signed atch, in their workshop "le grès du loir". A little forgotten in the history of ceramics, they were nevertheless very active and innovative from the 60s and up to the 90s, in poncé-sur-loir. Here, the signature underneath was made by hand in hollow in the stoneware and not with a stamp as is often the case, it is I suppose a ceramic made quite early, at the beginning of the 60s, before these ceramists had a stamp made. This pot is in good aesthetic condition but nevertheless shows signs of time and use: small chips all around the top edge of the pot, not excessively visible because at this point the color of the enamel and the stoneware is brown, and obviously not at all once the lid is placed on the pot. The pot also has two cracks, very thin, well joined, very little visible (i was not able to make them appear in the photos, except on the last one by zooming in strongly on the edge of the pot) and which do not endanger the pot for the moment. But for a long life for this pot, I would advise to avoid future shocks, perhaps to use it as a decorative ceramic rather than as a sugar bowl or other function where it would be handled every day. The whole measures 11.5 cm in height (including the lid), 10.5 cm in largest diameter. I also offer two other ceramics signed atch, do not hesitate to contact me if you wish to order several so that I can adjust the shipping costs.