Castel Léon, Pair of Empty Pocket Bowls, Faience Cannes, Signed Early 20th Century

A pair of green glazed earthenware cups (slightly different tones, handcrafted pieces), with the base depicting two facing griffins, resting on a circular base. Signed with a stamp on the reverse Léon CASTEL, seal Manufacture du Mont-Chevalier in Cannes. Slight chips (hardly visible). Period: early 20th century. Dimensions: height 18 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Ref adequantik 2402173. The Mont-Chevalier pottery was founded by Léon Castel in 1877 in the buildings of the former Château du Suquet. Léon Castel later partnered with Paul Lambert, a ceramist. They produced decorative pieces and utilitarian objects in slipware. In 1890, Pierre Rizzo left Clément Massier's workshop in Vallauris and joined the factory as head potter. Bronze medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris and silver medal in Lyon. The pottery closed its doors in 1931 (remnants of a kiln location in the room adjoining the Sainte-Anne chapel, an integral part of the Musée de La Castre).