Rare modernist plate by Rene Herbst, circa. 1930


In dark brown and pale yellow faience with a stylised decoration of leaves and fruit, with a roughly circular darker area of glaze towards the centre of the design, which may have been a firing fault at the time it was produced. It measures approximately 9.25 inches or 235 mm in diameter.

Very good condition, without significant damages or signs of restoration, just a little surface wear to the glaze in places. Signed with Herbst's monogram to the reverse. Please see all of the photos provided. 


René Herbst (1891-1982)

After studying to be an architect in London and Frankfurt, he returned to his home city of Paris to establish Établissements René Herbst, a furniture and interior design studio. He contributed widely to the 1925 'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes', the international exhibition that gave its name to Art Deco. In 1930 he co-founded the Union des Artistes Modernes, a group devoted to unity of the arts and mass production.


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