This rare pair of matching rectangular cachepot were created by Francis Joseph Vontury - one of the twentieth century's master potters. Hand built porcelain  with hand-decorated with a blue and brown blossoms and leaves on a celadon green ground. Inscribed with the artist's signature on the bottom of both pieces.
 
Each cachepot stands at 4.75" high x 5.5" wide x 3.25" deep. 
 
Both are in very good condition with no scratches, chips, glaze loss, or crazing. One cachepot has a very old stress crack in the center of it's bottom. See photos for details.
 
Francis Joseph von Tury (1901 - 1992) was a fourth generation Hungarian potter. After emigrating to the US in 1929 he invented a unique "single firing" process for porcelain which is now the standard. Equally renowned for his talent as an artisan - his work initially gained fame at the 1935 and 1939 World Fairs. Throughout the balance of his lengthy career "Joe" maintained an atelier studio while consulting with porcelain manufacturers worldwide. Along with creating bodies of work for partners such as Georg Jensen. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian Institute.
 
C+V HOME loves and collects Von Tury porcelain. Their ground hues range from pale ice blue to tan to cream to celadon green. Check our additional Von Tury listings as we frequently add new items.