Rating and value 2024 of Charles Catteau's ceramics, vases, stoneware

If you own an object by or after Charles Catteau, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we'll guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of Charles Catteau's works

Charles Catteau is a French artist well known to collectors of ceramics and sculpture. If you own one of his works, it may be worth more than you think. On the art market, Catteau's works can fetch very high prices under the auctioneer's hammer.

His ceramic works are particularly prized by French and European buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €10 to €53,000, a fairly substantial range, but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to Catteau's works. In 2021, a stoneware vase, Vase aux pingouins, dating from 1926, sold for €10,500, whereas it was estimated at between €3,800 and €4,500.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of artist Charles Catteau

Charles Catteau's ceramics range from Art Deco to Art Nouveau. He is strongly inspired by the animal world, working with a variety of sculptural techniques, including earthenware and glazed ceramics.

The life of Charles Catteau     

Charles Catteau (1880-1966) was a 20th-century ceramist working near Paris.

Born in Douai, he was the son of a Belgian father and a French mother. He trained at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and left to work in Munich in 1904.

Recruited by Boch Frères, he moved to Belgium to change the artistic trajectory of the factory. He is inspired by non-Western arts (Japanese and African iconographic programs).

In 1925, he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs Industriels et Modernes, further enhancing his success with the general public. He then exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français.

After the Second World War, he settled in Nice, where he continued to produce a number of plays. He died there in 1966, aged 86.

Charles Catteau on the auction block

There is no longer a monopoly factory or gallery marketing Catteau's work today. As a result, the auction market is a privileged avenue for acquiring one of his works. They are very popular at auction, and whether it's a stoneware sculpture, an animal model, a ceramic bowl or some other work, they are all in demand.

Recognizing Charles Catteau's signature     

Not all Charles Catteau items are signed, or are signed differently depending on the period. What's more, there are many copies, which is why it's important to appraise your work.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by or after Charles Catteau, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as ad hoc information about it. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to offer you alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market trends.