Jacques Blin's vases, ceramics, stoneware: quotation and value 2024

If you own an object by or after Jacques Blin, 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 value on today's market. 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 Jacques Blin's works

Jacques Blin 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, Salto'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 €6,700, a fairly substantial range, but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to Blin's works. In 2014, a ceramic decanter dating from 1950 sold for €10,500, whereas it was estimated at between €4,500 and €5,500.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of artist Jacques Blin

Jacques Blin's ceramics are finely crafted, but do not fit into any particular trend. He is strongly inspired by the animal world, working with a variety of sculptural techniques including earthenware and glazed ceramics.

The life of Jacques Blin    

Jacques Blin (1920-1995) was a 20th-century ceramist working near Paris.

Born in the Oise region of France, he began his career as an aviator, while also teaching industrial design. In 1949, after a career in aviation, he decided to devote himself entirely to art. He began sculpting ceramics in Paris, Auxon and Indre-et-Loire.

He introduces his creations in Paris, which are unique and made in hand-crafted quantities.

In 1955, he met Jean Rustin, with whom he defined his own style and technique: sacrificial decoration, obtained by using metal oxides before glazing. This enabled him to achieve results similar to primitive art, and his work has even been described as neo-Prehistoric.

He received several awards throughout his career. 

Jacques Blin on the auction block

There is no longer a monopoly factory or gallery marketing Blin's work today. As a result, the auction market is the preferred route for acquiring one of his works. They are highly prized 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 Jacques Blin's signature    

Not all objects produced by Jacques Blin are signed, or may be 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 Jacques Blin, 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.