Tobacco pot ceramic box signed Jacques Breugnot Bonny stoneware

Very nice covered pot with its textured glazing in gray and black tones enhanced with gold fillets, and decorated on the central band with brown and black patterns. It is said to be a tobacco pot, but it could have many other uses. It is signed underneath, by hand, in relief, by Jacques Breugnot, a renowned ceramist who took over the pottery "Grès d’Art" created by Lucien Brisdoux, son of Achille Brisdoux, who is the originator of the "Grès de Bonny" factory (1847) where mainly utilitarian ceramics were produced. The sources for dating this takeover by Breugnot are not consistent, ranging between the 1940s and 1960s, but ceramics signed by Jacques Breugnot with these colors and textures are most often dated to the 1960s. This piece also has the number 393 underneath, which would be the model number. This ceramic is in perfect condition, with neither cracks nor chips, just a few small stains on the inner edges. This pot measures 15 cm in height, including the lid, with a maximum diameter of 9.6 cm.