Vallauris (South of France)

thats a good one

Unsure of date made

or in other words


Settled in Vallauris in 1952, he worked first with Jean Rivier, then at the Vieux Moulin with Malarmey and Perot. Finally, settles alone. Roger Collet takes up his studio in 1963, which probably corresponds to the departure of Baudart for Die, in the Drôme, where he continues his pottery business

This is by the same pottery, it's one of the best Vallauris sun faces I have seen.
I love to imagine Vallauris in the '50s when Capron and Picasso were in their prime and potters were all being inspired and influenced by each other's ideas.

Gorgeous

This weeks wonderful pick-up. An 8 1/2 in sang-de-boeuf glazed vase by
Clement Massier.

Blue jug. Stamped A. Maunier, Vallauris

I've wanted one of these, with a decent shade, for probably a decade or more. Now that I have one I'm thinking that I don't need/want any more ceramics.
That's a scary thought, and one that I've never had before.
Fortunately I'm getting on a bit and will probably have forgotten in the morning.

you just haven't seen the next great piece Steve.

so how does that shade fix to the lamp holder?

It has a wire circle to go over the lamp holder and the three legs attached to the bottom of the shade. It is the same principle as any other except the legs are of different lengths.
PS it's a bit wobbly, after sailing from France, but easy enough to sort out.

Good to see new shapes, unusual

Le Vaucour Cup and saucer:
How can you tell whether an artist is a genius or a charlatan?
Does it matter if you like their work?
Does it reflect on your own critical faculties?
Does it matter?

there is a lot of space between genius and charlatan

Often time and attitude, rather than space; often the same person's work seen through (what would have been) sepia-tinted glasses.

A lidded Jar by Jerome Massier.

great find DD

Hello, I've got a Vallauris platter (sadly in pretty poor condition with lots of chips from the rim, though structurally OK) and it's stamped with both 'Torino' and 'Vallauris' on the base...no other marks I can see. It looks similar to other mass-produced ones I've seen but the shape (which seems to be based on a manta ray IMO) is a little unusual...by which I mean I haven't found another one in my online searches and I haven't been able to get any information on this specific form.

I was wondering if this is a collaboration between Torino in Italy and Vallauris - perhaps the form was made in Torino but it was decorated in the Vallauris style?

I can't find any info online about these two names together, just wondering if anyone has seen this before and perhaps has some further information. Thanks in advance for any thoughts / knowledge you can share :)

looks like a Vallauris can only think there was a pottery or design called Torino but can't find any evidence

tenpot wrote:looks like a Vallauris can only think there was a pottery or design called Torino but can't find any evidence

Oh gosh...well, if you're stuck tenpot, I haven't a hope! :/

Thanks so much for looking anyway, perhaps it is the design name...but I had heard that sometimes forms were made overseas then decorated in Vallauris to serve the mass market. So I was wondering if it was that; but then it would probably be more common to see this on other examples.

It might be less sinister and just be a little known Vallauris pottery, so I might just go with that.

Thanks again for looking at it!

last week at the Vallauris Ville Atelier expo not as good as Slopingsteve's
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I would love to know what that shade looked like when new. Obviously the shades are the most friable components and that one looks like its been deep-fried and then half eaten

Sorry its taken 18 months to reply. My attention has been elsewhere

Hello!

Can anyone help me identify this piece?
See attached photographs