Vallauris (South of France)

I like it a lot. Picault I presume?

Yes RP mark the one that looks like "PIP." Dunno if that's him or not. Rings but has a couple of match head flea bites.

As I understand it, he employed throwers and decorators, and this is one of their standard ware designs. Work by his own hand is fairly rare.

good one nice dark green, only when marked picault in letters are they con sidered to be by the man himself he had a large factory that continued on run by the workers after he left

Cleaned ....this was the dirtiest ever...probably had a plant pot in it.

I could not resist this little broken jug - found in a junk shop in Charente, France. The colouring seems to hint at Robert Picault ... but not the design.

So who or what is VERAL ... if, in deed, that is what is written?

Does this have anything to do with Vallauris?

There are references to "Veral" marked on pottery on eBay ... but no one seems to know who the potter is.

Is there anyone here who can solve this little puzzle?

Height 14cm Diameter 8.5cm

Keval maybe? Vallauris is very possible, or Hungary?

bit of an enigma definitely Vallauris IMO verval was the name of Kostandas glass production (vere - valauris ) but seems to be missing a letter and isnt glass

Bugger! I was sure tenpot would know

Thanks for your responses NaomiM and tenpot (and dantheman!)... the plot thickens ... what do you make of this?



This was in an online auction ... its made by Michel Alexandrov ALLIX

It looks the same colour way, same shaped jug (only his is 19cm high), same design ... so IS it the same hand?

... perhaps tenpot you have revealed another possibility ... supposing the mark is not 'veral' but a wierd 'French' way of writing 'Va-al'? Meaning VA for Vallauris ... and AL for ALLIX???

... just thought ...

its Verol he worked with Allix

Great ... I'll go with that .... thanks tenpot. I cannot find any info on Verol ... does he or she have a surname?

sorry thats all I've got from the book byJean-Claud Martin

OK ... but that is brilliant! Thanks again!

I guess I'll have to find something more challenging for you lol.

Roger Capron table top

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