Vintage Ceramic Platter - A. Fazio - Artisan Vallauris.

1970 Italian Decorative Box Decorative box in wood and inox. Italy. 1970 H. 6 cm W. 30 cm D. 20 cm

Unusually large mirror and nickel bronze table centre-tray, 1940s. France.  

A five section silver metal ''Surtout de Table'', circa 1830.  

Édouard Cazaux Hand-painted ceramic ashtray France 1970

Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) French ceramist in Vallauris Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs. His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors. A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop. In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...

Wonderfully unusual glaze. Unique shape.

Large Mid-Century Jerome Massier Vallauris platter , circa 1950. Decorated with green leaves and flowers on a white background. 15 by 10.7 inches.

Ravier en céramique italienne des années 1960, de forme allongée et mouvementée, reposant sur de petits pieds. Il se distingue par un riche décor en relief, associant motifs végétaux...