Large Mid-Century Jerome Massier Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

Mid-Century French Ceramic flowers dish signed Robert Picault Vallauris.

Mid-Century French Ceramic Dish signed Robert Picault (Vallauris).

Mid-Century French Ceramic dish signed Robert Picault Vallauris.

Large Mid-Century Tulip Platter signed Robert Picault Vallauris. Diameter / 11.4 inches.

Large ceramic dish by the French artist Robert Picault from the 1960s, made in Vallauris. Typical geometric decoration of the artist. Very good vintage condition, artist's signature ...

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...

Mid-century decorative platter (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry. A large sunflower springs to mind looking at the platter. Both visually stunning and tactile at the same time, the deepl...

Mid-century decorative platter (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry. A milky-white glaze graces both the exterior and the hollow centre. The interior has small tracts of green and earthy cl...