18th Century French Rouen Ceramic Platter

A large 18th century French Rouen white glazed earthenware platter with scalloped edge, hand painted with blue and red decorative banded border and a stylized fruit basket in the cen...

An early 19th century French glazed earthenware plate from Rouen, with a hand-painted country house in blue, grey and green. White cra...

An 18th century Delft ceramic plate, hand-painted in, blue red and green with floral decoration. Several chips to rim.

A large late 18th century delft earthenware shallow bowl or dish, decorated in blue, with a handwritten Dutch motto in the center. Rough translation: "He who sees through his own hea...

A beautiful French Majolica faience asparagus set by Longchamp. Ten octagonal plates with hand painted country flowers on a cream background with raised edges and sauce compartment f...

A Henriot Quimper French Faience decorative oblong oval platter, hand painted with townspeople in a procession. Wide blue foliate border with ti...

Rare Rouen plate with beautiful blue decoration. France, circa 1750 Good condition.

very rare Rouen plate with beautiful blue decoration. France, circa 1750 Good condition.

Pair of Savona platters, the serpentine floral borders around the classical scenes. Tower mark on reverse; two hanging holes.

Superb Rouen Wyvern platter ("à la Guivre") from 18th century France. Exquisite and rare museum quality piece. Decorations of a parrot carrying a branch, butterflies, an aquatic land...

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...

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...