Desvres Ceramics

A striking Modernist hand-painted ceramic plate that functions beautifully as a decorative wall art piece or centerpiece. Featuring a bone-white ground with bold graphic linework and...

A fine French faience wall pocket / vase. By Geo Martel, founder of the Gaëtan Level ceramics factory in Desvres starting circa 1900. In the form of a cat climbing with floral mark...

Large ceramic wall panel Giovanni De Simone 1960 Sicilian Art Picasso Horse Rider. In his hometown he founded his own workshop "Maioliche d'Arte De Simo...

Pair of French Faience wall pocket signed Desvres Fourmaintraux Circa 1890.  

- Czechoslovakia, 1960s - Good original condition - Marked jr.

Beautiful French Majolica wall plate from the Jugendstil / Art Nouveau period (ca 1900). Elegant design with a lovely lady in the middle. Nu...

- Czechoslovakia, 1960s - Perfect original condition, never used - Suitable for room divider or other decoration - Marked by manufactures - Price for all. jr

Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...

Set of three 19th century Spanish hand painted glazed ceramic patterned tiles Dimensions exclude frame.      

Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...

This is a fine example of an English George III period, porcelain serving platter or large oval dish, made by Spode and hand painted in candlelight Pattern 967, during the early 19t...

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...