Desvres Ceramics

An Italian Baroque Castelli albarllo, also known as a pharmacy or drug jar. It held 'Benedict Laxat' listed as far back as Aristotle as a medication used in by midwives. Beautifully decorated with buildings in landscapes in the free, almost impressionistic style typical of Castelli Maiolica...

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...

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

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 li...

Large Spanish faience plate / shallow bowl, hand painted in the Catalonia region around 1900. This is a set of two.

This beautiful set of six French majolica oyster plates was produced by the renowned Faïencerie de Longchamp and dates to circa 1890. Designed for serving oysters in the elegant dini...

A large 18th century French Rouen white glazed cul noir earthenware platter with scalloped edge, hand-painted with blue decorative banded border and a fruit basket in the center. Rob...

Highly unusual and graphically striking, this monumental charger or platter was created in Biot at a time when the French village vied with Vallauris in producing the best ceramic pi...

A 19th century French Desvres faience jardinière, or cache pot. Hand-painted in typical floral design with beautiful vivid colors of blue, green, yellow and red on white ground. A ni...

An outstanding set of ten hand made French Majolica artichoke plates with deeply embossed patterns. These finely made plates have a lovely center flower and leaf borders. They look beautiful for wall or cabinet display and would also set a chic French table for your next family dinner.

From the French Faïencerie de Clairfontaine, a bi-color overlapping leaf plate, circa 1890. Glazed in a swirling mix of yellow ochre and shades of green, the mold shows leaves wit...