Set of Five Ceramic Serving Platter and Plates by Jacques Pouchain, circa 1950s

Mid-century ceramic hors d'oeuvres tray by Charles René Neveux for Cerenne Workshop (circa 1950s). This rare ceramic with abstract motif is signed by Neveux himself. A tomato-red base is complemented by a yellow repeating pattern at the edges and a dash of turquoise from the abstract in the recess of the tray. An eye-catching piece from the South of France. When it was created, the 1955 film, Et Dieu Créa la Femme...

Mid-century French ceramic pitcher set with four cylindrical drinking cups by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s). To find an intact set such as this is rare and certainly fortuitous. An eleg...

A large decorative platter by artist Roger Capron (1922 - 2006) who founded the craft-based workshop in Vallauris, France, l'Atelier Callis, w...

Jacques Pouchain (1925-2005) left Paris and gave up his architectural training in the 1950s for the South of France to devote himself to art and his pottery studio at Dieulefit. He produced highly personal work and more commercial pieces as well both revealing a modern approach to pottery. This large ceramic vase (circa 1950s) of stunning violet blue-purple is weighty and reveals one of his trademark birds - in this case a large rooster and then several smaller ones - etched Sgraffito-style in a visual tic-tac-toe. The hallmark etching on the vase bottom...

Serving set Snails design, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic, France, 1960s. One of a kind escargot cocktail appetizer serving set: comprised of 5 Majolica ceramic snail...

This charming yellow glazed earthenware serving platter, crafted by Poteries de Haute Provence in the village of Dieulefit circa 1950s, features a beautiful scalloped edge trimmed in...

An Austrian ceramic serving platter decorated in the center with a transferware trout eating a shrimp. A gilt edge and lime green border are decorated with a gilt repeating motif. The artist's signature on the lower right reads “RK Boek”, marked Austrian Decor...

A Japanese transferware china serving platter by Noritake in the Olympia pattern. At the center is colorful floral spray, with a vine leaf border...