Vallauris Ceramic Cheese or Dessert Platter

Salins ceramic cheese board, 1950s. Vintage ceramic cheese board Salins France, circa 1950s. Drawing by Y. Cruaz based on the theme of the fable "Le corbeau...

A Maxim's de Paris tray or dish made in glazed porcelain. The French vintage advertising dish has a rectangular shape and has been decorated with a charming illustration of ladies and gentlemen dressed in elegant outfits in a Belle Epoque decor. The underside of the Paris souvenir...

A fine and very decorative 20th century French Majolica platter. Perfect vintage condition. Marked Vallauris.  

Imari hand painted service comprised of 5 dishes which can be used as an ensemble or separately, 20th century. These Japanese Imari porcelain dishes...

A Japanese Imari hand painted porcelain bowl possibly for presenting cooked rice at a celebration. It appears to be styled after a sushi oke, a wooden tub u...

A good quality set of French ceramics by Digoin Sarreguemines, France, circa 1950s. The set consists of a large platter or bowl and two generously sized wine bottle coasters to p...

Mid-century French Majolica Cheese Platter Vallauris Decorated with tomato,onion,pepper.

Mid-Century Modern multicolor glazed ceramic flower centerpiece bowl. Manufactured by Vallauris, France, 1950-1960. Eye-catching and colorful flowe...

This large creamware tray or platter is made by Wedgwood depicting everything "Punch". Transfer outlines of whimsical 19th century characters are hand-painted in polychrome enamels w...

Openwork platter, Meissen. Very good condition. Wed 19 cm.

Dessert plate by Krautheim Bavaria, Germany. Dimensions: avg. 20 cm.

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...