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Les Argonautes (Isabelle Ferlay & Frédérique Bourguet)

Signature Argonautes of bottle

Bottle Les Argonautes H21.5 cm (1950's)

Pitcher by Les Argonautes, 1950's. Handthrown and blue glazed inside D12.5cm H27cm

Signature Les Argonautes

Roger Capron (1922-2006)

Bowl by Roger Capron, slipcast moulded, handpainted 1950's L28xH16xW18cm

Mark by Roger Capron

Signature Roger Capron stamp on tile type "Garrigue" from tabletop

Table by Roger Capron, wood and ceramic tiles ("La Garrique") very rare Japan influenced form, 134x62x28cm late 1950's

Cerenne (Charles René Neveux) 1945-1958

Plate Cerenne D25cm

Signature Cerenne

Jean Clergue using the J. Massier stamp until 1953

Signature J.Massier used by Jean Clergue until 1953. Jean was the son of Jerome Massier's daugth Jeanne

Vase signed J.Massier, H36 cm, early 1950's

Bowl marked J.Massier 1950's H18/D25 cm produced by Jean Clergue

Roger Collet (1933-2008)

Jug by Roger Collet H18cm

Signature (after 1970?) Roger Collet

Lamp by Roger Collet H24cm D16cm, signed at the base 1960's

Jug by Roger Collet H18cm D14cm 1960's

Signature Roger Collet - "mf" referring to his wife Marie-France?

Vase by Roger Collet, 8x8x10cm rim damage

Francis Crociani (1929) produced at Cerenne

Plate decorated by Francis Crociani in 1951 for Cerenne diam. 26cm

Signature Francis Crociani

Plate decorated by Francis Crociani in 1951 for Cerenne diam. 26cm

Signature Francis Crociani

Jean Gerbino (1876-1966)

Signature Gerbino: dated by Yvan Koenig, owner of Gerbino workshop around 1943-1953

Vase/bowl (Vase 1943-1953, bowl after 1980) by Gerbino vase H14cm, bowl D14cm

Vase (1940-1943, according to Y. Koenig, present owner of Gerbino) Gerbino H26cm (n/a)

Jacques Innocenti (1926-1958)

Signature vase Jacques Innocenti (1950's)

Vase by Jacques Innocenti - H16.5cm

Signature Jacques Innocenti with initials (1950's)

Coupe by Jacques innocenti - H4.5cm D11.5cm

Robert Picault (1919-2000)

Pitcher/Jug Robert Picault H23.5cm (atelier)

Signature pitcher Robert Picault (workshop)

Jar by Robert Picault H17.5cm

Jug by Robert Picault H29cm

Plate by Robert Picault D23cm

Plate by Robert Picault D22cm

Plate by Robert Picault D23cm

Vessel by Robert Picault H26cm, D23cm

Plate by Robert Picault D23cm

Plate by Robert Picault D23cm

Mark Robert Picault & workshop stamp

Mark signature Robert Picault

Mark signature Robert Picault

Bowl by Robert Picault H7 D13.5cm

Bowl by Robert Picault 5.5x24x31.5cm

Bowl by Robert Picault 4.5x19.5x24.5cm

Dishes by Robert Picault L20cm

Dishes by Robert Picault

Items/various by Robert Picault

Ashtray by Robert Picault 6x12x12cm

Pitcher by Robert Picault H23cm D9cm

Pitcher in rarer blue color, by Robert Picault, signed "RP" H23cm D9cm 1950's

Mark picher from the Picault workshop, 1950's

Bowl from the Robert Picault workshop, 1950's H10.5cm D24.5cm

Mark Robert Picault on bowl

Antoine Fazio/Robert Pérot (1931 - Vieux Moulin)

Signature stamp Antoine Fasio

Kitchenware by Antoine Fazio, Vallauris 1950's, 50's

Pitcher 1950's by Robert Pérot (Vieux Moulin), Vallauris H26cm

Mark on pitcher by Vieux Moulin, Vallauris

Gustave Reynaud (1915-1972 Poterie Le Mûrier) & Michel Barbier (decorator)

Bottle by Gustave Reynaud, around 1960 H27cm D11cm

Mark of Gustave Reynaud, Poterie du Mûrier

Dish by Gustave, Reynaud, handthrown, 1960's, D29.5cm

Mark dish by Gustave Reynaud

Dish by Michel Barbier, produced at the Murier workshop, around 1957. L14xW14xH4cm

Signature Michel Barbier, stamped "Vallauris" in the rim. Note the rim restorations, indicating a cherished object.

Alexandre Kostanda (1921-2004)

Jug by Alexandre Kostanda H9cm

Signature & marks by Alexandre Kostanda

Dish by Kostanda D17cm

Pitcher by Alexandre Kostanda, 1950's H12cm D10cm

Mark Alexandre Kostanda

Charles Voltz (1923-)

Dish by Charles Voltz, D15cm

Signature of Charles Voltz

Dish by Charles Voltz, H5.5 D13cm

Signature of Charles Voltz

Pitcher by Charles Voltz, H14cm

Various: Hélène Ugo/Allix (Michel Alexandrov)/Joel Baudouin

Jar lidded,attributed to Hélène Ugo, H9 D12.5cm

Mark attributed to Hélène Ugo workshop (typical painting of the double "l's" in "Vallauris")

Cup by Allix, 1950's Vallauris H13cm

Mark Allix (Michel Alexandrov), 1950's Vallauris

Bowl by Joel Baudouin, Vallauris H8cm

Vase made in Vallauris 1950's slipcast, handpainted H19cm D18.5cm

Mark slipcast vase 1950's

Vase marked JMP (Jérome Massier Potier) Vallauris 1950's H12cm

Vase made in Vallauris, slipcast H18.5cm

Renaud (information wanted)

Wallplate by Renaud, village scene with view, mark the "R" in the middle left 30x20x3cm 1970's

Mark Renaud

Alain Maunier (cousin of Jean Clergue, former J. Massier workshop)

Vase by A. Maunier, ceramic production 1953-1990 Vallauris H24cm, D13cm

Mark Alain Maunier who took over the J. Massier workshop in 1953, from his cousin Jean Clergue (son of Jérome Massier's daugther)

Albert Thiry (1931-2009)

Bowl by Albert Thiry, 1960-1970's, impressed leaf decoration, "Roman head" decoration in the center, partly glazed, H4.5cm D19cm

Signature of Albert Thiry

Marie-Christine Treinen

Bowl by Marie-Christine Treinen, 1960's H9 D22cm

Signature Marie-Christine Treinen

LUC (Auguste Lucchesi 1913-)

Set by Auguste Lucchesi, 1950's cups H4.5cm D7.5cm, saucers D10.3cm

Mark 1

Mark 2

Mark 3

Tag stating 300 francs (about 1.5 Euros now)

Aegitna (founded by Placide Saltalamacchia)

Bowl by Aegitna, 1960's with silver rim by Wiskemann (silversmith from Belgium) H8 D20cm

Signature Aegitna and Wiskemann in the lower right corner (maker of the silver rim)

Candlestick by Aegitna, 1970's?, H12/D14.5cm

Signature Aegitna

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