French Vintage Stoneware Table Lamp by Guy Baudat (circa 1960s-70s)

A handmade French stoneware lamp (circa 1960s-70s) by the artisan potter, Guy Baudat, thrown as a full, round globe rising to a short, softly ridged neck. It’s glazed in pale grey with a touch of sage-celadon green and flecked all over with dark speckles where iron-rich inclusions in the clay add visual interest. French potters call this effect grès pyrité. Faint throwing rings circle the body, and the glossy glaze pools gently over the curves, giving the piece a calm, organic warmth. The lamp is in good overall condition. The maker's signature 'Baudat' is incised at the base near the wire entry opening. It is currently wired for Continental European use but can be easily adapted to your location by changing the plug. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the listing. Upon request a video will be included. The lamp is sold without the shade.

Dimensions:

H 29 cm / 11.4" (height of ceramic only)

Dia 24 cm / 9.4"

About the Artist: Guy Baudat (born 1938) came from a long line of potters in the Berry region of central France. In the late 1960s he joined the family workshop his father had established at Dampierre which grew into a thriving stoneware business with some forty craftsmen, supplying shops across France and exporting to the United States and Germany. Its handmade stoneware was fired at 1,300°C in traditional kilns. In 1979 Baudat also acquired the La Borne workshop of the ceramist, Pierre Digan. A remarkably versatile figure, he later turned to monumental sculpture and music, and restored the medieval Château de Châteaubrun, where his sculptures stand today.