{"product_id":"poet-laval-vintage-french-ceramic-platter-by-jacques-pouchain-circa-1950s","title":"Poët-Laval Vintage French Ceramic Platter by Jacques Pouchain (circa 1950s)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoët-Laval vintage ceramic platter by Jacques Pouchain (circa 1950s). Immediately joyful, this oval tray belongs to the most sought-after chapter of Jacques Pouchain's career: his years as head of decoration at the Coursange \u003cem\u003efaïencerie\u003c\/em\u003e in Poët-Laval, where he transformed a utilitarian workshop into a vehicle for vivid, modernist design. The glaze is a deep, saturated amber-yellow — warm as a Provençal afternoon. An inner field divides into a grid of rectangular panels, each alternating between clusters of almond-leaf forms and stylised suns with watchful dotted eyes and fine radiating lines. The wide rim carries a continuous frieze of ovoid marks — part moon, part seed — encircling the tray with rhythmic, almost textile regularity. It is a piece made for use as much as display. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":14656,\"9\":0,\"11\":4,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Calibri\",\"16\":12}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"J. Pouchain decorated Poet Laval ceramic plate c. 1950\"}'\u003eIt is one of Pouchain's highly personal works created in \u003c\/span\u003ePoët-Laval rather than in the town next door, Dieulefit, where his more commercial pieces were produced. The large maker's mark on the bottom reflects this differentiation. In very good overall condition. A rare collector's piece from the personal repertoire of the master ceramicist, Jacques Pouchain. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/span\u003e: Jacques Pouchain (1927-2015) \u003cspan\u003estudied architecture before training at the \u003cem\u003eAcadémie de la Grande-Chaumière\u003c\/em\u003e in Paris — the celebrated free academy whose alumni had included Giacometti, Miró and Foujita. In 1951 he left Paris for the southern Drôme, initially intending to become an abstract painter, and was drawn instead into ceramics at the \u003cem\u003eFaïencerie Coursange\u003c\/em\u003e in Poët-Laval. As head of its decoration and modelling workshop until 1957, he defined the shapes and colours of the factory's production, introducing bright-coloured ceramics decorated with stylised patterns reminiscent of nature — birds, fruits and suns. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThere he was also able to produce highly personal work revealing a modern approach to pottery. In 1959 he established his own Atelier in nearby Dieulefit, where he worked until 1982. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAt the beginning of the 1990s he took advantage of his role as first deputy in charge of culture in Dieulefit to found the \u003cem\u003eMaison de la Terre \u003c\/em\u003ewith Serge Emiliani — an exhibition space quickly accompanied by a training space called the \u003cem\u003eMaison de la Céramique\u003c\/em\u003e, approved by the National Commission for Professional Certification. His work is held in the collections of the \u003cem\u003eMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMusée de Valence\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMusée Cantini\u003c\/em\u003e in Marseille, and Boston University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 2.5 cm \/ 1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW 31.7 cm \/ 12.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eD 22 cm \/ 8.7\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau of Interior Affairs (BIA London)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56764845293948,"sku":"SKU 2743","price":960.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1764\/8437\/files\/IMG_8467.jpg?v=1778592608","url":"https:\/\/bialondon.com\/products\/poet-laval-vintage-french-ceramic-platter-by-jacques-pouchain-circa-1950s","provider":"Bureau of Interior Affairs (BIA London)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}