Vallauris service, the pottery of the great oak. Black metal glazed ceramic

Beautiful set of tableware signed vallauris, la poterie du grand chêne. It consists of: - 8 dinner plates, - 8 soup plates, - 6 glasses and - a soup tureen. The plates and glasses are stamped with the intaglio stamp "la poterie du grand chêne vallauris". Model in metallic black glazed ceramic created in the 1950s. The soup tureen, although matching, does not have the stamp of the pottery. It is probably from another provenance. The set is in good condition even if there are some cracks and marks of time on the glaze. The design and color, very modern for the time, fits into any type of interior and brings a very decorative touch. A little history: la poterie du grand chêne in vallauris is a famous workshop created in 1948 by the ceramists odette gourju and her husband ljuba naumovitch. Located in vallauris, a major center for ceramics in france, this workshop takes its name from a large oak tree that stood in front of its premises. The workshop distinguished itself in the 1950s by its glazed ceramic creations. The workshop closed in 1955 following the tragic death of odette and ljuba in an accident, putting an end to a brief but significant period of artisanal and artistic production. Very carefully shipped.