Magnificent large pitcher of Accolay

Magnificent large pitcher of accolay. Accolay is the name of a village located in the department of yonne where a large community of ceramists has settled. Active from 1945 to 1983, their ceramics are distinguished by great technical inventiveness and extremely abundant production. It is a period of research where techniques are experimented in many areas: decorations in hollow in the mass, engobé (superposition of layers of slip and enamels of different colors, different textures and decoration by removal of the upper layers), enamels (including reds very difficult to obtain). The ceramists show great talent, each bringing his style, his creative ideas and thus participate in the evolution of the pieces produced.  Beautiful large pitcher from accolay. Accolay is the name of a village located in the yonne department where a large community of ceramists settled. Active from 1945 to 1983, their ceramics are characterized by a great technical inventiveness and an extremely abundant production. It was a period of research where techniques were experimented with in many areas: decorations in the mass, slip (superimposition of layers of enamels of different colors and textures and decoration by removing the upper layers), enamels (including reds which were very difficult to obtain). The ceramists show great talent, each one bringing his own style, his creative ideas and thus participating in the evolution of the pieces produced.