Large Vallauris ceramic vase signed Gilbert Portanier circa 1960

Artist's vase in the shape of a pink crescent on an oval base in brown glazed ceramic. The work is decorated with abstract motifs - sailboats and dwellings from distant lands. On an ocher background on the first side. On the back we find the earth glazed with a warm and luminous brown. Some minimal enamel missing on the lower edge of the base, on the back. The work is signed by the artist, stamped under the foot (edition vallauris).