Giraud Vallauris candlestick

Charming glazed ceramic candlestick, consisting of a circular dish with a ribbed decoration and a beaded edge, topped with a twisted neck bobèche and a ring handle. Beige speckled glaze, mottled with brown, with touches of dark oxide on the neck. Signed under the base "Vallauris" and "Giraud" in relief. Piece attributed to Marcel Giraud, a ceramist based in Vallauris in the 1950s-1960s, in the tradition of the workshops of the Côte d'Azur (Capron, Picault...).