Jean De Lespinasse - Large soup tureen/ceramic container in blue - 1950s/1960s

An exceptional large matte glazed blue ceramic soup tureen made in Nice in the 1950s/1960s, signed by the artist Jean de Lespinasse (1896-1979). It features a beautiful organic decoration created by the combination of stripes with floral patterns that contrast with the blue background. The two side handles have "ear" shapes, reminiscent of the famous works of Roger Capron from that era, and the main handle of the lid resembles the fin of a crustacean. Signature on the base "jdl". There are two small defects on the base (indicated in the photos) but nothing that detracts from the overall appearance. Diameter: 24 cm. Total height: 28 cm. Resisting on the Côte d'Azur during the Second World War, Jean de Lespinasse established a local artisanal business at the end of the war, and then he created SOCFRA with his wife, which produced ceramics from the late 1940s. Their path would then cross with that of Roger Capron and his wife Jacotte, the Madoura Workshops, Robert Picault, and Georges Tardieu. The ceramic workshop, located in the Cimiez district of Nice, employs about ten people (casting pieces, crafting, firing bisques, decorating, glazing, cooking...). The raw materials used to make the bisques, and then to glaze the pieces, are purchased in Vallauris. Twice a year, the collections are presented at the Lyon fair and the Salon des Arts du Feu in Paris. The workshop also rented shops during the summer season in Sainte-Maxime (from 1958 to 1961), in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, and in Vallauris. The pieces signed by the Jean de Lespinasse workshop are generally large, dynamic, and very structured. Notably, there is superb work in the glaze, between matte and shiny, demonstrating a great mastery of the art of ceramics. A detailed certificate will be provided to the buyer on our gallery's letterhead.