Empty pocket bowl Vallauris Foucard-Jourdan 1959 Incised profile decoration

Superb bowl / oval art plate in honeyed ochre glazed ceramic from the Foucard-Jourdan factory in Vallauris, dated 1959. An emblematic piece from the 1950s with incised decoration in the clay, representing a stylised profile with geometric patterns (in the vein of the modernist creations of Jean Cocteau and Picasso in Vallauris). Signature & Inscriptions: On the decoration: Incised artist's monogram at the bottom right of the motif (to be deciphered). Under the base: Official oval stamp embossed FOUCARD-JOURDAN VALLAURIS A.M., signature of the studio painter and the year 59 engraved in a cartouche. Characteristics & Condition: Dimensions: 20.5 cm X 15.5 cm|Height: 3 cm. Condition: Excellent vintage condition. No chips, no cracks. Beautifully covered with finely textured original glaze. Fast, ultra-careful shipping and secure packaging. Foucard jourdan, foucard jourdan vallauris, ceramic vallauris, pocket tray vallauris, incised profile, ceramic 1959, 1950s, cocteau vallauris, picasso vallauris, ochre bowl, modernist ceramic, artist monogram, signed ceramic vallauris.