Seven jars of condiment in earthenware by Roger Capron in Vallauris

Seven earthenware condiment jars, with their cork, by Roger Capron (1922-2006) in Vallauris. On a white background, stand out two colorful friezes, olive green and blue, tones that evoke Provence. The names of the containers are inscribed in black capital letters: cayenne, curry, bay leaf, nutmeg, four spices, salt and thyme. Some pots are signed with a stamp under the base, others are signed with black paint. After studying at the School of Applied Arts in Art and Industry in Paris, Roger Capron moved in 1946 with Robert Picault to Vallauris, where Jean Derval joined them the following year. In 1952, after his separation from Picault and Derval, Capron acquired a former Provençal culinary pottery factory and opened a small ceramic design factory. Wishing to obtain a regular production and to proceed with a wider distribution of his creations, he gradually moved from filming to casting of parts, which allowed him to develop a series production typical of the fifties by their shapes: cups, vases, bottles, table services, stylized birds.... A few years later, the success of these decorative and utilitarian objects led Capron to employ about thirty people. From 1963, he developed a production of architectural ceramics and gradually abandoned the pieces of form, to cease their production permanently in 1965.

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