Roger CAPRON, orangeade service
A multifaceted character, Roger Capron is the only French ceramist of his time who both accomplished a significant artistic work and founded a leading industrial company. After studying under the decorator René Gabriel, he finally chose to become a ceramist. In 1946, he created the Callis workshop in Vallauris with Robert Picault. It was during this period that the emblematic forms and representations of his work appeared: branches, stylized characters, suns and geometric patterns.
In 1952, with the purchase of a disused pottery, his industrial adventure began. Demonstrating an astonishing sense of his time, he developed models whose decorations he renewed for the trade fairs in which he participated each year (Ceramics Fair, Furniture Fair and Batimat).
The glazed tiles that he made in the same patterns as his other pieces allowed, through assembly games, the creation of occasional furniture and decorative panels. His fame was such that, very quickly, copies of his production appeared in Italy in particular.
At the end of the 1950s, the commission for a 300 m2 fresco for the Cannes maritime station introduced him to architectural ceramics. Three years later, he created the sandstone dance floor for the famous Byblos hotel in Saint-Tropez. This new hard and shiny material seduced him and led him to change his type of production.
In 1982, following the economic crisis, Roger Capron had to close his company. It was then that he began a completely new line of work with unique pieces, close to sculpture.
Today, Roger Capron's work is the subject of real enthusiasm among collectors throughout the world.
Tin-glazed earthenware orangeade service, polychrome animal decoration, comprising 5 mazagrans and a pitcher.
Signature "CAPRON VALLAURIS A39 and B39" below the pieces.
Dimensions:
mazagran 17 x 6 cm / Pitcher 33 x 13 cm in diameter at the base and 9.5 cm in diameter at the spout
A multifaceted character, Roger Capron is the only French ceramist of his time who both accomplished an important artistic work and founded a leading industrial company. After following the teaching of the decorator René Gabriel, he finally chose to become a ceramist. In 1946, he created with Robert Picault the Callis workshop in Vallauris. It was during this period that the emblematic forms and representations of his work appeared: branches, stylized characters, suns and geometric motifs.
In 1952, with the purchase of a disused pottery, his industrial adventure began. Demonstrating an astonishing sense of his time, he developed models whose decorations he renewed for the fairs in which he participated each year (Salon de la ceramice, Salon du furniture and Batimat).
The enamelled tiles he makes in the same patterns as his other pieces allow, by assembly games, the realization of occasional furniture and decorative panels. His celebrity is such that copies of his production appear very quickly in Italy in particular.
At the end of the 50s, he was commissioned to create a 300 m2 fresco for the Cannes ferry terminal, which led him to discover architectural ceramics. Three years later, he created the sandstone dance floor of the famous Byblos Hotel in Saint-Tropez. This new hard and shiny material seduced him and led him to modify his type of production.
In 1982, following the economic crisis, Roger Capron had to close his company. It is then that he approaches a completely new work with unique pieces, close to sculpture.
Today, the work of Roger Capron is the object of a real craze from collectors throughout the world.
Orangeade service in stanniferous earthenware, polychrome animal decoration, composed of 5 mazagrans and a pitcher.
Signature “CAPRON VALLAURIS A39 and B39” below the pieces.
Dimensions:
mazagran 17 x 6 cm / Pitcher 33 x 13 cm in diameter at the base and 9.5 cm in diameter at the spout.