20th Century French Jug by Jean Marais

20th Century Jean Marais black glazed ceramic jug.

In dark slate color with an enamel finish, the piece is signed "Jean Marais" on the lower part of the rounding. Made in Ateliers Vallauris.

Jean Marais was a French actor on-stage and on-screen. Marais received numerous international awards and recognitions for his contribution to film art, including the French Legion of Honour (1996). He spent his later years living in his house in Vallauris, in the South of France where he was involved in painting, sculpture and pottery, and was visited by Pablo Picasso and other cultural figures.

A great piece to display on a mantlepiece or at a bedside.