Two Vallauris Clay Mosaic Vases, by Jean Gerbino
16cm high, and a small spherical pot, 9cm high, both with inscribed factory marks.
Jean Gerbino (1876 -1966) occupies a special place in post-war Vallauris pottery. Born into a Sicilian pottery family, he started learning his craft at the age of 10. When he was old enough, he left for Vallauris, France, where he was hired as a potter under Clément Massier. In 1919, after a spell in Algiers then in Uzès, near Nîmes, he returned to Vallauris.
Jean Gerbino was heavily influenced by Japanese Nerikomi pottery or neriage. Neriage involves laminating different coloured clays to produce swirling blends of colour. If you then cut across the grain, beautiful repeat patterns emerge. Jean Gerbino devoted 15 years of his life to developing his own unique process, a combination of mosaic and neriage. In 1931, it won him the Paris Concours Lépine prize. Other awards followed in the years to come.
Artist: Jean Gerbino (Italian, 1876 -1966)
Manufacturer: Vallauris France
Dimensions: Larger vase height 16cm / spherical pot, 9cm high
Condition: Vintage condition, normal wear and tear, no remarks
16cm high, and a small spherical pot, 9cm high, both with inscribed factory marks.
Jean Gerbino (1876 -1966) occupies a special place in post-war Vallauris pottery. Born into a Sicilian pottery family, he started learning his craft at the age of 10. When he was old enough, he left for Vallauris, France, where he was hired as a potter under Clément Massier. In 1919, after a spell in Algiers then in Uzès, near Nîmes, he returned to Vallauris.
Jean Gerbino was heavily influenced by Japanese Nerikomi pottery or neriage. Neriage involves laminating different coloured clays to produce swirling blends of colour. If you then cut across the grain, beautiful repeat patterns emerge. Jean Gerbino devoted 15 years of his life to developing his own unique process, a combination of mosaic and neriage. In 1931, it won him the Paris Concours Lépine prize. Other awards followed in the years to come.
Artist: Jean Gerbino (Italian, 1876 -1966)
Manufacturer: Vallauris France
Dimensions: Larger vase height 16cm / spherical pot, 9cm high
Condition: Vintage condition, normal wear and tear, no remarks
16cm high, and a small spherical pot, 9cm high, both with inscribed factory marks.
Jean Gerbino (1876 -1966) occupies a special place in post-war Vallauris pottery. Born into a Sicilian pottery family, he started learning his craft at the age of 10. When he was old enough, he left for Vallauris, France, where he was hired as a potter under Clément Massier. In 1919, after a spell in Algiers then in Uzès, near Nîmes, he returned to Vallauris.
Jean Gerbino was heavily influenced by Japanese Nerikomi pottery or neriage. Neriage involves laminating different coloured clays to produce swirling blends of colour. If you then cut across the grain, beautiful repeat patterns emerge. Jean Gerbino devoted 15 years of his life to developing his own unique process, a combination of mosaic and neriage. In 1931, it won him the Paris Concours Lépine prize. Other awards followed in the years to come.
Artist: Jean Gerbino (Italian, 1876 -1966)
Manufacturer: Vallauris France
Dimensions: Larger vase height 16cm / spherical pot, 9cm high
Condition: Vintage condition, normal wear and tear, no remarks
