Beautiful handmade pottery table lamp by Jacques Vilain from the late 1960s / early 1970s.
Brutatlist pyrite stoneware lampbase with gray-blue glaze.
Signed on the bottom.
This table lamp was made by the well-known French artist Jacques Vilain (1945-2009).
Jacques Vilain’s active years spanned from the mid-1960s through the late 1990s.
Vilain is an iconic French ceramicist of the 1970s, closely associated with the famous pottery community of La Borne (Cher department, France).
He is best known for his work with pyritized stoneware (grès pyrité), a technique where natural iron inclusions in the clay melt and bloom during firing to create distinctive dark speckles.
He frequently used raw, unglazed stoneware or vegetal ash glazes, often decorated with scarified or "combed" patterns. The color palette typically features gray-blues, deep browns, and salt-glazed finishes.
His creations are generally marked under the base with an incised signature reading "J. Vilain" or "J. Vilain à Fussy".
Material Gres / Stoneware
Socket E 14 (1x)
Brand Jacques Vilain
Origin France ca 1960s / 1970s
Condition Good condition, with original wire
Dimensions
Height 19.5 cm
Diameter 12.5 cm
Diameter 7 cm bottom
Weight ca. 760 gr
For indication - 10 cm = about 4 inches
Instructions générales / General instructions
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* N'utilisez les articles que pour l'usage auquel ils sont destinés.
* Always check and clean used items before use.
* Only use items for its intended purpose.
