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A rare glazed stoneware vase by Jean Langlade

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A rare stoneware vase by Jean Langlade Jean Langlade pottery is rare, so I’m delighted to be the custodian of this elegant vase… at least until it finds its next owner. Soft shades of blue, turquoise, ochre and pink meet and blend beautifully.  Tiny pinholes and a slightly granular aspect in places add an unconventional…

At home with Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

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At home with Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat In the spotlight this month is Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, who created this large crystalline stoneware vase. Dalpayrat (1844-1910) is an important French ceramist, whose brief but brilliant adventure in glazed stoneware helped bring about a revival in European ceramics. So when I discovered his house outside Paris is now a museum,…