Category Ceramist

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

Biography Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat was born on November 14, 1844, in Limoges, a city then renowned for its porcelain tradition. He received training in the local ceramic manufactories, which gave him a strong technical foundation in faience and glazed porcelain. He…

Clément Massier

Biography Clément Massier, born in 1844 in Vallauris (Alpes-Maritimes) and died in 1917 in Golfe-Juan, was a renowned French ceramist, considered one of the pioneers of modern artistic ceramics. Coming from a family established in Vallauris since the 18th century,…

Gilbert Méténier

Biography Gilbert Méténier, né le 30 septembre 1876 à Moulins, est un céramiste français renommé, actif principalement dans la première moitié du XXe siècle. Héritier d’un savoir-faire familial, il succède en 1920 à son père Louis Méténier (1844‑1922), à la…