{"product_id":"vintage-1950s-marie-madeleine-jolly-hand-painted-french-studio-pottery-botanical-bowl-copy","title":"Vintage 1950s Marie-Madeleine Jolly Hand-Painted French Studio Pottery Botanical Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful hand-painted French studio pottery bowl by the celebrated ceramic artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie-Madeleine Jolly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, decorated with an elegant study of delicate trailing foliage and clusters of rich red berries. Rendered in soft sage greens, warm ochres and earthy terracotta tones, the composition has a wonderfully loose, painterly quality that perfectly complements the softly crackled ivory glaze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie-Madeleine Jolly trained at the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eÉcole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before establishing her pottery workshop in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVillefranche-sur-Mer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the French Riviera with her husband, Philippe Madeline, in the late 1940s. Together they created beautifully handcrafted ceramics inspired by the natural world, each decorated by hand with expressive, free-flowing brushwork. Their workshop later became internationally renowned through its close collaboration with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, producing many of his celebrated ceramic editions from 1957 onwards, cementing the atelier’s place in the history of post-war French ceramics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough this bowl predates or sits alongside that remarkable chapter, it perfectly captures everything that makes Jolly’s work so enduring: quiet elegance, painterly decoration and a deep appreciation for nature. Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘MM Jolly’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the reverse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether displayed on a dresser, used as a fruit bowl or simply admired as a work of ceramic art, it is a wonderfully evocative piece of mid-century French studio pottery with an exceptional story behind it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions;\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 4cm\u003cbr\u003eTop diameter: 19.5cm\u003cbr\u003eBase diameter: 12.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiraeth Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322317971831,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4240\/9513\/files\/992A319B-64F5-4283-B520-B997DA78558B.jpg?v=1784916537","url":"https:\/\/hiraethvintage.co.uk\/products\/vintage-1950s-marie-madeleine-jolly-hand-painted-french-studio-pottery-botanical-bowl-copy","provider":"Hiraeth Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}