Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Bowl

Ceramic bowl by renowned French ceramicist Françoise Chedeville, featuring a brown-green glaze with a finely rendered troubadour motif.

The surface is richly textured, with the glaze delicately incised with small dots, a hallmark of the artist’s signature technique and aesthetic.

Signed.

Françoise Chedeville (born 1940) is a French ceramic artist active in the mid-to-late 20th century, known for her distinctive stoneware pieces often signed and sought after in vintage and design markets. Her work typically features textured surfaces and figurative motifs rendered in earthy glazes, reflecting postwar French studio pottery aesthetics. Pieces by Chedeville — including bowls, anthropomorphic pitchers and decorative objects — are regularly offered in French auctions and collectible design sales, confirming her presence in the market for mid-century ceramics. Vintage examples of her ceramics are described as originating from the south of France and date mainly from the 1960s onward.