The works we introduce are vintage pieces produced on a small scale in post-World War II Italy and West Germany. While some, like Bitossi, still reproduce old designs today, reproductions do not become collectors' items. Artist Introduction Jean de Lespinasse (1896-1979) was a French ceramist. The workshop, established under the name SOCFRA by Jean de Lespinasse (1896-1979) and his wife Simone Dreyfus (1909-1989), located in the Saint-Maurice district of Nice, operated from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s. The workshop employed about 10 people (creating plaster molds, casting, repairs, biscuit firing, decoration, enameling, firing, shipping, and management). The produced works were signed JdL and numbered, which referred to Jean de Lespinasse, his son-in-law Jean Sagès (1933-1991), and the catalogs used by the representatives at the time to introduce new models and decorations during tours after each trade fair (Lyon Fair, Salon des Ateliers d'Art in Paris). These ceramics were sold in souvenir shops and decorative goods stores both in France and abroad, as well as in the company's rented stores in Sainte-Maxime, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, and Vallauris. Characteristics of JdL Ceramics The main characteristic lies in the diversity of designs, primarily conceived by Sylvie Fournier, who was the workshop's first decorator and chief decorator from 1956 to 1967. The themes of coloring or engraving are as follows: • Black and yellow stripes (with some variation in thickness) on a white background, sometimes with primary colors added as accents (1956-1957) • Engraved letters and geometric patterns on a black background, with red or yellow interiors (1958-1959) • Scaled scars on a plain background (1960) • Figures, still lifes, flowers, birds, fish, or geometric patterns depicted in medallions, bands, or labels on a blue, brown, gray, or beige background, with black or beige interiors (1960-1979) This work belongs to the last category. The size of the work is 22cm in height and 12cm in width. It is signed JdL 310 on the bottom.