Stoneware Pitcher by Jean-Pierre Viot, 1960

Stoneware pitcher with pyrite glaze by Jean-Pierre Viot, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, France, circa 1960. Wheel-thrown form with a gently constricted body, strap handle and pinched spout. Grey speckled glaze with iron-rich inclusions (“pyrite”), typical of his production. Very good condition, with a minor firing flaw at the rim, barely visible. H17 × W9.5 × D14 cm.