Stories RSS



Revol St Uzes

This mark is on the bottom of a stoneware tureen sourced from an old Hotel in the centre of France.  The mark is that of the maufcturing company Revol, from St Uzes.The design could be anywhere between 1930s -1970s.  The faded manufactuing mark is no longer readable but it can be seen that is was a round mark and under the magnifying glass I could make out the word  'Uzes'. I have found exactly the same tureen online with a lid and readable mark.  You can find out more about the Revol brand on their website https://www.revol1768.com/content/6-our-legacy

Continue reading


Café Culture France

The village bar/café is a typically French institution. Our nostalgic vision of French rural life places the café at the heart of the village along with the church, the school, the mairie, the boulangerie and epicerie. 

Continue reading


Why all the Dolphins?

The stylised dolphin motif appears in many forms on furniture, tapestries, sculptures and paintings throughout the Renaissance and later Renaissance Revival periods of French creative arts.

Continue reading