The Revernay ceramics company was located in Digoin, France. In 1900, it exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition.
Revernay utilized traditional artisanal techniques in small series, reflecting the aesthetic taste of the era, such as their stoneware vases with stylized plant motifs.
Revernay continued producing ceramics into the Art Deco era, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. Their pieces often featured stylized, enameled decorations in vibrant colors.
Production at the Revernay workshop appears to have largely stopped around 1930. However, it was reopened after World War II, possibly in the 1950s, joining the movement of young ceramic creators from Southern France.
Pieces from this later period use the signatures "Revernay SDV" or "Atelier d'Art du Revernay SDV."
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Style Art Deco
"The name Art Deco was assigned in the 1960s, at the exhibition "Les Années 25" held in Paris at the Museum of Decorative Arts.
The first pieces could be seen at the International Exhibition of "Decorative Arts and Modern Industry" held in Paris in 1925. This exhibition was a direct response to the Turin exhibitions of 1902 and Milan of 1906.
The Art Deco style emerged between 1920 and 1940 and is represented by symmetrical, rectilinear lines, abstract designs, and bold colors.
It featured the implementation of exotic materials such as parchment, shagreen (the skin of a small shark or ray), chrome pieces, and enamels, as well as ivory and mother-of-pearl inlays.
In contrast, Art Nouveau was more focused on asymmetrical, curved lines inspired by nature."
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