Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot

Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot

R 2,200.00
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Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
  • Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot
Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot

Drostdy Ware Wall Plaque — "Zulu Woman" by France Marot

R 2,200.00

A hand-painted wall plaque by France Marot, Chief Designer of Drostdy Ware (a division of Grahamstown Pottery, active in the 1950s) — academically documented South African studio pottery, with Marot's African figure designs specifically referenced in scholarly research on mid-century South African ceramics.

Elegant Art Deco-influenced line work in black over a sage-green ground, depicting a "Zulu Woman" in profile — one of Marot's named, numbered series. Hand-signed on the reverse: "France Marot, Hand Painted, Zulu Woman, Drostdy Ware, Made in South Africa."

Very good condition with no chips or cracks.

Dimensions: 23cm high x 22cm wide

Maker: France Marot for Drostdy Ware (Grahamstown Pottery), South Africa

Backstory

Drostdy Ware was a division of Grahamstown Pottery, and France Marot worked there as Chief Designer through roughly the early-to-mid 1950s, alongside Hester Locke, Superintendent of the pottery's Art Department — a genuine in-house design team, not a lone potter working alone.

This isn't just collector folklore: Drostdy Ware's history and Marot's design work are the specific subject of a University of Natal dissertation on 1950s South African studio ceramics — a level of documented academic attention that's genuinely rare for a decorative pottery. This hand-signed, titled "Zulu Woman" plaque is a real piece of that studied history, not just an old wall hanging.

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